Monkey Marsh Lock, Thatcham

Name: Monkey Marsh Lock
Address: Thatcham, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Thatcham

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Monkey Marsh Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Thatcham, Berkshire, England. ()

Coordinates: 51°23'33"N, 1°15'4"W

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Thatcham United Kingdom

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Monkey Marsh Lock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bowdown Woods, Nature Discovery Centre, The Nature Discovery Centre, Colthrop Lock.

1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Bowdown Woods
26 min walk • Bowdown Woods, located in the United Kingdom, is a verdant oasis offering a serene escape into nature. This ancient woodland, part of the larger North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is a thriving habitat for a variety of wildlife and a treasure trove...
1.1 miNW
Park
Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham
29 min walk • The Nature Discovery Centre is a 35-hectare nature reserve in Thatcham in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. This site has a variety of habitats including a lake, woodland, reedbeds and hedges. The lake has many wintering wildfowl such as shovelers and pochrds.
1.1 miNW
Canal
The Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham
29 min walk • The Nature Discovery Centre is a nature centre in the town of Thatcham in the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated at Thatcham Lake, a flooded gravel quarry near to the Thatcham Reed Beds.
0.9 miE
Canal
Colthrop Lock
24 min walk • Colthrop Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Thatcham, Berkshire, England. Colthrop Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The canal is administered by the Canal & River Trust. The lock has a rise/fall of 7 ft 7 in.
0.7 miNW
Church
St Mary's Church, Thatcham
19 min walk • The St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church at Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is a Grade II* listed building. It has been claimed that the church was founded in the 7th century by St Birinus, and parts of the church date from the 12th century.
0.9 miW
Canal
Widmead Lock, Thatcham
23 min walk • Widmead Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Newbury and Thatcham, Berkshire, England. Widmead Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury.
0.8 miN
Church
Old Bluecoat School, Thatcham
21 min walk • Old Bluecoat School, or the St Thomas’ Chapel is a Grade I listed building in the town of Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire. It is located on the main A4 road.
0.8 miNW
51°24'13"N • 1°15'31"W
Picture iT, Thatcham
22 min walk • Museum
0.9 miW
Park
Thatcham Reed Beds, Thatcham
25 min walk • Thatcham Reed Beds is a 67.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Newbury in Berkshire. It is part of the Kennet & Lambourn Floodplain Special Area of Conservation and an area of 14 hectares is a Local Nature Reserve.

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Which popular attractions are close to Monkey Marsh Lock?

Nearby attractions include St Mary's Church, Thatcham (19 min walk), Old Bluecoat School, Thatcham (21 min walk), Picture iT, Thatcham (22 min walk), Widmead Lock, Thatcham (23 min walk).