In the Heart of Marlow
Our house is in central Marlow, a picturesque riverside town on one of the loveliest stretches of the Thames between Henley and Maidenhead. Marlow is close to London yet surrounded by the beautiful countryside of the Chiltern Hills.
Marlow affords excellent road and train links with easy access to the M4 and the M40. It is located near Windsor, Maidenhead, Henley-on-Thames, Reading, Oxford, and Heathrow Airport (30 minutes). Central London is a 50-minute drive or there are excellent rail connections from Marlow station (to Paddington station) and from High Wycombe (to Marylebone station).
Once at the house you can leave your car and enjoy the town on-foot. We are a two-minute flat walk to the bustling Marlow high street with its many boutique shops, restaurants, coffee shops and bars.
We are less than a five-minute walk from the river Thames and Marlow’s famous suspension bridge and delightful riverside park, Higginson Park. Set in 23 acres besides the Thames, here you’ll find an excellent children’s play area, tennis courts, a small public swimming pool, a cricket-ground, and a skate park. From here too you can enjoy the Thames Path either on foot or by bike or you can take a boat trip on the Thames.
There is an award-winning food scene in Marlow led by Michelin starred Tom Kerridge. He runs three restaurants in the town: Hand in Flower (2 star), The Coach (1 star) and the Butchers’ Arms. Twice Michelin-starred restauranteur Atul Kochhar provides two Indian gastronomic restaurants in the town and there are many other high-quality places to eat.
In nearby Bray you’ll find Alain Roux’s The Waterside Inn (3 star) and Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck (3 star) and his Hinds Head pub (1 Star). A little further afield in Great Milton, near Oxford is the 2-star Michelin restaurant Le Manoir des Quatre Saisons.
Marlow has plenty to see and do and is also well located for the following attractions:
- Windsor Castle
- Henley on Thames for the Henley Regatta and the Henley Festival
- National Trust Cliveden
- Odds Farm Park
- Midsommer Murder trail
- The City of Oxford with its university colleges and museums
- Legoland
- Harry Potter World
- Roald Dahl Museum
- Thorpe Park
- Chessington World of Adventures
- The Swan Theatre High Wycombe
Marlow affords a range of sporting facilities: rugby at Marlow RFC, boat hire, rowing at Marlow Rowing Club, football, tennis, cricket, bowls, golf (including clubs at Harleyford, Winter Hill Flackwell Heath, Hedsor and Wycombe Heights),