Long-term moorings in Henley-on-Thames

Moorings in Henley-on-Thames are on the non-tidal River Thames in Oxfordshire, on the reach between Marsh Lock and Hambleden Lock. Long-term berths are bankside and jetty moorings in the town and a marina beside Hambleden Lock. The same reach holds the Henley Royal Regatta course.

Moorings in Henley-on-Thames

• Hobbs of Henley: a family-run boatyard letting annual moorings and boat storage in central Henley, with fuel and water on sale.
• Henley Town Council permanent moorings: at Mill Meadows, the Little White Hart and River Terrace. The council owns them and Hobbs of Henley manages them.
• Henley Town Council visitor moorings: at Mill Meadows, close to the town centre. They are paid for through MiPermit and cannot be booked ahead outside regatta week.
• Hambleden Marina: a family-run marina beside Hambleden Lock at Mill End, downstream of the town. It has permanent berths on mainland and island moorings.
• Short stays: Hobbs of Henley also manages 24-hour moorings for landowners on the reach, including Remenham Farm and Fawley Meadows. Restrictions apply during the regatta, Henley Festival and other events.

On the water

The Environment Agency is the navigation authority. Every boat kept or used on the non-tidal Thames between Cricklade Bridge and Teddington Lock must be registered with it, including boats in backwaters and marinas. Registration runs from 1 January to 31 December.

• Locks: Marsh Lock is 41.19m long and 6.42m wide, and Hambleden Lock is 59.63m long and 7.74m wide. They are 5.89km apart.
• Henley Bridge: headroom is 4.34m. The Environment Agency gives an approximate maximum draught of 1.3m between Reading and Windsor.
• Henley Royal Regatta: in 2026 restrictions ran from 30 June to 5 July. Powered boats were kept to a channel on the Buckinghamshire side between Henley Bridge and Temple Island, with no stopping or turning.
• Course building: the regatta booms were built between 30 March and 19 June 2026. Boats had to keep to one side of the course and could not moor inside the booms.

Floods and closures

The Environment Agency posts stream warnings for the reach from Marsh Lock to Hambleden Lock every day. When red boards are shown it advises all boats not to navigate. On yellow boards it advises powered boats to find a safe mooring and unpowered boats not to navigate.