River & Rowing Museum
The River & Rowing Museum, www.rrm.co.uk, Henley on Thames is one
of the UK's leading regional and sporting museums, attracting over 100,000
visitors a year. The Museum, an independent charity, also has a purpose
built education centre visited by over 20,000 children and adults year.
The Museum provides superb value for money Tickets start at £3.50
for adults and £2.50 for children, and provide free access for
one year.
The Museum celebrates three themes explored through a wide variety of
exhibitions and events across four galleries and special exhibitions:
The past, present
and future of the River Thames
The historic
riverside community of Henley on Thames
The international
sport of rowing
The Wind in
the Willows
The Wind in the Willows exhibition recreates the timeless E H Shepard
illustrations from Kenneth Grahame's famous novel. The exhibition has
been one of the Museum's major successes and the Museum will part of the
national celebrations to mark the 100th birthday of this famous book,
later in the year.
Since opening in August 1998 the Museum has received numerous awards including
the National Heritage/NPI Museum of the Year award and the Sandford Award
For Heritage Education, one of the highest and most respected education
accolades a museum can win.
"The River and Rowing Museum is not only of great significance
to Henley which attracts rowers to its regattas from all over the world,
but to my chosen sport which has deep roots in this country and which
until now has lacked a centre to record and celebrate its achievements"
Sir Steve Redgrave CBE DL
Opening, pricing and location:
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The River & Rowing Museum (www.rrm.co.uk), Mill Meadows, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1BF. Tel. 01491 415600 | ||||||||
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The museum, terrace café and shop are open every day from 10am - 5.30pm in summer and 10am - 5pm in the winter | ||||||||
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Each admission ticket provides
FREE entry to the Museum for 12 from the date of purchase
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Free parking for visitors | ||||||||
The River & Rowing Museum is part of the Thames Valley Museums Group
(TVMG) Family Friendly initiative - a scheme which brings together 29
museums across Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, to promote
their popular appeal to the whole family.