The Barn Bar

The Barn Bar

The famous Barn Bar is the largest public bar on the Regatta course and has been operating since the 1930's. It's riverside garden is a great place to soak up the Regatta atmosphere.

• Licensed bar with wide range of beers, wines and spirits
• Large riverside beer garden
• Live music & sport coverage all week, DJ from dusk to close on Regatta Friday and Saturday
• Public Address Service for race results
• Toilet Facilities
• Over 21s only on Regatta Friday and Saturday evenings

Refreshments

A wide selection of delicious home made snacks are available at Barn Refreshments ranging from salads, sandwiches and burgers to cakes and strawberries and cream.

 

 

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Opening Hours

Wednesday 29th June	10.30 am - 8.00 pm
Thursday 30th June	10.30 am - 8.00 pm
Friday 1st July	10.30 am - 11.00 pm
Saturday 2nd July	10.30 am - Late
Sunday 3rd July	10.30 am - 7.00 pm

 

Admission:
Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday: free of charge.
Friday & Saturday: £5.00/head

These prices are for 2011. For details for Henley Royal Regatta 2012 click here to join our mailing list.

Music Line Up

Wednesday

13:00 - 17:00 : The Oxford Jazz Trio
This trio features Ewen Baird on Saxophones with top London bassist Dave Jones and Matt Rattcliffe on Piano. Ewen Baird is a saxophonist based in Oxford, currently studying at Birmingham Conservatoire. The playing on his recent CD ‘Took Your Time’ was described by Andy Hamilton in Jazz Journal as having a “warm, breathy tone and reflective creation of cunning improvised lines” www.ewenbaird.com  Dave Jones is very active on the London scene as a musician teacher and composer and has performed with, amongst others, The BBC Radio Big Band, The Pete Cater Big Band, Jim Mullen and Gilad Atzmon  www.davejonesaffinity.com. Matthew Ratcliffe is a graduate of Birmingham Conservatoire and is an accomplished composer and pianist .www.matthewratcliffe.co.uk

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Thursday

13:00 - 18:00 : The Oxford Jazz Trio with Geoff Castle
This trio features Geoff Castle on piano with Ewen Baird on saxophone and Dave Jones on Bass. Geoff  has performed with Ian Carr’s Nucleus, Ian Dury and Graham Collier. He has played regularly at Ronnie Scott's with the Stan Robinson Quartet and  accompanied visiting artists including US jazzmen George Coleman, Jimmy Giuffre, James Moody and Art Farmer. www.turretjazz.co.uk

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Friday

13:00 - 17:00 : Acoustic Jass
This jazz band's music is well known traditional jazz, blues, & popular tunes of the early 20th century in the New Orleans jazz style, that appeals to all ages.

 The traditional jazz style means that the tunes played have a beginning a middle and an end which most people like, and are suitable for listening to or for dancing.

 

18:30 - 21:00 : Acoustic Radio
Acoustic Radio is the musical playground for a set of accomplished musicians. The musical styles that each brings covers an affluent melting pot of diverse backgrounds from all styles of the modern songbook, funk, soul, rock & blues.

Their philosophy is simple, they perform great genre spanning songs lovingly and with honesty. Organic interpretations of classic and contemporary tunes built around acoustic/electric guitars and vocals, piano, Hammond organ, drums and bass to create a set of musical spontaneity and magic.

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Saturday

 

13.00 - 16.00: Best of Buble
Albie J is a talented singer/songwriter from Berkshire and possibly the best Michael Buble tribute act in the UK today, with a celebrity following who often turn up at his shows. Albie has worked with the likes of Ne-Yo, Missy Elliott, Alexander O'Neal, Shola Ama, Montell Jordan....the list goes on!

His confident stage presence, huge personality and velvet vocals make Albie J one of the best solo entertainers in the UK today.

 

18.00 - 21.00: Rudy And The Rent Boys
Rudy And The Rent Boys are a talented four piece band consisting of guitar, keys, bass and drums. They boast a wealth of musical experience having played at The Royal Albert Hall and recorded with the Who's Pete Townshead in his private home studio. Their electric mix of classic rock and soul coupled with pop songs from the fifties to the present day reverberates into the very foundations of each and every venue they play.

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Sunday

12.00 - 16.00: Radio Days
Radio Days is a sixteen piece dance band playing music from the 1930s to the 1960s covering the Golden Age of Big Band Swing music. The band’s extensive library has been assembled from public and private collections in Britain and the United States. Whether you are a devotee of the swing bands or are new to the music you will have undoubtedly have heard many of the numbers played by Radio Days. ‘In The Mood’, ‘American Patrol’, ‘Mack The Knife’, ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’; the list is extensive. You can, of course, simply listen to the band, but their music is also for dancing.
www.radio-days.co.uk

What's On

Friday night Blazers and Boaters Party with Tattinger. Free entry to anyone in a blazer or boater or with a flyer. Great live bands and DJs till late, food available at Barn Refreshments. Come down for Sundowners and party the night away.

Click here to download a flyer