Museum · Henley-on-Thames · Oxfordshire

River and Rowing Museum

River and Rowing Museum is a local museum in Henley-on-Thames. Our list has 43 more places within 15 km; first among them is Friar Park, at 1.6 km. 2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Photo: River and Rowing Museum, Motmit (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Henley-on-Thames

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Henley-on-Thames

Inside Henley-on-Thames

River and Rowing Museum is inside Henley-on-Thames’ built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

May to September are the warmest in Henley-on-Thames, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 1°75 mm

Feb8° / 1°56 mm

Mar11° / 3°51 mm

Apr14° / 4°58 mm

May17° / 7°57 mm

Jun20° / 9°54 mm

Jul22° / 11°54 mm

Aug22° / 11°65 mm

Sep19° / 9°61 mm

Oct15° / 7°85 mm

Nov11° / 4°89 mm

Dec8° / 2°77 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Henley-on-Thames, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Henley-on-Thames. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Henley-on-Thames’ full climate →

About

River and Rowing Museum

Local museum in Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom.

In Henley-on-Thames, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Henley-on-Thames
Official site: rrm.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to River and Rowing Museum

Find River and Rowing Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Henley-on-Thames tops the 8 for size, at 11,786 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Henley-on-Thames

11,786 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km south of it

Lower Shiplake

1,086 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km south of it

Shiplake

289 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km southeast of it

Wargrave

2,896 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where River and Rowing Museum is	People	Places to visit
Henley-on-Thames	It’s in town	11,786	6
Lower Shiplake	1.6 km south of it	1,086	6
Shiplake	3.3 km south of it	289	5
Wargrave	3.4 km southeast of it	2,896	7
Binfield Heath	3.5 km southwest of it	700	5
Hurley	4.5 km east of it	1,317	13
Bix	4.6 km northwest of it	277	5
Knowl Hill	4.6 km southeast of it	661	6

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

More near River and Rowing Museum

Within 15 km you can add 5 historic houses, a castle and an abbey or priory.

Historic houseFriar Park1.6 km away 2

Castle · National TrustGreys Court (National Trust)4.4 km away 3

Abbey or prioryAbbey Ruins9.8 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustCliveden House15 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustWest Wycombe House14 km away 6

Historic houseCaversham Park7.2 km away 7

Historic houseStonor Park7.6 km away 8

MuseumMuseum Of English Rural Life10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on River and Rowing Museum

Where is River and Rowing Museum?

River and Rowing Museum is in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is River and Rowing Museum?

Local museum in Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit River and Rowing Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Henley-on-Thames, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near River and Rowing Museum?

Within 15 km: Friar Park (1.6 km), Greys Court (National Trust) (4.4 km), Abbey Ruins (9.8 km) and Cliveden House (15 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

River and Rowing Museum: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Friar Park: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Greys Court (National Trust): Dennis Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbey Ruins: Chris Wood (User:chris_j_wood)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cliveden House: Antony McCallum. The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
West Wycombe House: Original author was Giano, converted to PNG format by PNG crusade bot at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Caversham Park: Yablochko (Uploads), CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Stonor Park: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum Of English Rural Life: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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