Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta from Stevenage
Henley Royal Regatta, with the car from Stevenage. Allow 1 hour 4 minutes via the A1(M), M25 and M40, 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. Stevenage is a Hertfordshire town. Stevenage (SVG) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Stevenage. Stevenage's population was put at about 90,000 in 2011.
How the day runs
A Stevenage pick-up, at whatever hour the gates suggest. No private-car drop-off is published, so the car uses the nearest permitted point. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. Home to Stevenage is roughly 1 hour once the event traffic clears. The car sets out from Oxford, 73.1 miles from Stevenage.
- Stevenage to Henley Royal Regatta course, Henley-on-Thames1 hr 4 min, 57.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Henley Royal Regatta course, Henley-on-Thames to Stevenage1 hr 2 min, 55.2 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.ukStevenage is in Hertfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Stevenage by road is Stevenage (SVG), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgStevenage had about 90,000 residents in 2011.
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.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.ukPrince Albert became the first Royal Patron in 1851; the reigning monarch has been Patron ever since, hence 'Royal'.
Source: hrr.co.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Stevenage for Henley Royal Regatta?
1 hour 4 minutes and 57.2 miles in clear traffic via the A1(M), M25 and M40; allow more on the day.
When is Henley Royal Regatta in 2027?
29 June – 4 July 2027.
Is there a dress code at Henley Royal Regatta?
Stewards' 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.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
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- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
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refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.