About us

The boatyard is based at Yard Mead, off Windsor Road, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0AA. It is off the A308 just a few hundred yards from the M25, junction 13 and is close to the Runnymede Hotel. By river, it is only a few hundred yards upstream from Bell Weir Lock and can be found on the south side of the river. The boatyard is an established location and has been operating for many years. It is mentioned in the well known river guides and is referenced on many internet sites. We are on the Thames path which is open to the public and is walked by hundreds of thousands every year.

The boatyard has a dedicated car park that can be found on the right as you travel down Yard Mead. Additional parking can be found on the road. A few yards further down the road, the boatyard can be found either side of the road and is a mix of a sales office, workshops, open ended storage sheds, hardstanding, gated and fenced compounds, toilet block, an offline moorings area for small boats, a slipway, and online moorings with bankside, finger pontoons and jetty for larger boats. We have working facilities for the storage and supply of diesel fuel, locked cages for the storage and supply of calor gas, and all necessary drainage systems to provide pump out sanitation for boats. We can accomodate boats for sale, boats moored both permanently or temporarily and boats for repairs and refit up to 100 feet long.

We are only a few hundred yards from the M25 and access is via junction 13 and is very quick. We are on the A308 close to the pleasure grounds and leading within a mile to the National Trust site of Runnymede and the Canadian Airforce memorial. Windsor is a short car ride away with its numerous attractions, history and royal connections. There are many choices for shopping locally, from Windsor with all the major shopping chains, restaurants and pubs, to Egham our local town with everything needed for supplies. There are many local pubs and restaurants including the Runnymede Hotel, a favourite business meeting place.

The boatyard is located just upstream of Bell Weir lock and upstream cruising to Old Windsor lock takes you past some beautiful countryside and houses with plenty of free mooring places where you can picnic peacefully. If you choose to bypass the lock and carry on up the river to the weir, there is a lot of cruising available without having to pass through a lock; a real benefit in the early evening after a day's work.

Cruising further afield upstream, a relaxing week can be spent going to Oxford and back and passing through some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain along with some fascinating towns including Henley with its rowing mile and museum. Downstream, Kingston is only a day trip before reaching Teddington lock, the limit for non-tidal cruising. Once on the tideway, the river goes through central London, passing too many landmarks to mention but includes the Houses of Parliament and under Tower Bridge.