Oxfordshire Limited Edition – July 2019

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ofthebestschoolanduniversitycrews,
competingagainontheriverThames.

Andcelebrities?
YoucouldcategoriseHenleyRoyalRegatta
aselegantlyunderstated,sowedon’tmake
abigthingofcelebrity.Youwillseeplenty
ofelitesportspeopleandI’msureyou
wouldspotsomecelebritiesifyoulooked
hardenough.

Howmanyvisitorsdoyouexpect?
Wewouldgenerallyexpecttoseemorethan
300 , 000 visitorstoHenleyduringthecourse
ofthefive-dayregatta.Indeed,theregatta
wasoriginallyestablishedbythepeopleof
Henleytoattractvisitors,andinthe 180
yearssincethefirsteventIthinkit’sfairto
saytheeventhasreallyhelpedtoputthe
townonthemap.

Whatelseisonoffer,besidestheracing?
Visitorstotheregattacomeforarelaxing
andenjoyabledayofsportingandsocial
interactioninagloriousriversidesetting.
AswellaschampagnebarsfromMoet&
Chandon,watchmakingdemonstrations
fromBremont,souvenirshoppingatthe
regattashopwithclothingbyHackettand
arangeofAstonMartindisplaycars,there
areplentyofopportunitiestoenjoyfood,

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