Staines Reservoirs, Staines-upon-Thames

Name: Staines Reservoirs
Address: Staines-upon-Thames, United Kingdom

#8 among attractions in Staines-upon-Thames

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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The Staines Reservoirs are two large pumped storage reservoirs sitting to the east of the King George VI Reservoir near Heathrow airport in Surrey within the Colne Valley regional park. The village of Stanwell is mainly to the north east, and the town of Staines is to the south. ()

Built: 1902 (122 years ago)Elevation: 56 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°26'49"N, 0°29'12"W

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Staines-upon-Thames United Kingdom

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Staines Reservoirs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of St Mary, Staines Railway Bridge, Ashford, Stanwell.

0.7 miNE
Church
Church of St Mary, Feltham
19 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stanwell, is a Church of England parish church in the village of Stanwell, Surrey. It dates to the 12th-century and is a grade I listed building. It has Norman and Gothic architectural elements including a 14th-century spire.
1.5 miSW
Bridge
Staines Railway Bridge, Staines-upon-Thames
40 min walk • Staines Railway Bridge carries the Waterloo to Reading Line across the Thames in England.
1.3 miSE
Town
Ashford
34 min walk • Ashford is a town almost wholly in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, with a small area contained within the boundaries of the London Borough of Hounslow, approximately 14 mi west-southwest of central London.
0.8 miNE
Locality
Stanwell
21 min walk • Stanwell is a village close to two of the three main towns in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, approximately 16 miles west of central London.
0.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
King George VI Reservoir, Staines-upon-Thames
18 min walk • The King George VI Reservoir sits between Stanwell Moor and Staines upon Thames, south-west of Heathrow, England. It is between Staines Moor and a north–south road abutting the Staines Reservoirs.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Staines Moor, Staines-upon-Thames
30 min walk • Staines Moor is a 510.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey.
1.6 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Staines Boat Club, Staines-upon-Thames
41 min walk • Staines Boat Club is a rowing club between Penton Hook Lock and Bell Weir Lock on the River Thames in England. The club was founded in 1851 where its boathouse stands with hardstanding next to the Hythe spur of the Thames Path in Egham Hythe, historically also known as Staines hythe, the last word meaning small harbour or river harbour.