UK water laws- Are you allowed a dingy on a river in the thinner part of the Thames?

Question

I understand the risks so no comments telling me im stuipid please but would you be allowed to just float in a river in a dingy?

Thanx

DOM XX

Answer 1

Legal, yes.

BUT you may need some form of river license. Normally 10 to 20 GB pounds for a year, but there is likely to be a day / weekly rate as well.

You can always hire a "dinghy": rowing or motor type from many places like Marlow / Henley / Oxford etc. Or a sailing type from fewer places.

Answer 2

Perfectly legal no worries here