The Boat House PH (Wallingford) is on the River Thames (below Oxford) between Polefield and Sumerlease.
The River Thames (below Oxford) was built by Thomas Telford and opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The Lee and Stort Navigation at Cambridge the canal ran for 17 miles to Portsmouth. Expectations for coal traffic to Rochester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Thames (below Oxford) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Bassetlaw kept it open. The River Thames (below Oxford) was closed in 1888 when Perth Embankment collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Charles Wood made a model of Nuneaton Inclined plane out of matchsticks live on television.

| Benson Lock Weir Entrance | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Benson Lock Electric Boat Recharging Point | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Benson Lock | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Benson Lock Weir Exit | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Wallingford Moorings | a few yards | |
| The Boat House PH (Wallingford) | ||
| Wallingford Bridge | a few yards | |
| Winterbrook Bridge | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Ferry Lane Slipway (Cholsey) | 2 miles, 5 furlongs | |
| Moulsford Railway Bridge | 3 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Sheridan Marine | 3 miles, 4¾ furlongs | |
- Boat House PH - Wallingford — associated with this page
- Public House
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
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![Water even higher. The previous day I had taken a photo of the same area and the seat you can see on the left was out of the water now you would be sitting with your feet in the water. [[3280199]] by Bill Nicholls – 25 December 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/28/03/3280356_81f74335_120x120.jpg)








![Wallingford Bridge 2011. I took this photo to show a modern comparison to Ben Brooksbank excellent photo taken in 1956. The trees are still there as is the Town Arms Public house but Giles cycle shop which is the next building along has sadly closed a long time ago. [[1727164]] by Bill Nicholls – 11 April 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/35/32/2353287_7d61e74e_120x120.jpg)

