Start your boating adventure from our base in the ancient market town of Wallingford in the upper Thames Valley. From here it is a pleasant cruise downstream to Goring and Streatley or upstream towards Benson and Shillingford.
Self-drive day-boat hire
Wallingford and Goring & Streatley on the River Thames
4 seater
from
£40
per hour
- Available from Wallingford
- 1 hour
- Easy self-drive
- No experience required
7 seater
from
£50 + VAT
per hour
- Available from Wallingford
- 2 hours – full day
- Easy self-drive
- No experience required
- Folding canopies
11 seater
from
£65
per hour
- Available from Wallingford
- 2 hours – full day
- Easy self-drive
- No experience required
- Folding canopy
5 Seater
from
£45 + VAT
per hour
- Slightly larger than 4 seater
- Easy to drive
- Up to 4 hours
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Wallingford
Goring & Streatley
The two villages of Goring and Streatley, now in Oxfordshire and West Berkshire respectively, have grown up on opposite banks of the Thames. The Romans built a causeway to ford the river here. In 1000 AD, this area was on the border between Wessex and Mercia when Ethelred the Unready was the Anglo-Saxon King of England.
Great for Special Events
Wedding parties / proposals
Whether you are tying the knot one of Wallingford’s many charming historic listed buildings, or indeed at the riverside church, then the Thames is just a stone’s throw from your ceremony. Let our skipper take you by boat to The Beetle and Wedge or to the Leatherne Bottel and arrive in style at your reception.
Birthdays / anniversaries
Anniversaries, birthdays, marriage proposals – every day is fun on the river but it is even more memorable to spend a few hours afloat with your loved ones. Grab a bottle or even a diamond and head upstream.
Corporate events
Why not hire two or three of our boats and have a corporate day out ? Ask us to map out a treasure hunt combined with a quiz or simply check into a riverside hostelry and celebrate your latest success.
Enhance the Experience
- Ask for our children’s activity sheet and a free pencil.
- Buy a picnic from the Wallingford Waitrose, Salvador’s Deli or from the weekly market, moor by the bank and just watch the world go by
- Book a meal at the Boathouse to be waiting for you on your return
- Have a swim at the Wallingford Lido or let the children splash around in the park by the car parking area opposite our hire base.
- Explore the ancient castle grounds
- Walk the Thames path