Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta from Marlborough
Marlborough to Henley Royal Regatta: collected at home, set down at the gates. Allow 1 hour 12 minutes via the A346, M4 and A4130, before event traffic. In 2027 it runs 29 June – 4 July 2027. The Straight Course, used from 1924, is 80 feet wide, runs from below Temple Island to Poplar Point, about 1 mile 550 yards. Two enclosures: the members-only Stewards' Enclosure and the Regatta Enclosure, which is open to the public. Marlborough is a market town. Marlborough College, 0.4 miles from Marlborough's centre, holds a Grade I listing. One Marlborough landmark is 36 and 37, High Street, listed Grade II*.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Marlborough address, timed to the day's start. With no published set-down for cars, you are dropped as close to Henley Royal Regatta course, Henley-on-Thames as is allowed. The chauffeur stays for the whole day, not just the drop. The return to Marlborough is 66.5 miles, 1 hour 11 minutes plus the exit queue. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is roughly 1 hour from Marlborough.
- Marlborough to Henley Royal Regatta course, Henley-on-Thames1 hr 12 min, 66.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Henley Royal Regatta course, Henley-on-Thames to Marlborough1 hr 11 min, 66.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The 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.ukMarlborough is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgMarlborough College, 0.4 miles out from central Marlborough, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.uk36 and 37, High Street, in central Marlborough, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukStewards' 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.ukOver 400 races of international standard are staged across the week.
Source: hrr.co.ukFirst held in 1839 and run annually since, except for the World Wars and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: hrr.co.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Marlborough for Henley Royal Regatta?
1 hour 12 minutes and 66.6 miles in clear traffic via the A346, M4 and A4130; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 51.0 miles from Marlborough; it is in place before your collection time.
When is Henley Royal Regatta in 2027?
29 June – 4 July 2027.
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.