Bray Lock, Maidenhead

Name: Bray Lock
Address: Maidenhead, United Kingdom

#34 among attractions in Maidenhead

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Facts and practical information

Bray Lock is a lock and weir on the River Thames in England near Bray and Dorney Reach, and is just above the M4 Bridge across the Thames. The lock is on the Buckinghamshire side of the river on the opposite bank from Bray itself and Maidenhead which are in Berkshire. Here, the county line stands roughly halfway between the lock and the opposite bank, following the course of the Thames itself. The pound lock was built by the Thames Navigation Commission relatively late, in 1845. The lock keeper's cottage is on an island between the lock and the weir. ()

Coordinates: 51°30'32"N, 0°41'30"W

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Maidenhead United Kingdom

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

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

1.4 miNW
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
York Road, Maidenhead
35 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.
0.4 miW
Nightlife, Restaurant
The Fat Duck, Maidenhead
12 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.
1.5 miNW
History museum, City hall, Museum
Maidenhead Heritage Centre, Maidenhead
38 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.
0.9 miNW
Bridge
Maidenhead Railway Bridge, Maidenhead
25 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.
1.5 miNW
City hall
Maidenhead Town Hall, Maidenhead
38 min walk • Maidenhead Town Hall is a municipal building in St Ives Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.
0.5 miW
Church
St Michael's Church, Maidenhead
12 min walk • St Michael's Church, Bray, is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Bray, Berkshire.
1.1 miNW
Bridge
Maidenhead Bridge, Maidenhead
29 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.
~1890 ftSW
Village, Area
Bray, Maidenhead
10 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.
0.7 miSW
Area
Bray Pit, Maidenhead
17 min walk • Bray Pit is a nature reserve on the edge of the village of Holyport in Berkshire, England. The nature reserve was under the management of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, but as of December 2019 is no longer listed on the Trust web site.
0.8 miSE
51°29'52"N • 0°40'58"W
Bray Marina, Maidenhead
22 min walk • Sailing, Marina
1.5 miNW
Church
St Mary's Church, Maidenhead
39 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 Bray Lock?

Nearby attractions include M4 Thames Bridge, Maidenhead (8 min walk), Bray, Maidenhead (10 min walk), St Michael's Church, Maidenhead (12 min walk), Bray Pit, Maidenhead (17 min walk).

How to get to Bray Lock by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bray Lock:

Bus

Old Marsh Lane • Lines: 63, 68 (12 min walk)
Ye Meads • Lines: 63, 68 (16 min walk)

Train

Taplow (28 min walk)