London’s just an hour away, for all manner of capital fun including the Warner Bros Tour, The London Eye, The Tower, Sea Life London and the view from The Shard, plus world-beating West End musicals. Or stay closer to home for cinema at The Regal Picturehouse and live action at Henley Children’s Theatre. Visit Checkendon Equestrian Centre for a range of activities and courses for children, and lots of lovely ponies.
Get wet and wild with paddleboarding at Aquapark in Reading or open-water swimming, kayaking, sailing and windsurfing at Bray Lake Watersports. Bounce away an afternoon on Red Kangaroo’s trampolines, inflatables, slides and foam pits. Or follow the walk to Stonor Estate for the adventure playground and visitor café at Tumblestone Hollow.
Head to Odds Farm in High Wycombe for animal adventures, indoor play, mini-golf and chicken-feeding. Have fun (and learn without knowing it) with science at The Look Out Discovery Centre. Enjoy a splashtastic afternoon at Coral Reef Bracknell, with its giant water slides, wild-water rapids, erupting volcano and hissing snake.
Head down to The Thames to hear the stories of the river, the town of Henley and the international sport of rowing at the River and Rowing Museum. Stay in Henley for boat trips down the river, paddleboarding, canoeing, mystery trails, adventure parks and much more. Book a stay with us during Henley Regatta week for exciting racing action, great food & drink and an amazing atmosphere.
Bring your boots for many walks, including the Chiltern Way Walk that circles the Chilterns across four counties and runs through the parkland at Stonor. Take shorter walks to the neighbouring Stonor Estate through the woods or to Turville village for the pub and the iconic windmill.
Get about on two wheels, with some of the best cycling routes in the country on The Chiltern Way. Rip it up on four wheels with Karting Nation near Henley-on-Thames. And stay in town to experience everything from horse-riding to hunting, archery to falconry and duck-herding to polo at Humphreys of Henley. Hire a boat for the day in Henley with Hobbs and take a tour of the Thames.
Book a tee time for demanding parkland golf courses at Henley, Badgemore Park, Hennerton and Sonning. Feel the wind up your shorts when you cycle the woodlands or riverside with Henley Cycle Hire. Or ride 80 acres of spectacular woodland and parkland across the Oxfordshire Chilterns with Checkendon Equestrian. Take the car to Marlow for boutique shops, restaurants, cafes and pubs, including Tom Kerridge’s famous pub The Hand and Flowers with its two Michelin stars.
Sip some ‘mother’s ruin’ at the Henley Distillery, producing small-batch, hand-crafted gins in the Oxfordshire countryside. Enjoy carp and coarse fishing at Upper Farm Fishery. Pamper yourself at Kubu Spa, The Treatment Rooms or Peppermint Lime. Or take a magical history tour around Hughenden, Greys Court and Cliveden.
