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HENLEY FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS

The evening begins at around 6 p.m. with an hour's relaxing cruise taking time to wind down and enjoy a glass or two of champagne or Pimms with our tasty canapés and nibbles, before taking up our festival mooring upsteam of the floating stage. Guests are then free to wander around the site enjoying the art galleries and maybe a show in one of the smaller marquees while the crew set the tables for dinner. We usually try to serve the first two courses prior to the start of the main concert for which guests can choose between lawn tickets or access to the grandstand. While the concert is in progress the crew relay the tables for pudding and cheese so that guests can come and go at their leisure for the remainder of the evening. We aim to return you to your cars after the fireworks at around midnight, warmed by a glass of port and an endless supply of coffee and truffles. Dress is strictly black tie for the gentlemen and suitably festive dress for the ladies with warm wraps or jackets a must and sensible shoes advisable.

HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA

The day begins mid morning as guests arrive to board the Princess Marina enjoying morning coffee and light refreshments before we cruise up to the Regatta start situated alongside Temple Island. As we approach our crew will regale guests with regatta facts while everyone studies the form with the aid of the day’s racing programme. We usually aim to cruise the course a couple of times revelling in the excitement of the finish as we soak up the party atmosphere for which Henley Regatta is so remowned. Pimms and champagne flow freely with canapés served prior to lunch. Your floating lunch options are to traverse Hambleden Lock aiming for the quiet pastoral reach downstream of the lock with unforgettable vistas of the 18th century clapboard mill and Culham Court perched above the river in Georgian splendour. Alternatively we can head upstream through Marsh Lock and onto the Shiplake Reach with its stunning riverside residences which you can view while savouring our chef's culinary delights. We then return to the regatta course for more excitement serving afternoon tea before guests disembark at about 5.30.