Caversham Lakes, Reading

Name: Caversham Lakes
Address: Reading, United Kingdom

#84 among attractions in Reading

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Caversham Lakes is a set of lakes created through gravel extraction between the suburb of Caversham in Reading, Berkshire and the hamlet of Sonning Eye in Oxfordshire, just north of the River Thames and also refers to the sports buildings and facilities alongside those lakes. ()

Elevation: 118 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°28'1"N, 0°56'10"W

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Reading United Kingdom

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Caversham Lakes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: King's Meadow, Blake's Lock, St Andrew's Church, Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock.

1.1 miSW
Park
King's Meadow, Reading
30 min walk • King's Meadow is a park in Reading, Berkshire, England, located next to the River Thames. It stretches from the Coal Woodland to King's Meadow Road near Reading Bridge.
1.1 miSW
Canal
Blake's Lock, Reading
28 min walk • Blake's Lock is a lock situated on the River Kennet in Reading, Berkshire, England. It is on the short reach of the River Kennet which is administered as if it were part of the River Thames and is hence owned and managed by the Environment Agency.
1.1 miNE
Church
St Andrew's Church, Reading
29 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.
1.2 miSW
Museum
Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock, Reading
32 min walk • Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock is a museum located at Blake's Lock in the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. The museum contains information about the history of human activity on the Kennet and the Thames rivers in Reading.
1.1 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Mill at Sonning, Reading
27 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.
1 miS
Park
Palmer Park, Reading
27 min walk • Palmer Park is a public park in Reading, England. The land for the park was given to the town by the proprietors of the Huntley & Palmers biscuit firm and it contains a statue of George Palmer.
1 miS
Cemetery
Reading Old Cemetery, Reading
27 min walk • Reading Old Cemetery is in the east of Reading, Berkshire, England. It is located immediately to the east of Cemetery Junction, a major road junction in Reading. The cemetery is Grade II listed.
1.1 miNE
Bridge, Boat or ferry
Sonning Bridge, Reading
29 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.
1.4 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Sacred Heart Church, Reading
37 min walk • Sacred Heart Church, Watlington Street, Reading, is a Catholic church also known as the Polish Church. The church was designed by W. Allen Dixon in 1872–75 and was originally an Anglican church known as the Church of St John the Evangelist.
1.6 miSW
Memorial
University of Reading War Memorial, Reading
41 min walk • The University of Reading War Memorial is a clock tower, designed by Herbert Maryon and situated on the London Road Campus of the University of Reading.
~1880 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Reading
10 min walk • The Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake is a rowing lake in the United Kingdom, named after the Olympic rowers Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Caversham Lakes?

Nearby attractions include Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Reading (10 min walk), Thames & Kennet Marina, Reading (11 min walk), Thames Valley Park, Reading (12 min walk), Sonning Lock, Reading (23 min walk).

How to get to Caversham Lakes by public transport?

The nearest stations to Caversham Lakes:

Bus

Oracle Waterside • Lines: Tvp (14 min walk)
Shepherd's House Lane • Lines: 13, 14 (19 min walk)