Dorney Reach
in Buckinghamshire of England, United Kingdom

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.505 and -0.682 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 30' 18" and W -0° 40' 56"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 09:05 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:44 am and 6:30 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Discover Dorney Reach

Dorney Reach in Buckinghamshire (England) with it's 474 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 24 mi (or 39 km) west of London, the country's capital city.

Current time in Dorney Reach is now 09:05 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 12 airports near Dorney Reach, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is London Heathrow Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blenheim Palace in a distance of 23 mi (or 38 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bray, Maidenhead, Cookham, Warfield and Slough. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F

Morning Temperature 4°C / 38 °F
Evening Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 44 °F
Chance of rainfall 10%
Air Humidity 72%
Air Pressure 976 hPa
Wind Speed Strong breeze with 22 km/h (13 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Friday, 29th of March 2024

11°C (51 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

13°C (55 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

13°C (55 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Restaurant and Spa Fredricks Hotel

Address
2,2 mi
Shoppenhangers ROAD
SL6 2PZ Maidenhead
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Cliveden

Address
3,6 mi
Cliveden Estate
SL6 0JF Maidenhead
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Taplow House

Address
1,7 mi
Berry Hill 1
SL6 0DA Taplow
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 23:59
Weekend: closed


Copthorne Hotel Slough Windsor

Address
3,0 mi
Cippenham Lane 400
SL1 2YE Slough
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Macdonald Windsor

Address
3,7 mi
High Street 23
SL4 1LH Windsor
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Castle Hotel Windsor - MGallery by Sofitel

Address
3,6 mi
18 High Street
SL4 1LJ WINDSOR
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Sir Christopher Wren Hotel and Spa

Address
3,5 mi
Thames Street
SL4 1PX Windsor
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Oakley Court

Address
5,1 mi
Windsor ROAD
SL4 5UR Windsor
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Bluebell House

Address
5,1 mi
Lovel Lane
SL4 2DG Windsor
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Harte and Garter Hotel & Spa

Address
3,4 mi
31 High Street
SL4 1PQ Windsor
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Silver Cloud Photography.co.uk Wedding Photographers at Monkey Island Hotel, Bray, Berkshire

Published: January 19, 2015
Length: 14:16 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Silver Cloud Photography UK

Wedding Photographs taken at Monkey Island Hotel, Bray, Maidenhead by Silver Cloud Photography, Berkshire www.silvercloudphotography.co.uk.


Back to Taplow

Published: July 28, 2012
Length: 05:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Martin Lines

Another visit by the staff of 2499 Wokingham Sqn to Taplow Lake. Bet the WExO wouldn't insure this activity!


70013 Oliver Cromwell passes through Taplow Station on 01-03-09

Published: March 01, 2009
Length: 27:02 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: 60103Henry

70013 Oliver Cromwell passes through Taplow Station on 01-03-09 with The Cathedrals Express from Paddington to Newport. This was Steam Dreams first trip to Wales, it was originally going to...


5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe passes through Taplow on 13/12/08

Published: December 13, 2008
Length: 01:11 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: 60103Henry

5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe passes through Taplow on 13/12/08 with The London Christmas Explorer from Birmingham Snow Hill to Kensington Olymipa. The train was carring The Inter City ...


30777 Sir Lamiel passes through Taplow

Published: November 06, 2008
Length: 19:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 60103Henry

30777 Sir Lamiel pass through Taplow on 11-10-08. 30777 is hauling The Cathedrals Express from Waterloo to Gloucester. Top marks to the driver for opening up just at the right time!47245 is...


34067 Tangmere passes through Taplow Station

Published: July 18, 2008
Length: 12:12 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 60103Henry

34067 Tangmere passes through Taplow Station on a move from Bristol-Southall on 17-July-2008. when it ran last monday i made a big mistike and went to Slough Station to see it and the stupide...


70013 Burnham 010309

Published: March 01, 2009
Length: 48:01 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: trainsbirdsandcars

Britannia 4-6-2 class No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell on the St Davids Day Special in fine form at Burnham Station following a pick-up stop at Slough. © Graham Anderson.


Aquanaut Drifter CS 1200

Published: November 28, 2011
Length: 34:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Bray MarineSales

This new model is an evolution of the established and ever popular Drifter AK and will be the first example available in the UK Now with a totally redesigned interior giving a more modern...


