Relais Henley, Henley Town, Henley-On-Thames

A lovely old red brick pile from the outside, by the bridge and river. Enter through the portico and hang right to the bar area which is pretty small but fairly characterful with a pleasing curved dark varnish bar, feature fireplace and paved floor. Had to raise service from reception, looks like they don’t get (m)any drinking patrons during the daytime. No sign of ale, so a half of the local keg Lovibonds was the default choice at 3 quid a half, ouch. It's one for hardcore tickers right now, but they really could do more with it if they wanted, the fabric is there.