Knight and Bessborough Reservoirs, Molesey

Name: Knight and Bessborough Reservoirs
Address: Molesey, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Molesey

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Knight and Bessborough Reservoirs is a 63.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey. It is part of South West London Waterbodies Ramsar site and Special Protection Area ()

Coordinates: 51°24'0"N, 0°23'35"W

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Molesey United Kingdom

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Knight and Bessborough Reservoirs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Walton-on-Thames Cemetery, Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir, Hampton Methodist Church, Knight Reservoir.

1.4 miSW
Cemetery
Walton-on-Thames Cemetery, Walton-on-Thames
35 min walk • Walton-on-Thames Cemetery is the municipal part of Walton-on-Thames's main cemeteries next to the parish church and facing the Methodist Church. Among the 229 graves are 33 for casualties from World War I and World War II.
0.6 miS
Lake
Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir, Walton-on-Thames
16 min walk • The Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir lies to the south of the River Thames and to the west of the Island Barn Reservoir. To the north are the Bessborough and Knight reservoirs. The A3050 runs to the north of the reservoir and it is situated in Walton on Thames. It is managed by Thames Water.
1.4 miNE
Church
Hampton Methodist Church, Molesey
37 min walk • Hampton Methodist Church is a Methodist church on Percy Road, Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in England. Since 2019, Hampton Methodist Church has been part of Hampton Mission Partnership.
~710 ftSW
Lake
Knight Reservoir, Walton-on-Thames
4 min walk • The Knight Reservoir is a large pumped storage reservoir located in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey. It was inaugurated in 1907 and stores up to 2,180 million litres of raw water abstracted from the River Thames prior to its treatment and supply to London and north Surrey.
1.5 miNE
Church
St Theodore's Roman Catholic Church, London
39 min walk • St Theodore's Roman Catholic Church, Hampton is a Roman Catholic church on Station Road in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
0.9 miSE
Park
Molesey Heath, Molesey
23 min walk • Molesey Heath is a 17.8-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Molesey in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Elmbridge Borough Council. This site was formerly a gravel pit and then a landfill site. It has been colonised naturally by rough grassland and scrub.
1.6 miSW
Square
Walton Studios, Walton-on-Thames
41 min walk • Walton Studios, previously named Hepworth Studios and Nettlefold Studios, was a film production studio in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England. Hepworth was a pioneering studio in the early 20th century and released the first film adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
~1060 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bessborough Reservoir
6 min walk • The Bessborough Reservoir is an embanked storage reservoir south of the River Thames in Surrey adjacent to the Knight Reservoir. To the south lies Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir and to the north the now disused Molesey Reservoirs. The A3050 runs to the north of the reservoir and the neighbouring town is Molesey to the east.
1.1 miNE
Island
Platt's Eyot, London
29 min walk • Platt's Eyot or Platt's Ait is an island on the River Thames at Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, on the reach between Molesey Lock and Sunbury Lock.
0.6 miNW
Island
Rivermead Island, Sunbury-on-Thames
16 min walk • Rivermead Island is a flat grassy island in the River Thames on the reach above Molesey Lock at Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England which is owned mostly by Spelthorne and as to a small part by Elmbridge Borough Council.
0.6 miN
Island
Sunbury Court Island, Sunbury-on-Thames
16 min walk • Sunbury Court Island is a long, pedestrianised residential island of houses and bungalows in the River Thames in England on the 'Sunbury and Hampton' or 'Molesey' reach, above Molesey Lock in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England.

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Which popular attractions are close to Knight and Bessborough Reservoirs?

Nearby attractions include Knight Reservoir, Walton-on-Thames (4 min walk), Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir, Walton-on-Thames (16 min walk), Rivermead Island, Sunbury-on-Thames (16 min walk), Sunbury Court Island, Sunbury-on-Thames (16 min walk).