River Thames Boat Project has been making special time on the river possible for more than 30 years. Our two community boats Thames Venturer and Thames Discoverer are wheelchair accessible. We provide cruises for people of all ages with disabilities and older people as well as Environmental education days for Primary School children. We operate from Teddington and Kingston in South West London.

A small staff team and more than 70 volunteers support the charity, maintain the boats, deliver our activities and help with fundraising. In 2021, we were honoured to receive The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, the equivalent of an MBE for volunteers.

Being on our boats on the river provides a huge boost to mental and physical health and wellbeing. It's a safe and caring environment and provides the perfect tonic to the difficult times that have been experienced over the last two years with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here's what our groups that we welcome onboard say:

We rely on grants, donations and fundraising to subsidise the cost of our days on the river. The support is really appreciated. Our groups really benefit from their time with us on the river.

We're looking forward to lots of special time on the river in 2022!