About the Club
The houseat Oldfield,on the Thames.
A Tudor-style house on a quiet stretch of the Thames in Maidenhead, close to London yet surrounded by nature.
The Thames and Maidenhead Bridge in the morning mist
The house
At Oldfield, the house sits directly on the river.
The lawn runs down to the water and a boat dock at the edge. Inside, the riverside lounge looks out through bay windows onto the water; beyond it, the library, the gardens, the garden studio and the river deck. In winter, fires are lit; in the evenings, guests gather by the fire.
The rooms
10 rooms along the river.
From a Suite with its own river-view terrace to Tiny Rooms tucked beneath the roofline with ornamental fireplaces. Rooms look out over Reitlinger Park, Guards Club Island, the bell tower and Brunells Arch.
Life at River Arts
There is no prescribedway to be here.
Take part in as much or as little as feels right.
- Movement in the studio.
- Breakfast by the river.
- A river swim.
- Books in the library.
- Art throughout the house.
- Conversation around the table.
- Quiet when you want it.
- Fires in winter.
- The river always there.
At the Club
Move, breathe, pause, bodywork.
Through the week, classes run in the garden studio with our practitioners: yoga, mat Pilates, strength and somatic movement; breathwork and guided rest; sound, meditation and stillness; massage and individual sessions.
River Arts Collective
The community heart of the Club.
Our community arm makes movement, breath, stillness and creative practice at River Arts accessible to the local community. Income from the Club's commercial stays and private gatherings helps fund it.
Home to the River Arts Observatory
The physical home ofan independent Observatory.
River Arts Club is the physical home of the independent River Arts Observatory – a female-first initiative exploring how behaviour, biology, environment and context shape capacity over time.
The riverside lounge, late afternoon