Benson Lock, Benson

Name: Benson Lock
Address: Benson, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Benson

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Benson Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, close to Benson, Oxfordshire but on the opposite bank of the river. The first pound lock here was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1788 and it was replaced by the present masonry lock in 1870. The distance between Benson Lock and Cleeve Lock downstream is 6.5 miles - the longest distance between locks on the River Thames. ()

Coordinates: 51°37'1"N, 1°6'57"W

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Benson United Kingdom

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Benson Lock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wallingford Bridge, Wallingford Museum, St Peter's Church, St Mary-le-More.

1.1 miS
Bridge
Wallingford Bridge, Wallingford
29 min walk • Wallingford Bridge is a medieval road bridge over the River Thames in England which connects Wallingford and Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire. It crosses the Thames on the reach between Cleeve Lock and Benson Lock. The bridge is 900 feet long and has 19 arches. It is a scheduled monument.
1.2 miSW
History museum, Museum, Archaeological museum
Wallingford Museum, Wallingford
31 min walk • Wallingford Museum is a museum with collections of local interest, housed in a Tudor house in High Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
1.1 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Peter's Church, Wallingford
30 min walk • St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands at the east side of the town, overlooking the River Thames.
1.3 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Mary-le-More, Wallingford
33 min walk • St Mary-le-More is a Church of England parish church in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. The church is situated in the centre of The Marketplace, just behind the Town Hall.
0.8 miS
Coworking space, Park, Vernacular architecture
Howbery Park, Wallingford
20 min walk • Howbery Park is a 36-ha park located adjacent to the River Thames in Crowmarsh Gifford near Wallingford, UK. Its main feature is an English manor house built in about 1850 by Member of Parliament William Seymour Blackstone.
1.1 miNW
Hotel, Bridge
Shillingford Bridge, Wallingford
29 min walk • Shillingford Bridge is Grade II* listed road bridge near Shillingford, Oxfordshire, carrying an unclassified road across the River Thames in England on the reach above Benson Lock.
0.7 miNE
Museum, History museum
Benson Veteran Cycle Museum, Benson
19 min walk • Benson Veteran Cycle Museum is a private museum of veteran cycles in the village of Benson near Wallingford in Oxfordshire, England. The museum has over 500 cycles dating from 1818 to 1930, with associated documentation and records. The museum is open by appointment.
1.2 miS
51°35'59"N • 1°7'27"W
Corn Exchange Wallingford, Wallingford
32 min walk • Concerts and shows, Cinema, Theater
1.2 miS
51°35'59"N • 1°6'60"W
Bridge Villa Camping and Caravan Park, Wallingford
31 min walk • Park, Campsite