Rowing on the River Thames
Head of River and Long Distance Events
Table:
Event

Special

Month

Area or Lock Reach

Approx Start Point

Direction

Distance

Abingdon Head

April

Culham Lock

Up

2000 m

Burway Head

February

Chertsey Lock

M3 Bridge

Up

3000 m

Burway Small Boats Head

December

Chertsey Lock

M3 Bridge

Up

3000 m

Eights Week

University of Oxford

May

Iffley Lock

Up

Greenwich Head

February

Tideway

Wapping Pier

Up

3 miles

Hammersmith Head

March

Tideway

Hammersmith Women's Head

Ladies

Tideway

Hampton Fours and Eights Head

Junior

January

Molesey Lock

Down

3000M

Head of the River Fours

November

Tideway

Championship Course

Either

6800M

Head of the River Race

March

Tideway

Championship Course

Either

6800 m

Henley Fours and Eights Head

February

Hambleden Lock

Up

3000 m

Henley Junior Head

Junior

February

Hambleden Lock

Up

3000 m

Henley Sculls Head

November

Hambleden Lock

Up

3000 m

Isis Sculls

September

Iffley Lock

Up

1800 m

Kingston Head

March

Teddington Lock

River Mole

Down

5200 m

Kingston Small Boats Head

November

Teddington Lock

Dittons Skiff and Punting Club

Down

5000 m

Marlow LD Sculls

November

Cookham Lock

Cookham Bridge

Up

2400/4800 m

Molesey Veteran Head

Veteran

February

Molesey Lock

Down

3000 m

Oxford City Bumping Races

April

Iffley Lock

Pangbourne Junior Sculls

Junior

November

Whitchurch Lock

Child Beale Park

Down

3000 m

Pairs Head of River

October

Tideway

Championship Course

Either

6800 m

Reading Small Boats Head

October

Caversham Lock

1000m downstream of Roebuck Hotel

Down

3300 m

Reading University Head of the River

February/March

Caversham Lock

The Roebuck Hotel, Tilehurst

Down

4500 m

Schools' Head of the River Race

Junior

March

Tideway

Championship Course

Either

6800 m

Teddington Small Boats Head

November

Teddington Lock

Dittons Skiff and Punting Club

Down

5000 m

Thames Valley Trial Head

January

Dorney Lake

Torpids

University of Oxford

March

Iffley Lock

Up

Tideway Scullers Head

April

Tideway

Tiffin Small Boats Head

October

Teddington Lock

Down

5300 m

Upper Thames Small Boats Head

October

Hambleden Lock

Up

3500 m

Vesta Veterans International Eights Head of the River Race

Veteran

March

Tideway

Championship Course

Either

6800 m

Vesta Scullers Head of River Race

November/ December

Tideway

Championship Course

Either

6800 m

Veteran Fours Head

Veteran

November

Tideway

Championship Course

Either

6800 m

Wallingford LD Sculls

October

Cleeve Lock

Moulsford Railway Bridge

Up

4000 m

Walton Small Boats Head

December

Sunbury Lock

Down

3000 m

Weybridge Silver Sculls

October

Sunbury Lock

Up

3300 m

Weybridge Winter Head

January

Sunbury Lock

Up

3000 m

Wingfield Sculls

October

Tideway

Putney

Up

6800 m

Women's Head

Ladies

March

Tideway

Championship Course

Either

6500 m

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