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Here at the Windsor & Maidenhead Boat Company, we like to make sure your event on the Thames is one to remember. As a family-based business, we like bringing people together. Be it for a social occasion or corporate functions. We have four main areas; Private Charter - Bespoke events with your needs at the centre. Corporate Charter - Set price per head packages to help you budget your event. Group Cruises – Monday to Friday weekday cruises based on 3 hours with a food element perfect for WI, U3A and retirement groups. Daily cruises – Departing from Maidenhead, choose between lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Booking is essential.

Enjoy a short break messing about on the river and explore the River Thames at your own pace in a spacious widebeam boat or a narrow boat. Full tuition is provided at the start of your hire so that you are happy and confident in driving the boat .Generous space both outside on bow and stern decks and inside includng: a galley, WC and shower and living room, offers everything you need to enjoy a self drive holiday on the river. Dogs are welcome. Pick up and return is from our base in Caversham. Car Parking is available on site. For longer stays on the river, why not hire one of our bigger widebeam boats and spend a weekend or longer, cruising at your own pace down to Windsor or up to Oxford. Full tuition & life jacket hire is provided. We are British Marine Federation accredited QAB Status and are an RYA training centre offering the Inland waterways Helmsman course. Online booking available or just give us a call if you'd like to find out more.

We are based at the heart of the Upper Thames in Caversham and cruise through some of the most stunning reaches of the Thames from Henley and Sonning up to Goring and Streatley. We operate regular scheduled river trips at weekends from Easter through to the end of September with a limited service operating during the Autumn. Private Charter is available all year through. Our boats are a completely private environment, ideal for business gatherings, corporate entertainment, birthday parties or an end of year celebration.

Our Andrew Simpson Centres are the delivery mechanisms for the Andrew Simpson Foundation’s charitable activities. Our work is to transform the lives of young people through sailing. All ASCs are not-for-profit, so everything surplus to the running cost

Our launch can carry up to 12 passengers, plus one of our experienced skippers, who will guide you along one of the River Thames' most beautiful stretches. This chauffeured Edwardian style launch is ideal for family outings and transport to riverside restaurants, theatres and hotels. It’s also the perfect way to enjoy the Henley Royal Regatta and the Henley Music & Arts Festival.