It is thought that this is deliberate - to disallow non-members from entering the club site without paying the entrance fees.

In 1794 it was considered one of the most dangerous parts on the river, mainly on account of chalk boulders falling into the Thames.

[2] In 1826, a barge carrying stone for Westminster ran aground, swung across the channel, and broke in two, resulting in the loss of the cargo, valued at 40 pounds.

The cut modified and elongated the Mill Eyot which was joined with the south eastern corner of The Sashes.

[10] This was removed when the lock was rebuilt in 1869, as Lord Boston had built eel bucks in the stream in the meantime.

Along the reach on the Buckinghamshire bank is Bourne End where the River Wye joins the Thames.

There are navigation transit markers just downstream of Bourne End Railway Bridge, to allow river users to check their speed.

There are then steep hills overhanging the river at Cookham Dean where the house called "The Mount", where Kenneth Grahame lived as a child is situated.

[12] Season 1 Episode 1 of the TV series The Saint, 'The Talented Husband', starring Roger Moore, is set in Cookham, with shots of the nearby Thames reach and railway station.