Shiplake Lock, Wargrave

Name: Shiplake Lock
Address: Wargrave, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Wargrave

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Shiplake Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in England between the villages of Shiplake and Lower Shiplake, Oxfordshire. It is just above the points where the River Loddon joins the Thames and Shiplake Railway Bridge crosses the river. The first pound lock was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1773. ()

Coordinates: 51°30'6"N, 0°52'58"W

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Wargrave United Kingdom

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Shiplake Lock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Henley Town Hall, River & Rowing Museum, St Andrew's Church, The Mill at Sonning.

2.7 miNW
City hall
Henley Town Hall, Henley-on-Thames
68 min walk • Henley Town Hall is a municipal structure in the Market Place in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Henley Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
2.2 miN
Museum, Maritime museum
River & Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames
56 min walk • The River & Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, is located on a site at Mill Meadows by the River Thames. It has three main themes represented by major permanent galleries, the non-tidal River Thames, the international sport of rowing and the local town of Henley-on-Thames.
2.3 miSW
Church
St Andrew's Church, Reading
59 min walk • St Andrew's Church is Church of England parish church in a central position in the village of Sonning, close to the River Thames, in the English county of Berkshire. It is notable for its fine array of church monuments and for being the successor of an Anglo-Saxon Cathedral.
2.3 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Mill at Sonning, Reading
59 min walk • The Mill at Sonning is a theatre and restaurant, converted from a circa-1800 flour mill on earlier foundations, on an island in the River Thames at Sonning Eye in the English county of Berkshire.
2 miN
Park
Mill Meadows, Henley-on-Thames
52 min walk • Mill Meadows is part of the flood plain of the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It is an area of natural beauty close to the town centre of Henley. Marsh Lock. Rod Eyot and the River and Rowing Museum, established in 1998, are all close by. There is car parking available for visitors.
~1070 ftE
Bridge
Shiplake Railway Bridge, Wargrave
6 min walk • Shiplake Railway Bridge carries the Henley Branch Line to Henley-on-Thames, England across the River Thames, connecting Shiplake in Oxfordshire with Wargrave in Berkshire. It crosses the river just downstream of Shiplake Lock on the reach above Marsh Lock.
2.2 miSW
Bridge, Boat or ferry
Sonning Bridge, Reading
58 min walk • Sonning Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames at Sonning, Berkshire. It links Sonning with Sonning Eye and crosses the Thames on the reach above Shiplake Lock, just short of Sonning Lock. It is a brick arch bridge completed in 1775, to replace an earlier wooden bridge.
2.7 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames
71 min walk • The Kenton Theatre is a theatre in the town of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The Kenton Theatre was founded on 7 November 1805 by John Jonas and Sampson Penley.
2.6 miN
Bridge
Henley Bridge, Henley-on-Thames
66 min walk • Henley Bridge is a road bridge built in 1786 at Henley-on-Thames over the River Thames, between Oxfordshire and Berkshire. The bridge has five elliptical stone arches, and links Hart Street in Henley with White Hill leading up a steep hill to Remenham Hill.
2.2 miN
Island
Rod Eyot, Henley-on-Thames
56 min walk • Rod Eyot or Rod Ait is an island in the River Thames in England near Henley-on-Thames on the reach above Hambledon Lock. It is close to Mill Meadows and the River and Rowing Museum.
2.5 miSW
Park
Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve, Reading
64 min walk • Ali's Pond is a 0.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Sonning in Berkshire. It is owned by Sonning Parish Council and managed by the Friends of Ali's Pond. The pond adjoins King George's Field in Sonning. It was established in 1997 by professional ecologist and local resident Alastair Driver, who acts as the voluntary warden.

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Which popular attractions are close to Shiplake Lock?

Nearby attractions include Shiplake Railway Bridge, Wargrave (6 min walk), Hannen Columbarium, Wargrave (11 min walk), Wargrave War Memorial, Wargrave (12 min walk).