Longridge Camp Site at Marlow was the base for Water Activities including Canoeing. Jim Cranham moored his luxury yacht here where an invitation for G & T was much sought after.
Marlow has links with Budapest, Hungary.
The Chain Bridge that spans the Danube, (see picture below), was designed by the English engineer William Tierney Clark in 1839, with construction supervised locally by Scottish engineer Adam Clark (no relation).
It is a larger scale version of Tierney Clark's earlier bridge in Marlow, and was designed in sections and shipped from the UK to Budapest for final construction.
Longridge Activity Centre was previously owned by The Scout Association but sold to an independent charity in 2007, to be run for the benefit for all
young people. The centre now offers a range of water and land activities from its 12-acre site on the River Thames near Marlow in Buckinghamshire.
With help from Sport England the centre built a new Training Centre in 2010 which provides large indoor spaces and in addition offers a range of indoor
accommodation and camping as well as a Cafe providing a range of refreshments. The centre provides water activities such as Bell Boating, Dragon boat,
Canoeing, Rowing, Sailing, Kayaking and Powerboating. It also offers land based activities including Climbing, Team Challenge Zones, Water Orbs,
Go Karts and Disc golf.
Jim Cranham
Never happier than when messing about on the river. Jim in his "luxury yacht" at Marlow.
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