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 a year.

The Museum provides superb value for money. Tickets start at £7.00 for adults and £5.00 for children, and provide free access for one year.

The Museum celebrates four 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 a major success and the Museum will be 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. 

"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

Location, opening and ticket information
	The River & Rowing Museum (www.rrm.co.uk), Mill Meadows, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1BF. Tel. 01491 415600
	The museum, terrace café and shop are open every day from 10am - 5.30pm in summer and 10am - 5pm in the winter
	Each admission ticket provides FREE entry to the Museum for one year from the date of purchase. Admission is just £7.00 for adults, £5.00 for children aged four and over, free for children aged three and under and £5.00 for senior citizens and concessions.
	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.