The Imperial Hotel
Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire

A character family hotel in an imposing classical Edwardian Building situated in the Thames Valley in Royal Henley on the edge of the Chiltern Hills: an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Henley-on-Thames is a pretty riverside market town on one of the most beautiful stretches of the River Thames, in gently wooded, rolling countryside. It is an hour west of London making it ideal for a short side-trip or a long weekend away from the madding crowd. With a population of some 10,000 it supports the many small, attractive villages in the countryside around. The town's prosperity goes back to the 12th century as river trade developed because of the town's position. Today there is a comfortable mix of architectural styles spanning the centuries with many interesting features for the historian, some of which are [conveniently] hidden in the church and local pubs.