Thames Leisure Boat Hire Blog

We are very pleased to announce that Dan Britton is hosting another summer boat party with Thames Leisure Boat Hire. This event has been a particular success in the past and we look forward to welcoming him back to the Miyuki Maru for the evening!
The event will take place on Saturday 21st August 2010 from [...]

Earlier this month the London 2012 Olympic Mascots were officially presented to the world. The two mascots, Mandeville and Wenlock, were formally unveiled at a press conference in Central London. The Olympic Committee said the aim of the two characters is to engage with children all around the world and encourage them to take up [...]

June is one of the busiest months for events in and around London. For this blog post we got the team to hand pick some of their favourites to let you know what’s going on in the capital this month.
Traditionally a mum’s favourite and a major national institution: Wimbledon kicks off at the All England [...]

As many of you will be aware, Alice Backhouse has now left Thames Leisure to take up a new role much closer to home without the three hour killer commute she endured for the five years she was with us!
In her place we have a new member of staff called Helen who joined us earlier [...]

At the start of the month one of London’s most long standing sporting events took place on the River Thames; the Oxford and Cambridge boat race. The historical clash takes place every year between Fulham and Chiswick, on a small part of the river called the Tideway.

The race was started in 1829 when Charles Merivale, [...]

Here at Thames Leisure, we often hear about some of the strange and wonderful things that lurk in our cherished river. Supermarket trollies, motor cycles, cars and even a Humpback Whale have all inhabited the tenebrous waters over the years, however, when we discovered that mechanical fish were swimming around, we just had to find [...]

Reports by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have indicated that the eel population of the River Thames has fallen by 97% in the last five years.
It is feared that the drop in numbers could have a dramatic affect on other forms of wildlife, such as birds and fish in the river’s fragile eco [...]

There are two really exciting shows this February in London that Thames Leisure boat hire always looks forward to.
Firstly, if you love weddings as much as we do, then The National Wedding Show is an absolute must. The three day event at London Earls Court from the 19th to 21st February will offer an amazing [...]

Art, as we know, is subjective and our eyes are the true judge when deciding what simply looks good or bad. But when art appears conspicuously in the public domain, does subjectivity still come into it?
In recent years we’ve seen a number of high profile art installations protrude the UK’s landscape. In 1998, The Angel [...]