Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Reading

#71 among attractions in Reading

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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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. The lake and its boathouse are specifically designed for training use, and provide training, medical, and scientific facilities for the GB rowing squad, and for Oxford University in preparation for the Boat Race. The lake is also used by crews from University College, Oxford and Oxford Brookes University. ()

Elevation: 112 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°28'15"N, 0°55'50"W

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Reading United Kingdom

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Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.5 miNW
Park
Clayfield Copse, Reading
39 min walk • Clayfield Copse is a local nature reserve on the northern edge of the suburb of Caversham in Reading, UK. The site is 8.65 hectares in size and is a natural open space consisting of fields, wild flower meadow and native woodlands adjoining the Oxfordshire countryside.
1.4 miSW
Canal
Blake's Lock, Reading
37 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.
0.8 miE
Church
St Andrew's Church, Reading
20 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.
1.6 miSW
Museum
Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock, Reading
41 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.
0.7 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Mill at Sonning, Reading
19 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.
1.4 miSW
Cemetery
Reading Old Cemetery, Reading
36 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.
0.8 miNE
Bridge, Boat or ferry
Sonning Bridge, Reading
21 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.
1.3 miNW
Park, Vernacular architecture
Caversham Park, Reading
33 min walk • Caversham Park is a Victorian-era stately home with parkland in the suburb of Caversham on the outskirts of Reading, England. Historically located in Oxfordshire, it became part of Berkshire with boundary changes in 1911.
~1880 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Caversham Lakes, Reading
10 min walk • 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.
0.7 miSW
Sailing, Marina
Thames & Kennet Marina, Reading
19 min walk • The Thames and Kennet Marina is located at Caversham Lakes in south Oxfordshire, England, just north off the River Thames on the reach above Sonning Lock. It is just to the east of Caversham, a suburb in the north of Reading, Berkshire. The marina is named after the River Thames and the River Kennet which joins the Thames nearby.
1.6 miSW
Universities and schools
Reading College, Reading
40 min walk • Reading College is a further education college based in Reading, Berkshire, England. It has over 8,500 local learners on over 900 courses. The Kings Road site that is the principal location of Reading College has been used for further education since 1955, when the Reading Technical College was opened.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake?

Nearby attractions include Caversham Lakes, Reading (10 min walk), Sonning Lock, Reading (15 min walk), Thames Valley Park, Reading (17 min walk), The Mill at Sonning, Reading (19 min walk).

How to get to Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake by public transport?

The nearest stations to Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake:

Bus

Oracle Waterside • Lines: Tvp (22 min walk)
Shepherd's Hill Top • Lines: 13, 14 (23 min walk)