Grand Junction Isle

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Grand Junction Isle is a small island in the River Thames on the reach above Molesey Lock at Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England. It is just downstream of Sunbury Court Island, which is three times longer and also close to the north bank. ()

Coordinates: 51°24'36"N, 0°23'18"W

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Grand Junction Isle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hampton Methodist Church, Kempton Park Steam Engines, Knight Reservoir, St Theodore's Roman Catholic Church.

0.8 miNE
Church
Hampton Methodist Church, Molesey
21 min walk • Hampton Methodist Church is a Methodist church on Percy Road, Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in England. Since 2019, Hampton Methodist Church has been part of Hampton Mission Partnership.
1.3 miNW
Specialty museum, Science museum, Museum
Kempton Park Steam Engines, London
34 min walk • The Kempton Park steam engines are two large triple-expansion steam engines, dating from 1926–1929, at the Kempton Park Waterworks in south-west London.
0.8 miSW
Lake
Knight Reservoir, Walton-on-Thames
21 min walk • The Knight Reservoir is a large pumped storage reservoir located in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey. It was inaugurated in 1907 and stores up to 2,180 million litres of raw water abstracted from the River Thames prior to its treatment and supply to London and north Surrey.
0.9 miNE
Church
St Theodore's Roman Catholic Church, London
24 min walk • St Theodore's Roman Catholic Church, Hampton is a Roman Catholic church on Station Road in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
1.3 miSE
Park
Molesey Heath, Molesey
34 min walk • Molesey Heath is a 17.8-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Molesey in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Elmbridge Borough Council. This site was formerly a gravel pit and then a landfill site. It has been colonised naturally by rough grassland and scrub.
1.2 miN
Park
Oak Avenue Local Nature Reserve, London
32 min walk • Oak Avenue is a 1.85 hectare Local Nature Reserve and Grade II Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is owned and managed by Richmond upon Thames Borough Council.
1 miNE
Cemetery
Hampton Cemetery, London
26 min walk • Hampton Cemetery is a cemetery on Hollybush Lane in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was opened in 1879 and is now managed by Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council. Fourteen Commonwealth servicemembers of World War I and seven of World War II are buried in the cemetery.
1.1 miNE
Church
All Saints' Hampton, London
29 min walk • All Saints' Hampton is an Anglican church on The Avenue in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was built in 1908 as part of the parish of St Mary's, Hampton and it has been a parish church since 1929. Its vicar is Rev. Donna Williams.
0.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bessborough Reservoir
15 min walk • The Bessborough Reservoir is an embanked storage reservoir south of the River Thames in Surrey adjacent to the Knight Reservoir. To the south lies Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir and to the north the now disused Molesey Reservoirs. The A3050 runs to the north of the reservoir and the neighbouring town is Molesey to the east.
1.1 miN
Park
Kempton Park Reservoirs, London
28 min walk • Kempton Park Reservoirs are a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the London Borough of Hounslow and Kempton Park in Surrey. It is owned by Thames Water.
0.7 miE
Island
Platt's Eyot, London
18 min walk • Platt's Eyot or Platt's Ait is an island on the River Thames at Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, on the reach between Molesey Lock and Sunbury Lock.