Marlow holds the light of the Thames within its reach, where the river curves like a silver scythe against the green velvet of the valley. It lies 4.1 miles south-south-west of High Wycombe (from High Wycombe: bearing 197°T, OS grid SU 848 865), and is situated east-south-east of Bovingdon Green village. The earth here, rich and heavy, once sustained a thriving trade in paper and lace that flowed from the water’s edge to the distant capital. Ancient paths thread through the nearby Bisham Woods Sssi, where the canopy swallows the sun in a dense, emerald silence. Today, the economy leans into a sophisticated quiet, supported by elegant commerce and the steady pulse of a prosperous riverside life.
Suspended bridges cast long, iron shadows over the water, mirroring the stark, enduring silhouette of Bisham Abbey nearby. The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley once walked these banks, finding in the restless currents a cadence that mirrored his own turbulent genius. During the summer, the annual Marlow Regatta stirs the river into a froth of competitive ambition and fine celebration. Children often play near the bronze structures of the Marlow Millennium Maze, where the hedges hold the secrets of a thousand quiet afternoons. Residents cherish the heritage left by those who walked these paths before them, keeping the memory of a storied past bright against the modern day.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Marlow includes coordinates 51.571875, -0.776955, in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Marlow is available on the Marlow map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Buckinghamshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.