Slipways

River Thames

There are a number of slipways along the River Thames many of which are public and denoted as such in the list below.

For details regarding access of private slipways, opening times, parking facilities, maximum size of boat etc, please telephone the owners of the slipway direct.

 

A boat may be launched at any of the public slipways but it is not always possible to park a car or trailer. For enquiries about public slipways please contact the Local Navigation Office of the Environment Agency (EA) and they will endeavor to assist. It must also be remembered that you cannot use a boat on the non-tidal Thames without a licence from the Environment Agency. For details Click Here

The telephone numbers of E.A. Local Navigation Offices are:

Upper section (from Cricklade Bridge to Tail of Cleeve Lock) Upper Thames Office: 01865 721271
Middle Section (from tail of Cleeve Lock to Tail of Bray Lock) Middle Thames Office: 0118 953 5533
Lower section (from tail of Bray Lock to Teddington Boundary) Lower Thames Office: 01276 454900

TownLocationTelephone
Lechlade
Google View
Riverside (Lechlade) Ltd Parkend Wharf, Lechlade, Glos.
slip & parking fee for a small boat – £15.00
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
Tim Lloyd:
07825 777708
Lechlade
Google View
The Trout Inn PH, St John’s Lechlade, GL7 3HA
Nice slip with adjacent parking & camping facilities
slip & parking fee for a small boat – £5.00
(picture: Nick Goldring 2011)
01367 252313
Lechlade
what3words

Small public slipway adjacent to the Riverside P.H.  It doesn’t really have vehicular access. A small trailer with an electric boat could be launched here for free.

Public
Radcot, Swan Inn
Google View
Small craft may be launched over the bank from the central island with the pub landlords permission01367 810220
Bablock Hythe (west)
Google View
Old ferry slipway, adjacent to Ferry Hotel
beware of abrupt step – slip & parking fee £10 (pay at hotel)
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
01865 880028
Bablock Hythe (east)
Google View
Old ferry slipway, 2 miles from Stanton Harcourt
slip & access in very poor condition
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
Public
Eynsham
Google View
Oxford Cruisers
(picture: Geoff Brown 2006)
01865 881698
Binsey
Google View
Bossoms Boatyard Binsey, Oxford01865 247780
Osney
Google View
Osney Marine
(picture: Nick Goldring 2009)
01865 241348
Oxford
Google View
Oxford Riverside Centre beside Donnington road bridge on B4495, very good slip with parking – free
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
 
Abingdon
Google View
Kingcraft (Abingdon Boat Centre) The Bridge, Nags Head Island – slip fee £5.00, public car park over bridge
(picture by kind permission www.canoedaysout.com)
01235 521125
St. Helen’s Wharf Abingdon
Google View
At the bottom of East St.Helens Street, carry on down past St.Helens Church and the slipway is straight ahead
(picture by kind permission www.boatlaunch.co.uk)
Public
Abingdon Marina
Google View
Abingdon Boat Marina South Quay, Abingdon, Oxon.
very good public slip but no parking (area adjacent
to slip is reserved for marina berthholders only)
(picture: Paul Bennett 2004)
Public
Benson
Google View
Swancraft boatyard01491 836700
Cholsey
Google View
Little Stoke Ferry site at end of Ferry lane
(opposite Papist Way) very shallow
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
Public
Moulsford
Google View
Sheridan Marine Sheridan Boatyard, Moulsford, Oxon.
(picture: John Eade 2005)
01491 652085
South Stoke
Google View
Ferry Road – good well maintained slip, some parking
(picture: Nick Goldring 2009)
Public
Pangbourne
Google View
Between Pangbourne Weir and the Swan Hotel.
Launching by permission of the hotel manager (fee)
slip in very poor condition with abrupt step
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
0118 984 4494
Pangbourne
Google View
On the left bank 100Mts upstream of Whitchurch Toll Bridge. limited parking.
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
Public
Whitchurch
Google View
Right beside northwest corner of Whitchurch Toll Bridge
on the right bank going upstream. suitable for small craft, no adjacent parking (picture: Nick Goldring 2007)
Public
Scours Lane
West Reading
Google View
Gated access to slip at end of Scours Lane, Slip is free but key to gate is available from Reading Marine Services during business hours only, parking limited
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
0118 942 3877
Caversham Bridge Reading
Google View
Next to Holiday Inn and below rowing club.
Approach from Richfield Avenue.
New parking restrictions are a problem
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
Public
Thames Valley Park Reading
Google View
Wokingham Waterside Centre
Thames Valley Park Drive, Earley (end of the A329M)
Regretfully Thames Valley Park security don’t
allow public access to this excellent slipway
(picture: Nick Goldring 2007)
 
