Henley Royal Regatta: Frequently Asked Questions
Dates, racing, enclosures, the Stewards' Enclosure, hospitality, attire, accommodation, arrival: everything we are asked before a week on the banks of the Thames.
Last updated 5 October 2026 · 3 min read
Henley Royal Regatta 2027 takes place from Tuesday 29 June to Sunday 4 July, at Henley-on-Thames: six days of rowing in which two crews race side by side over 1 mile 550 yards. The Regatta Enclosure is open to all, with no dress code; the Stewards' Enclosure is reserved for its members and their guests, with optional access offered by some of the regatta's hospitality packages, and a written dress code. You arrive by train from Paddington, by car with a chauffeur, by boat or by helicopter. TGZ Conciergerie composes the stay — enclosure or hospitality sourced on request, accommodation, travel, attire — without reselling any ticket.
The regatta
Henley Royal Regatta has been rowed every summer since 1839 on the Thames, at Henley-on-Thames. It has carried the royal title since 1851, when Prince Albert became its first patron; the reigning monarch has been its patron ever since. It is run by a body of Stewards, largely former oarsmen.
Each race pits two crews side by side over 1 mile 550 yards, from Temple Island to Poplar Point; the loser is eliminated. Races follow one another from morning to evening, and Sunday ends with the prize-giving.
Enclosures and hospitality
The Regatta Enclosure is open to all; the Stewards' Enclosure, opposite the finish, is reserved for its members and their guests: we can obtain neither membership nor a guest badge. The regatta also sells hospitality packages — a riverside restaurant, private chalets, Temple Island —, some of which offer optional access to the Stewards' Enclosure.
TGZ resells no tickets: we source enclosures and hospitality on request, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment. Our guide How to Attend Henley Royal Regatta? compares each route.
Stay and logistics
You stay in Henley itself, within walking distance of the enclosures, in a country house in Oxfordshire or the Thames Valley, or in London. You arrive by train from Paddington, by car with a chauffeur, by boat when a mooring is booked, or by helicopter to an authorised landing site.
Our guides Where to Stay for Henley Royal Regatta? and How to Get to Henley Royal Regatta? set out each option; What Is the Dress Code at Henley Royal Regatta? covers the rules, enclosure by enclosure.
Frequently asked questions
From Tuesday 29 June to Sunday 4 July 2027, at Henley-on-Thames, according to the calendar published by the regatta.
According to the 2026 timings: 9.30am on Tuesday, 9am from Wednesday to Saturday, 10.50am on Sunday; the enclosures open half an hour before. The 2027 timings will be published as the regatta approaches.
As a member's guest, or through some of the regatta's hospitality packages that offer optional access. We can obtain neither membership nor a guest badge; we source these packages on request, subject to availability.
From the regatta, which sells Regatta Enclosure tickets in the spring, as well as its hospitality packages. If you entrust your stay to us, we source them on request, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment; we resell no tickets.
In the Stewards' Enclosure: a lounge suit, or a jacket or blazer and trousers, with a tie or cravat; a dress or skirt with a hemline below the knee, a jacket and trousers, or a trouser suit. In the Regatta Enclosure, no code is imposed.
In Henley, within walking distance of the enclosures, in a country house nearby, or in London, about an hour away. Book from winter, and earlier still for Henley itself.
By train from Paddington, usually with a change at Twyford; by car with a chauffeur, via the M4 or the M40; by boat on the Thames, with a mooring booked; or by helicopter.
No. TGZ Conciergerie is an independent house, with no affiliation to Henley Royal Regatta and no official status whatsoever.
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