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GREAT RIVER RACE 2024, SATURDAY 21st SEPTEMBER >>>

Follow the Great River Race 2024

Saturday 21st of September 2024

The Great River Race is London’s River Marathon. A spectacular boat-race up the River Thames, it attracts over 330 crews from all over the world. 

We at Crusader Travel have been friends of the GRR, participants in the race for many years and arrange accommodation, service and excursions to complement this great weekend.

Please email [email protected] or call 0208740474 for orders

Accommodation

Accommodation at the GRR rate is available for the Friday and Saturday night of the race weekend. There are five hotels on offer:

The Lensbury, Teddington

This luxurious hotel is on the river with beautiful grounds and a well-equipped gym. All prices quoted are per night for the room and include breakfast, car parking, wifi and use of leisure facilities.

Single room £149
Double / twin £191.50
Executive Double £221.50


Deluxe Twins with 2 queen beds and 4 people sharing the room £281.50. Some rooms can accommodate a sofa bed for under 16s for an additional £30 per night.

Richmond Shandon Hotel

Just a few hundred metres from Richmond Station and the town centre, the Shandon House Hotel offers free parking and clean, modern and stylish rooms at great-value prices.

The Shandon House Hotel has a good, central location, close to all of Richmond & bars, restaurants and leisure facilities.

Rooms available from £139 a night

The Richmond Hill Hotel

The Georgian hotel, the luxury Richmond Hill, dates from 1726 and overlooks the Thames and the 2,500-acre Richmond Park.

There is an award-winning restaurant and outdoor terrace as well as a 24-hour gym. Parking is available and dogs are welcome at £35.

FRIDAY ROOM RATES 

Double Room £169 

Twin & King Rooms £204

SATURDAY ROOM RATES 

Double Room £189 

Twin & King Rooms £224

 

Alexander Pope Hotel

An iconic family friendly hotel boasting 32 boutique bedrooms, set on the banks of the River Thames in Strawberry Hill and within walking distance of Twickenham/Teddington. 
Ideally located next to Strawberry Hill Train Station, you be in Central London or Heathrow Airport within 30 minutes. 

FRIDAY ROOM RATES
£159 for a Single or Double Standard room and £174 for a Superior room.

Breakfast is available at £15 or £7.50 for a child.

Family rooms available – Dog Friendly also available on request – but available at a higher grade (+£10) and Dog Rate is £15 for up to 2 dogs.

SATURDAY ROOM RATES
£169 for a Single or Double Standard room and £184 for a Superior room.

Family Rooms are also available; child under 12 @£15 in room with 2 adults. Also dog rooms as above. Breakfast is available at £15 or £7.50 for a child.

Travelodge, Teddington

A simpler hotel offering good value. The prices quoted are for room only. There is a café bar but unlikely that breakfast would be available before the race start on the Saturday. There are several cafes and restaurants in the nearby Teddington High Street. The Travelodge has very limited parking which can’t be booked in advance. You will have to leave your car in nearby car parks if you can’t get into the hotel spaces. This costs £5 per 24 hours.

FRIDAY ROOM RATES 

Standard room £110 

Family room £140 

Family Rooms can accommodate 3 people but if the 3rd person is an adult there is a surcharge of £10.

SATURDAY ROOM RATES

Standard room £135

Family room £170

Family Rooms can accommodate 3 people but if the 3rd person is an adult there is a surcharge of £15.
GREAT RIVER RACE TRANSFER BUS TO RACE

Transfer bus to race start

There will be Transfer buses on the morning of the race picking up from:

  • Thames Young Mariners Campsite
  • Lensbury Hotel
  • Travelodge, Teddington
  • Alexander Pope Hotel, Twickenham
  • Shandon Hotel, Richmond
  • The Richmond Hill Hotel

The departure time will be posted at your accommodation on the Friday evening. Please be there in good time. 

Tickets cost £19 each and must be booked in advance by emailing [email protected] quoting ‘GRR Transfer’.
Supporters Boat

Travel the GRR course in the Cockney Sparrow, a traditional river Thames passenger boat built in 1976. The vessel has been regularly updated to meet modern safety and comfort standards but retains its original style.

There is also a large open top deck, excellent for viewing, and the saloon has a fully licensed bar serving simple snacks. There are toilet facilities on board.

Please note that there is a 10 minute walk to the embarkation point at Masthouse Terrace Pier, near the Start of the race and because of Environment Agency work on local locks, this year passengers will disembark at Richmond Landing Stage, a 20 minute walk along the river to the race Finish.

Tickets must be booked in advance by emailing [email protected] quoting ‘GRR Supporters Boat’

Single Ticket for the 22 mile trip is £42

CALL CRUSADER TRAVEL ON 0208 744 0474 OR EMAIL [email protected]

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