D'Oyly Carte Island, Weybridge

Name: D'Oyly Carte Island
Address: Weybridge, United Kingdom

#9 among attractions in Weybridge

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Facts and practical information

D'Oyly Carte Island is a small private island in the River Thames, England, administratively and historically part of Weybridge, near its other inhabited islands and near part of Old Shepperton, on the reach above Sunbury Lock, 200 metres downstream from Shepperton Lock. Before 1890 the island was known as Folly Eyot. The impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte bought the island in about 1890 and built the 13-bedroom Eyot House on the property. His widow sold the island, and it was last sold in 2021. ()

Coordinates: 51°22'58"N, 0°27'15"W

Address

Weybridge United Kingdom

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Day trips

D'Oyly Carte Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Weybridge United Reformed Church, Chertsey Meads, Walton Bridge, Desborough Island.

1.1 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Weybridge United Reformed Church, Weybridge
28 min walk • Weybridge United Reformed Church is the United Reformed church serving the town of Weybridge in the English county of Surrey. The Decorated Gothic Revival church, a cruciform building with a tall spire, was designed in 1864 by John Tarring and opened the following year.
1 miW
Park
Chertsey Meads, Chertsey
26 min walk • Chertsey Meads is a 41-hectare Local Nature Reserve east of Chertsey in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Runnymede Borough Council. This is an area of floodplain meadow on the bank of the River Thames.
1 miE
Bridge
Walton Bridge, Weybridge
27 min walk • Walton Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in England, carrying the A244 between Walton-on-Thames and Shepperton, crossing the Thames on the reach between Sunbury Lock and Shepperton Lock.
0.4 miE
Island
Desborough Island, Weybridge
12 min walk • Desborough Island is a 112-acre manmade island in the River Thames on the reach above Sunbury Lock in Surrey, England. It was formed in the 1930s by the digging of a channel – the Desborough Cut – by the Thames Conservancy as a meander cutoff of narrow width on the right bank.
1 miSE
Synagogue
North West Surrey Synagogue, Weybridge
26 min walk • North West Surrey Synagogue is a Reform Jewish community whose synagogue is on Oatlands Drive in Weybridge, Surrey, England. The community, which now consists of 300 families, was founded in 1956 and is affiliated to the Movement for Reform Judaism.
~1040 ftW
View point
Shepperton Lock, Shepperton
6 min walk • Shepperton Lock is a lock on the River Thames, in England by the left bank at Shepperton, Surrey. It is across the river from Weybridge which is nearby linked by a passenger ferry.
~1900 ftSW
Island
Hamhaugh Island, Weybridge
10 min walk • Hamhaugh Island is an island, historically known simply as Stadbury in the River Thames in England south of Shepperton Lock, in Shepperton, Surrey.
0.5 miW
Island
Pharaoh's Island, Weybridge
13 min walk • Pharaoh's Island is an island in the River Thames, in Surrey, England, 270 m upstream of Shepperton Lock.
1.3 miW
Field
Dumsey Meadow, Chertsey
33 min walk • Dumsey Meadow is a 9.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Chertsey and Shepperton in Surrey. It is the only piece of undeveloped water meadow unfenced by the river remaining on the River Thames below Caversham.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to D'Oyly Carte Island?

Nearby attractions include Shepperton Lock, Shepperton (6 min walk), Hamhaugh Island, Weybridge (10 min walk), Desborough Island, Weybridge (12 min walk), Pharaoh's Island, Weybridge (13 min walk).

How to get to D'Oyly Carte Island by public transport?

The nearest stations to D'Oyly Carte Island:

Bus

Church Square • Lines: 557 (9 min walk)
St Nicholas Drive • Lines: 557 (11 min walk)

Train

Shepperton (27 min walk)