Downstream

trains the journey means a
change at Twyford, so it still
takes around an hour.
Such is Henley’s renown
for rowing that it has its own
museum, one of only two
devoted to the River Thames.
It’s also home to the Thiess
International River Prize,
administered by the
International River
Foundation, and awarded to
the Thames in 2010 as one of
the most improved rivers in