Wargrave
Google View
Ferry Lane, off Church Street
(vehicle access very tight & parking limited)
(picture: Nick Goldring 2005)
Public
Wargrave
Google View
Val Wyatt Marine Willow Lane, Wargrave, slipway suitable for large vessels, – prior arrangement recommended
(picture: Nick Goldring 2005)
0118 940 3211
(fee)
Henley
Google View
Wharf Lane (key from J.Hooper next to slipway)
(access usually blocked by ice cream van and very shallow river bed)
(picture by kind permission www.boatlaunch.co.uk)
Public
Aston
Google View
End of Ferry Lane, Aston – beside The Flowerpot P.H.
shingle ramp (4×4 recommended)
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
Public
Hambleden
Google View
At end of Ferry Lane, Mill End off A4155 (light craft only)
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
Public
Medmenham
Google View
Former ferry site at end of Ferry Lane off A4155.
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
Public
Hurley
Google View
Riverside picnic area, access via farm entrance
on left at end of Hurley High Street.
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
(fee)
Marlow
Google View
At the bottom of St Peter street.
Very good slipway but no parking for car or trailer
(picture: Nick Goldring 2004)
Public
Cookham
Google View
By Ferry Inn, approach via Odney Lane and Ferry Lane.
Very good slipway but limited parking
(picture by kind permission www.boatlaunch.co.uk)
Public
Bray Village
Google View
At the bottom of Ferry Lane next to the Waterside Inn.
no parking for car or trailer
(picture by kind permission www.boatlaunch.co.uk)
Public
Windsor
Google View
Windsor Racecourse Marina,
Maidenhead Rd, Windsor, Berks
(picture: Graham Child 2007)
01753 853911
Windsor
Google View
Adjacent to Windsor Leisure Centre,
good slipway with free trailer parking
(picture: Nick Goldring 2009)
Public
Staines
Google View
Truss’s Island, Chertsey Lane, car and trailer park.
(picture: Karsino 2005)
Public
Laleham
Google View
At the junction of Thameside and Ferry lane
Public pay and display car park about 500 yards downstream. (picture & details: Nigel Newby 2011)
Public
Chertsey
Google View
TBS Boats, Penton Hook Marina, Staines Road,
Chertsey, Surrey. KT16 8PQ
01932 570055
Shepperton
Google View
Lindon Lewis Marine, Ferry Lane
(picture: John Eade 2006)
01932 254844
Weybridge
Google View
Public slip at junction of Walton Lane
and Thames Street. (picture: John Eade 2006)
Public
Shepperton Village
Google View
Off Ferry Square from Church Road, opposite
Desborough SC. (picture: Karsino 2005)
Public
Walton on Thames
Google View
Slipway 300 yards upstream of Walton Bridge at Cowey Sale – slip in good condition but beware of submerged remains of olds timber post
(picture: Karsino 2005)
Public
Walton on Thames
Google View
Off Manor Road, between Anglers Hotel & Swan Inn.
small craft only, limited parking
Public
Shepperton
Google View
Bridge Marine – Thames Meadow, Shepperton,
adjacent to Walton bridge
01932 245126
Sunbury on Thames
Google View
G. Wilson & Son01932 782067
Sunbury on Thames
Google View
Lower Hampton Road (B375), below tail of Rivermead Ait.
(picture: Karsino 2005)
Public
Sunbury on Thames
Google View
Lower Hampton Road (B375), opposite Flower Pot Hotel
(picture: Karsino 2005)
Public
West Molesey
Google View
Hurst Park – opposite Garricks Ait.
Keys to bollards from council on 01372 474474
(picture: Karsino 2005)
Public
Hampton
Google View
Tim Barfield Marine, Terrace Gardens Boatyard,
Hampton Court Road, Hampton
0800 980 1688 or
0208 941 2676
Thames Ditton
Google View
Next to Swan Hotel, Summer Road.
(picture: Karsino 2005)
Public
Kingston on Thames
Google View
Thameside, Lower Ham Road
(picture by kind permission www.boatlaunch.co.uk)
Public
Teddington
Google View
Drawdock, Ferry Road, Teddington.
(picture by kind permission www.boatlaunch.co.uk)
Public

Got a slipway picture to add? Please e-mail your j-peg images to me for inclusion

Webmaster:secretary@electricboatassociation.org

Great care is taken to ensure that the information contained on this site is accurate but the EBA cannot be held responsible for any error or miss-statement which may have occurred

For further slipway information visit the following website: www.boatlaunch.co.u

Hookup Points

Mains Point with 240 volt 16 Amp round 3 pin (blue) weatherproof connection.

In order to encourage the use of electric powered craft, the Environment Agency has installed nine mains hook-up points along the non-tidal Thames where electric launches can re-charge their batteries. They are located adjacent to the following locks. The cost is £8.35 for boats up to 12Mtrs long (including the mooring fee) and pre-paid tickets are available from the lock keepers.

Requests for use should be made to the lock-keeper before 4 pm on the day the facility is required to ensure that a reserved mooring for the boat is available.

LockTelephone
St. John’s01367 252309
Shifford01367 870247
Sandford01865 775889
Benson01491 835255
Goring01491 872687
Shiplake0118 940 3350
Cookham01628 520752
Old Windsor01753 861822
Molesey0208 979 4482

 


Hook-Up Points on the Norfolk Broads: click here

Our Magazine

All members used to receive Electric Boat, the only magazine in the UK produced solely to provide information to would-be electric boat owners and those who already have an electric craft. We are still hoping to produce more issues, as we haven’t published one for a while due to higher print costs and problems finding a new editor. In the meantime, here are some back issues to download for free.

Free to EBA members, it contains a wealth of interesting articles and news of shows and rallies particularly relevant to electric boat enthusiasts.

Technical articles of interest to electric boaters and technical tips offering advice on boat maintenance form regular features of the magazine, together with information on new products and developments in the electric boating world.

Forthcoming events organised by the Association, or at which the EBA is represented, are also publicised  and social events to which members or enthusiasts are invited to participate are highlighted.

The Electric Boat magazine reports on the latest developments in the electric boating world.  Each issue contains news from home and abroad as well as coverage of the most recent boat shows.

If you would like more information about the Electric Boat Association, please contact the EBA Secretary.