Editing River Thames (section)

====Upper river====
The leisure navigation and sporting activities on the river have given rise to a number of businesses including boatbuilding, marinas, ships chandlers and salvage services.

In summer, passenger services operate along the entire non-tidal river from Oxford to Teddington. The two largest operators are [[Salters Steamers]] and French Brothers. Salters operate services between [[Folly Bridge]], Oxford and Staines. The whole journey takes four days and requires several changes of boat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.salterssteamers.co.uk/trips.htm |title=Salters Steamers website |work=Salterssteamers.co.uk |access-date=17 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529030233/http://www.salterssteamers.co.uk/trips.htm |archive-date=29 May 2010 }}</ref> French Brothers operate passenger services between Maidenhead and Hampton Court.<ref>{{cite web |title=French Brothers |url=http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/FrenchBros.html |publisher=Simplon |access-date=27 August 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922032412/http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/FrenchBros.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
Along the course of the river a number of smaller private companies also offer river trips at Oxford, Wallingford, Reading and Hampton Court.<ref>{{cite web |author=Hart, Dorothy |url=http://www.the-river-thames.co.uk/leisure.htm |title=Floating Down the River website |work=The-river-thames.co.uk |date=1 January 2000 |access-date=17 May 2010 |archive-date=1 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701005259/http://www.the-river-thames.co.uk/leisure.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Many companies also provide boat hire on the river.