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The Boat Race

  • Things to do, Sport events
  • Putney Bridge (south side), Putney
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Oxford and Cambridge boat race
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Time Out says

The famous and historic London rowing contest between the UK’s oldest two universities returns for its 169th edition on Saturday March 30, when crews from Oxford and Cambridge go head-to-head in eight-oared rowing boats across the Thames.

Begininng in 1829 for chaps and 1927 for ladies, the annual fixture now attracts around 250,000 spectators to south-west London every year. The four-and-a-quarter mile course runs along the Thames from Putney Bridge to Mortlake and takes around 16 to 18 minutes (Cambridge holds the course record of 16 minutes 19 seconds, set in 1998).

The women’s race is up first at 14.46pm, followed by the men’s race an hour later at 15.46pm.

Spectators can watch the BBC’s coverage of the race large screens at two riverside Fan Zones in Hammersmith and Fulham, where they’ll also find covered seating, street food vendors, bars and toilet facilities.

Putney Bridge, Hammersmith and Kew Gardens tube stations will all be in use on the day, as will Putney, Barnes Bridge, Mortlake or Chiswick rail stations, while Putney Embankment, Thames Bank, Hammersmith Bridge and Barnes Bridge will be closed to vehicles for much of the day.

Rosie Hewitson
Written by
Rosie Hewitson

Details

Event website:
www.theboatrace.org/
Address:
Putney Bridge (south side)
on the Embankment (off Richmond Rd)
SW15 1JN
Transport:
Tube: Putney Bridge
Price:
Free
Opening hours:
2pm to 5pm

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