Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta from Wendover
Wendover to Henley Royal Regatta: collected at home, set down at the gates. Clear-road time from Wendover: 49 minutes for the 25.8 miles. The 2027 dates are 29 June – 4 July 2027. Henley is 13 miles from M4 junction 8/9 and 16 miles from M40 junction 4. Over 400 races of international standard are staged across the week. Buckinghamshire is Wendover's county. Rail reached Wendover station in 1892. Grade II*: Bank Farmhouse, 0.4 miles from Wendover's centre.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Wendover address, timed to the day's start. No private-car drop-off is published, so the car uses the nearest permitted point. A message brings the car round when you want to leave. Getting back to Wendover takes 48 minutes on clear roads. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Wendover takes 54 minutes.
- Wendover to Henley Royal Regatta course, Henley-on-Thames49 min, 25.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Henley Royal Regatta course, Henley-on-Thames to Wendover48 min, 25 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Henley is 13 miles from M4 junction 8/9 and 16 miles from M40 junction 4.
Source: hrr.co.ukOver 400 races of international standard are staged across the week.
Source: hrr.co.ukWendover is in Buckinghamshire.
Source: wikidata.orgWendover station opened in 1892.
Source: wikidata.orgBank Farmhouse, 0.4 miles out from central Wendover, 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.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 Wendover for Henley Royal Regatta?
49 minutes and 25.8 miles in clear traffic via the A4128, A404 and A4130; allow more on the day.
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.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 29.4 miles from Wendover; it is in place 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.