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
Town | Location | Telephone |
---|---|---|
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 permission | 01367 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, Oxford | 01865 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 boatyard | 01491 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 & Son | 01932 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.
Lock | Telephone |
---|---|
St. John’s | 01367 252309 |
Shifford | 01367 870247 |
Sandford | 01865 775889 |
Benson | 01491 835255 |
Goring | 01491 872687 |
Shiplake | 0118 940 3350 |
Cookham | 01628 520752 |
Old Windsor | 01753 861822 |
Molesey | 0208 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.