7 Hot tips for this sunny weekend in Henley
Float on the water with Hot Dogs & Gin
Hot Dogs and Mr Hobbs Gin are the order of the day every Friday – Sunday 12-6pm on board the New Orleans moored up at Hobbs Boatyard. Take in the beatiful view of the Henley reach and Henley Bridge with a Bistro at the Boathouse hot dog and a Mr Hobbs G&T in hand
Where: Hobbs Boatyard, Station Road RG9 1AZ
take in henley Market Place
On the 2nd & 4th Saturday of every month the local Farmer’s Market is in Henley Market Place. Have a browse around the stalls full of local produce where you’ll find honey, cakes, wine, coffee, sauces & chutneys when you’ve finished shopping you can watch the world go by sitting in the square at the many tables & chairs with a long cold beer and maybe a bite to eat from Crockers, Harrod’s H Cafe or Portuguese restaurant, The Square
Where: Henley Town Centre
Chill out in a cute Henley Pub Garden
Henley is spoilt for choice when it comes to great pubs and fabulous beer gardens. Nothing more quintessentially British than the pub and this weekend who needs an excuse to pop in for a thirst quencher, beer, wines, Pimm’s or bubbles. If you’re going to do it, do it in style. List of Henley Pubs to choose from here.
Where: Henley Town Centre
Shop local, eat Cake, Cram up on Rowing
Take a break from the sunshine and pay a visit to the newly re-opened River & Rowing Museum where you can grab a coffee, something cool to drink and a bite to eat at The Chocolate Cafe. Whilst there you can have a browse around River & Rowing Museum shop which is packed to the rafters with local produce, prints, postcards, brilliant gifts or as a treat to yourself.
Where: River & Rowing Museum, Mill Meadows RG9 1BF
Burger & beer at Lockdown Lodge Pop Up
For a limited time only container pop-up, The Lockdown Lodge is a pop-up café, bar and casual eatery by day with burgers, beer and bites to eat and with a terrace that transforms into a destination ticketed supper club by night from 8th August-1st September.
Why not take a wander down the towpath during the day from Henley over the bridge and be rewarded with an ice cold beer at the end. For supperclub tickets visit the Lockdown Lodge website.
Where: Lockdown Lodge, Hambleden Lock
Ship ahoy land lubbers Pirate Pizza’s in Town
Pirate Pizza is moored up riverside and ready to feed the hungry Henley pizza fiends. On the towpath at Mill Meadows, watch the sun go down, chilling out and eating awesome pizza. That’s how we do it in Henley!
Booking is now LIVE! They close bookings on the morning Sat/Sun by 10am to ensure they make enough dough, but if they have any extra space then they’ll offer those on a walk-up basis but pre-bookings get priority! Click here on how to book.
Where: Riverside, Mill Meadows
Tour & a Tipple
Perfect weekend weather for a trip to the Fairmile Vineyard open days this Saturday & Sunday for a tour and a tipple.
Open 10am-5pm. No fees or bookings required, though they will ask your social bubble leader for a contact detail on entry in case they need to trace you later. The vineyard invites you to feel free to bring a chair or rug as they have withdrawn their external furniture to reduce the number of touch points.
Where: Fairmile Vineyard, Fairmile