Well-heeled Henley-on-Thames is synonymous with rowing ... It’s a peaceful walk – there are fewer boats upstream of Oxford, so there are greater chances for spotting wildlife (look out ...

Discoveries can be made as far east as the Thames Estuary, up to 40 miles from central London, although mudlarks tend to use their own boats in this broad island-strewn reach of the river.

With the Boat Races, you only see four boats in all. The Head of the River ... but purely for scores of rowers on the Thames, this is worth going to watch. The same places as the Boat Races!

Dozens of rowers were rescued from the River Thames after a big boat race was hit by severe weather. Lifeguards had to pull 34 people from the water when a number of boats began taking in water ...