Wraysbury Reservoir

#2176 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Wraysbury Reservoir is a water supply reservoir for London, just west of the M25 near the village of Wraysbury, and directly under the western approach path of Heathrow Airport. The reservoir was begun in 1967 and completed by W. & C. French in 1970 with a capacity of 34,000 million litres. ()

Elevation: 59 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°27'40"N, 0°31'33"W

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Wraysbury Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Runnymede, Church of St Mary, St. Mary's Church, Staines Bridge.

2 miSW
Park
Runnymede, Egham
52 min walk • Nestled in the lush greenery of Englefield Green in Egham, Runnymede is a historical site that resonates deeply with the roots of British democracy. It is here, on this picturesque meadowland along the banks of the River Thames, that the Magna Carta was sealed by King...
2 miE
Church
Church of St Mary, Feltham
52 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.
1.7 miS
Church
St. Mary's Church, Staines-upon-Thames
45 min walk • St Mary's, Staines, is a Church of England parish church in the town and parish of Staines-upon-Thames, in the Spelthorne borough of Surrey and the Greater London Urban Area. The parish is in the Archdeaconry of Middlesex in the Diocese of London. The church building is on an unusual rise against the Thames at the west end of the town.
2 miS
Bridge
Staines Bridge, Staines-upon-Thames
51 min walk • Staines Bridge is a road bridge running in a south-west to north-east direction across the River Thames in Surrey. It is on the modern A308 road and links the boroughs of Spelthorne and Runnymede at Staines-upon-Thames and Egham Hythe.
1.7 miSW
Tree
Ankerwycke Yew, Egham
45 min walk • The Ankerwycke Yew is an ancient yew tree close to the ruins of St Mary's Priory, the site of a Benedictine nunnery built in the 12th century, near Wraysbury in Berkshire, England. It is a male tree with a girth of 8 metres at 0.3 metres. The tree is at least 1,400 years old, and could be as old as 2,500 years.
2.6 miN
51°29'53"N • 0°31'9"W
Richings Park Golf Club, Iver
66 min walk • Golf
1.7 miS
Island
Hollyhock Island, Staines-upon-Thames
44 min walk • Hollyhock Island is an inhabited island in the River Thames in England on the reach between Bell Weir Lock and Penton Hook Lock.
1.8 miS
Island
Church Island, Staines-upon-Thames
47 min walk • Church Island or Church Eyot is an inhabited island in the River Thames in England on the reach above Penton Hook Lock in Staines-upon-Thames, Spelthorne, Surrey. It is in the upper part of the reach.
1.7 miS
Bridge
M25 Runnymede Bridge, Egham
43 min walk • The M25 Runnymede Bridge is a motorway, A-road and pedestrian and cycle bridge, built in the 1960s and 1980s and expanded in the 2000s, carrying the M25 and A30 across the River Thames near the uppermost end of the Staines upon Thames and Egham reach of the river.
1.6 miSW
Island
The Island, Egham
41 min walk • The Island is an inhabited island in the River Thames in England on the reach above Bell Weir Lock, a part of the Hythe End part of Wraysbury village and civil parish, Berkshire.
1.7 miNW
Memorial
Queen Mother Reservoir, Slough
45 min walk • The Queen Mother Reservoir is a public water supply reservoir that lies between the M4 and the M25 to the west of London, close to Datchet. It is 475 acres in size or about 1 km in diameter - making it one of the largest inland areas of water in Southern England. It is managed by Thames Water.