Thames Young Mariners

Thames Young Mariners Outdoor Education Centre
The Thames Young Mariners Base Lagoon in use by a school group.
General information
Address	Thames Young Mariners Outdoor Education Centre, Riverside Drive, Ham, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 7RX
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°26′17″N 0°19′38″W / 51.4379888°N 0.3273206°W / 51.4379888; -0.3273206
Owner	Surrey Outdoor Learning & Development
Website
www.surreyoutdoorlearning.uk/facilities/thames-young-mariners

Thames Young Mariners is a 25-acre area of land situated in Ham. It includes the Thames Young Mariners Base Lagoon, which is a calm 10-acre lake connected to the River Thames by a lock. The site was established over 40 years ago and sits in between Richmond and Kingston.

Thames Young Mariners is surrounded by Ham Lands, which is a Local Nature Reserve of approximately 200 acres. Ham Lands is home to an array of wildlife across its various areas of woodland, scrub, grassland, and wetland, and also features one of Britain’s most well-preserved heaths.^[1]