The Friends of Romsey Abbey have enjoyed another of their popular annual boat trips on the River Thames. This year’s cruise was on the MV Hibernia, a luxury boat from the famous Hobbs & Sons boatyard, and travelled downstream from Henley to Hurley and back.
The weather was perfect, and the boat’s caterers provided a delicious lunch for the Friends to eat as they watched the beautiful scenery along the river.
Before boarding the boat, the Friends visited the River & Rowing Museum on the riverbank in Henley and walked through the various exhibits, including a gallery covering thousands of years of life along the Thames. By common consent the best gallery was a walk-through exhibit showing characters and scenes from Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows.
The day proved once again the truth of Ratty’s remark to Mole: “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats”.
If you would like to join the Friends, invitations to join can be found in the Abbey, Church Rooms and Library as well as on this website.`