The annual Boat Races are here again on Sunday, 2 April - and Hammersmith and Fulham offers two of the best places to enjoy all the action on the river.

You can see the start of the races from Bishops Park in Fulham, or the middle from Furnivall Gardens in Hammersmith. The fun in both parks starts at noon and runs until 6.30pm, with big screens, bars, food and funfair attractions – run by Southwold brewery Adnams – helping to create a memorable day out.

“There is no better place to watch the boat races than from Bishops Park and Furnivall Gardens,” said Cllr Wesley Harcourt, H&F Cabinet Member for Environment.

“The parties on Boat Race day raise invaluable funds that we use to improve our many award-winning green spaces. It’s just one part of our effort to become the greenest borough in the country.”

The Cancer Research UK Boat Races pull in around 250,000 spectators along the riverside watching from riverside pubs and other buildings with Thames views, while millions more will be following every stroke on BBC One.

The action starts at 4.35pm with The Cancer Research UK Women's Boat Race, followed by the women’s reserve race (the Osiris Blondie Race) at 4.50pm.

The men’s reserves from Oxford and Cambridge race against each other at 5.05pm (the Isis-Goldie Race), with the main event, The Cancer Research UK BNY Mellon Boat Race, starting at 5.35pm.

The Boat Races course from start at Putney Bridge to finish at Chiswick Bridge

March 31, 2017