Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta from Knightsbridge Hotel
A chauffeured day at Henley Royal Regatta, starting from Knightsbridge Hotel. Guests at Knightsbridge Hotel, London, are collected from the hotel entrance. The hotel has 44 rooms. It stands on Beaufort Gardens, SW3 1PT. By rail, the closest stop is High Street Kensington, 7 minutes' drive. The drive is about 49 minutes (35.7 miles), mostly on the A4, M4 and A4130. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 5 minutes less in the car. In 2027 it runs 29 June – 4 July. Farnborough Airport is about 56 minutes away by road (30.7 miles).
How the day runs
Your car is at the door of Knightsbridge Hotel before you come down. Choose an executive saloon for two or three of you. From there it is the A4, M4 and A4130 to Henley Royal Regatta course, Henley-on-Thames. No private-car drop-off point is published, so you are set down at the nearest permitted spot. All day the car stays on hand; a message brings it round. The return to Knightsbridge Hotel takes about 49 minutes, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- Knightsbridge Hotel to Henley Royal Regatta course, Henley-on-Thames49 min, 35.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Henley Royal Regatta course, Henley-on-Thames to Knightsbridge Hotel49 min, 35.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Farnborough Airport is about 56 minutes away by road (30.7 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgStewards' Enclosure: men need lounge suit or jacket/blazer with trousers plus tie or cravat; women wear dresses or skirts below the knee, or trouser suits; no shorts, leggings, tracksuits or jeans.
Source: hrr.co.ukKnightsbridge Hotel has 44 rooms.
Source: openstreetmap.orgKnightsbridge Hotel is on Beaufort Gardens, SW3 1PT.
Source: openstreetmap.orgThe closest National Rail station to Knightsbridge Hotel by road is High Street Kensington (ZHS), about 7 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgThe Straight Course, used from 1924, is 80 feet wide, runs from below Temple Island to Poplar Point, about 1 mile 550 yards.
Source: hrr.co.ukTwo enclosures: the members-only Stewards' Enclosure and the Regatta Enclosure, which is open to the public.
Source: hrr.co.ukChildren aged ten and over may enter the Stewards' Enclosure and must follow its dress code.
Source: hrr.co.uk
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Questions
How far is Henley Royal Regatta from Knightsbridge Hotel?
About 49 minutes and 35.7 miles in clear traffic, via the A4, M4 and A4130; allow longer on the day.
Can guests fly in for the day?
London Heathrow is about 36 minutes from Henley Royal Regatta course, Henley-on-Thames by road; an airport collection can be added.
Where does the car come from?
Ravensley is based in Oxford, about an hour and 12 minutes from Knightsbridge Hotel; the car is positioned before your collection time.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.