Hotels and moorings on the Thames

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I would like to take an elderly relative for a weekend on the Thames. Staying on the boat is not an option for her so I am looking for local advice.

Is there a hotel anywhere on the non tidal Thames with a slipway and mooring ?

Failing that is there a hotel on the Thames with mooring and a seperate slipway nearby ?

Boat is 20ft and 2000kg, so it needs to be a decent slip (no mud or gravel)

I have had a look at most of the Thames websites, but making sense of them without local knowledge of the various geographical locations is quite difficult.

Cheers

Mark
 
There is a slipway between Moulsford and Wallingford (by what was the Fairmile Hospital) so you would be in easy reach from Wallingford, Dorchester, Goring/Streatley and Pangbourne which all have hotels.

I'm sure the Ferryman up by Bablock has a slipway

Google slipway, thames and it turns up quite a few
 
There's a bed & breakfast at the Perch & Pike, South Stoke and a good slipway at South Stoke too. It is however a fair walk (½ mile?) between p&p & slipway.
The Shillingford Bridge Hotel is OK with great moorings. Your launch would be at Benson by arrangement with the yard there.
 
Re: Byron\'s suggestion is excellent -

- and probably the best bet; reasonable sized car park, quiet, excellent view of the water and good cruising to boot. Quiet rural, so doesn't show all that the Thames has to offer.

Unresearched suggestions include:-


Thames Ditton - by the old hire base; built up are so hotels nearby; lovely for Hampton Court.

Slip at Walton by the Swan

Slip at the Leisure centre, Windsor. Choice of hotels.

Slip next the bridge at Cookham. The Ferry Pub next door - don't know if it does B&B.

Slip at Marlow - downstream of the church.

Slip (my book says both sides - was a ferry) near the Flower Pot below Hambledon Lock. Gravel; but have seen decent sized cruisers launching there. Nice for Henley and Wargrave.
There's a slip at Henley just above Phyllis Court.

There are probably a host of others, but it all depends on how much you want to spend on a hotel, and what you want to see. When taking visitors I go for a mix of the Rural Idyll and a good looking townscape. My suggestions reflect that.

ps. Don't forget you need a license, which you can purchase at a lock. Useful to bring your cert of insurance and BSS documents with you - saves any hassle.
 
Re: Byron\'s suggestion is excellent -

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There's a slip at Henley just above Phyllis Court.



ps. Don't forget you need a license, which you can purchase at a lock. Useful to bring your cert of insurance and BSS documents with you - saves any hassle.

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Just a point about the Henley Slip. Firstly it is kept locked, in season the boat hire guy next to it has the key, out of season I think you get key from Town Hall. Either way its a load of porridge especially as parking isn't too good. For my money though the Henley stretch is great, so much activity. Hobbs has slip facilities on the Berkshire bank and ample parking. Loads of accomodation in Henley too.
 
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If you feel like giving her a real treat theres the Oakley Court Hotel and theres Windsor Marina close by with a slip and fuel to boot.

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Oakley Court also have landing facilities too but I fear their prices are somewhat high, having said that they do have splendid facilities although I have no idea what the grub is like.
 
Re: Byron\'s suggestion is excellent -

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ps. Don't forget you need a license,(sic) which you can purchase at a lock. Useful to bring your cert of insurance and BSS documents with you - saves any hassle.

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Oldgit posted a comment in this thread, which says:

<span style="color:blue">"Visitors can enter and enjoy the non tidal Thames at Teddington for about 6 weeks without tangling with the BSS. " </span>

So, maybe you don't need to get your boat certificated. I thought it was also so that you didn't need to have a BSS if your boat was CE certified and less than four years old.
 
Re: Byron\'s suggestion is excellent -

Bisham Abbey offers comfortable, unsophisticated accommodation at a great price. Right on the Thames with a small landing area. They offered my folks a cottage overlooking the river at the same price as my old man is disabled.
 
Re: Byron\'s suggestion is excellent -

I have taken boats onto the Thames for a couple of holidays. You don't need a BSS cert for a short stay, you just sign a form to say you won't use sea toilets and other stuff.
Licence can be picked up at about half a dozen locks.
 
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