PLACES TO VISIT AND THINGS TO DO
within a 30 mile radius

Historic Houses and Buildings

London, Hampton Court, Windsor Castle, Eton College, Dorney Court, Cliveden, Waddesdon Manor Hughenden Manor, Stonor Park, Mapledurham House, Greys Court, Basildon Park, The Oxford Colleges, Blenheim Palace, The Cotswolds.

Gardens

Hampton Court, Kew Gardens, Frogmore, Savill and Valley Gardens, Wisley, Harcourt Arboretum, Waterperry Gardens, the Oxford College and Botanical Gardens, Stow Gardens, Hidecote, Kiftsgate and private local gardens which open occasionally as part of The National Gardens Scheme.

Museums and Antiques

In Henley there is the award winning River and Rowing Museum with its permanent Wind in the Willows exhibition. The Ashmoleum, The Pitt River and National History Museums are in Oxford; there is The Museum of Reading and Cogges Manor Farm Museum, Witney. Wonderful antique shops abound in the Thames Valley and Chiltern area from the affordable to the exotic and we will share their locations with you.

River, Walking. Golf and more

Like Three Men in a Boat or Mole, Ratty and Toad you can cruise, row or punt on many reaches of the River Thames, even on the famous Regatta reach at Henley. The public right of way known as Pack and Prime runs beside the parkland on our property and forms a link with the Thames Path, The Ridgeway. Nearby is the local Nature Reserve. Each year the local council provide more cycle routes, there are at least ten Golf Courses to suit all levels within as many miles from Hernes and an Indoor Sports Centre is within walking distance.

Theatres and Cinemas

The Kenton Theatre, Henley is the fourth oldest working theatre in the United Kingdom. The Mill at Sonning is a Dinner/Theatre. Other Theatres offering west end and repertory productions are The Theatre Royal at Windsor, The New Theatre at Oxford, as well as The Playhouse, The Hexagon, Reading and The Swan at High Wycombe. Henley has its own three screen cinema and other cinemas are at Reading and High Wycombe.

Food and Drink

Within a half a mile of Hernes you can dine in one of the best pubs in Oxfordshire, drive a little further and you could enjoy a gastro experience at Le Manoir, The Waterside or The Fat Duck. In between the choice is excellent and enormous, let us advise you.