Thame takes it name from the River Thame which flows along the north side of this ancient market-town.
Located on the border between Oxfordshire and the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury
A school in Church Road was founded by Lord William’s in 1559. Lord William was granted a royal licence in 1575 by Queen Elizabeth I associates at New College in Oxford, to uphold and maintain a free grammar school in Thame for all time. The school moved in 1879 to its present location which overlooks the Chiltern Hills.
The oldest pub in Thame is the Bird Cage, originally known as The Cage which can be traced back to the 16th century. North of Thame you will find Waddesdon Manor which was built for Baron de Rothschild while Stonor Park, 16 miles south of Thame via Aston Rowant Nature Reserve, is one of the oldest family homes still lived in today which has featured in films and television productions.
Haddenham & Thame Parkway was opened in 1987 after Thame lost its local railway station in 1964.
Sporting groups in the area include; Chinnor RFC which is based at Kingsey Road, Thame Town Cricket Club, Dinton Cricket Club, Chearsley Cricket Club, Thame Football Partnership & Crendon Corinthians, Oakley.
Hotels range from elegant B&B’s to 4 & 5-star establishments like The Oxfordshire Golf Hotel & Spa Many offer their sites and grounds for private events & Weddings. Oxford Marquees has provided equipment rental to hundreds of hotels, restaurants and pubs throughout the Thame, Aylesbury & Bicester area for over 50 years.
Thame’s semi-rural location provides the best of both worlds, near to the major city of Oxford and High Wycombe for transport and amenities yet providing a beautifully traditional setting for any event.
Wedding marquee hire in Thame from Oxford Marquees Ltd will provide everything you will need to celebrate in style. We also hire dance floors, tables, chairs, mobile toilet units, generator and power distribution.
Planning an event in Thame and don’t have enough space then hire a aluminium frame clearspan frame marquee from Oxford Marquees who are the regions longest established marquee rental company. If you have a barn or venue and just require tables, chairs, dance floor or a stage then Oxford Marquees can help, we can fit linings into barns or village halls to transform the setting and make it look like the inside of a marquee.