Guards Club Island, Maidenhead

Name: Guards Club Island
Address: Maidenhead, United Kingdom

#15 among attractions in Maidenhead

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Guards Club Island, also known as Bucks Ait or bucks' eyot is an island in the River Thames connected by footbridge by to Maidenhead, Berkshire accommodating a pier adjoining the Sounding Arch part of the railway bridge which was built in 1838 to designs by Brunel. The thin small island is connected to Guards Club Park by a low cast-iron and wood footbridge which blocks the near channel to boat navigation apart from kayaks. The island gets its alternative name from eel bucks from which the footbridge was adapted in 1865 to allow access to its Guards Club Boathouse. ()

Coordinates: 51°31'18"N, 0°42'7"W

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Maidenhead United Kingdom

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Guards Club Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: York Road, The Fat Duck, Maidenhead Heritage Centre, Maidenhead Railway Bridge.

0.7 miW
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
York Road, Maidenhead
18 min walk • York Road is a football stadium in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. The home ground of Maidenhead United, it is acknowledged by The Football Association and FIFA to be the oldest continuously-used senior association football ground in the world by the same club, having been home to the club since 1871.
1 miS
Nightlife, Restaurant
The Fat Duck, Maidenhead
25 min walk • The Fat Duck is a fine dining restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, England. It is run by celebrity chef proprietor Heston Blumenthal. Housed in a 16th-century building that had previously been the site of The Bell pub, The Fat Duck opened on 16 August 1995.
0.7 miW
History museum, City hall, Museum
Maidenhead Heritage Centre, Maidenhead
19 min walk • Maidenhead Heritage Centre is a heritage centre and museum in the town of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Maidenhead Heritage Centre and Museum was founded in 1993. The centre presents the history of Maidenhead history from Roman times to the present.
~230 ftS
Bridge
Maidenhead Railway Bridge, Maidenhead
2 min walk • Maidenhead Railway Bridge is a single structure of two tall wide red brick arches buttressed by two over-land smaller arches carrying the Great Western Main Line over the River Thames between Maidenhead, Berkshire and Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England.
0.7 miW
City hall
Maidenhead Town Hall, Maidenhead
19 min walk • Maidenhead Town Hall is a municipal building in St Ives Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.
0.9 miS
Church
St Michael's Church, Maidenhead
23 min walk • St Michael's Church, Bray, is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Bray, Berkshire.
~840 ftN
Bridge
Maidenhead Bridge, Maidenhead
5 min walk • Maidenhead Bridge is a Grade I listed bridge carrying the A4 road over the River Thames between Maidenhead, Berkshire and Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England. It crosses the Thames on the reach above Bray Lock, about half a mile below Boulter's Lock. The Thames Path crosses the river here.
1.1 miS
Village, Area
Bray, Maidenhead
28 min walk • Bray, occasionally Bray on Thames, is a large suburban village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It sits on the banks of the River Thames, to the southeast of Maidenhead of which it is a suburb.
1 miW
Church
St Luke's Church, Maidenhead
25 min walk • St Luke's Church is a Church of England parish church in Maidenhead in the English county of Berkshire.
1.4 miSW
Golf
Maidenhead Golf Club, Maidenhead
37 min walk • Maidenhead Golf Club is a golf club, located in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It was established in 1896. On 16 July 2016, the club signed an agreement with the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, agreeing to sell back its 24-year lease early, thus paving the way for up to 1500 homes.
0.7 miW
Church
St Mary's Church, Maidenhead
19 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Conservative Evangelical Church of England parish church in the centre of Maidenhead, England. It has a congregation of mixed ages and backgrounds.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Guards Club Island?

Nearby attractions include Maidenhead Railway Bridge, Maidenhead (2 min walk), Maidenhead Bridge, Maidenhead (5 min walk), Maidenhead Synagogue, Maidenhead (9 min walk), Maidenhead Waterways, Maidenhead (14 min walk).

How to get to Guards Club Island by public transport?

The nearest stations to Guards Club Island:

Bus

Maidenhead Bridge • Lines: 15, 4, 63, 68 (6 min walk)
Ellington Road • Lines: 15, 4, 63, 68 (7 min walk)

Train

Taplow (23 min walk)
Maidenhead (24 min walk)