Tornado, Taplow, Cathedrals Express, 26-11-2011

Published: November 26, 2011
Length: 19:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MrKnowwun

Tornado on the GWR, filmed at Taplow, on the down leg of the 26/11/2011 Cathedrals Express from London Paddington-Shrewsbury.


Tom's bungee jump Bray Lake August 2012

Published: August 26, 2012
Length: 01:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: runhomethomas

My bungee jump at Bray Lake near Windsor with UK Bungee, Saturday 25th August 2012 - skip to 1:20 for the actual jump!


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Bray Lock

Bray Lock is a lock and weir on the River Thames in England near Bray and Dorney 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. The pound lock was built by the Thames Navigation Commission relatively late in 1845 The lock keeper's cottage is on an island (Parting Eyot) between the lock and the weir.

Located at 51.5089, -0.69159 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1845 establishments in England, Locks of Buckinghamshire, Locks on the River Thames, Weirs on the River Thames, Bray, Berkshire

Monkey Island, Bray

This article describes the island in the Thames. For other uses of the name, see Monkey Island (disambiguation). Monkey Island, Bray is located in BerkshireMonkey Island, Bray Monkey Island is a small island in the River Thames in England, on the reach above Boveney Lock near the village of Bray, Berkshire. It is now occupied by a hotel, but sports an interesting history involving grotesquely painted monkeys and the Duke of Marlborough.

Located at 51.5029, -0.6834 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Berkshire, Grade I listed buildings in Berkshire, Grade I listed houses, Hotels in Berkshire, Houses in Berkshire, Islands of the River Thames, Bray, Berkshire

Bray Studios (UK)

Bray Studios is a film and television facility at Bray, near Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. The model and miniature filming for the film Alien was shot there, as well as The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It is best known for its association with Hammer Film Productions and contains four stages, plus offices and workshops. Hammer originally leased country houses in which to shoot films, until the company eventually purchased Down Place on the banks of the Thames near Bray.

Located at 51.4929, -0.676111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
British film studios, Companies based in Berkshire, Bray, Berkshire

Dorney Court

Dorney Court is an early Tudor manor house, dating from around 1440, located in the village of Dorney, Buckinghamshire. It is owned and lived in by the Palmer family.

Located at 51.5025, -0.67593 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Country houses in Buckinghamshire, Visitor attractions in Buckinghamshire, Grade I listed buildings in Buckinghamshire, Historic house museums in Buckinghamshire

Water Oakley

Water Oakley is a hamlet on the River Thames in the civil parish of Bray in the English county of Berkshire. It is the location of both Bray Studios and the Oakley Court Hotel. It first appeared on maps around 1800. However, the name 'Oakley' is derived from the Old English ac-leah which translates as 'a clearing in an oak wood'. Local folklore suggests a Saxon church there was demolished around 1293 to build St Michael's Church in Bray.

Located at 51.492, -0.674 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Berkshire, Bray, Berkshire

M4 Thames Bridge

The M4 Thames Bridge Maidenhead is a motorway bridge between Dorney Reach, Buckinghamshire and Bray near Maidenhead, Berkshire in England built in the 1960s. The bridge carries the M4 Motorway across the River Thames, on the reach above Boveney Lock, and about 500 yards short of Bray Lock. It is one of four bridges carrying motorway traffic across the Thames, the others being the QE2 Bridge, the M25 Runnymede Bridge and the M3 Chertsey Bridge. It also carries pedestrian traffic on a footbridge.

Located at 51.5067, -0.685833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bridges across the River Thames, Bridges in Buckinghamshire, Bridges in Berkshire

Queen's Eyot

Queen's Eyot is an island in the River Thames in England on the reach above Boveney Lock, just upstream of Oakley Court near Windsor, Berkshire. The island is owned by Eton College and contains a club house that is available for hire for functions.

Located at 51.4966, -0.679629 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Berkshire, Islands of the River Thames

Summerleaze Footbridge

The Summerleaze Footbridge is a footbridge across the River Thames in England linking Dorney, Buckinghamshire and Bray, Berkshire, and is located on the reach above Boveney Lock. The footbridge was built as a gravel conveyor belt, taking gravel from the construction of Dorney Lake, a nearby purpose-built rowing lake, and takes its name "Summerleaze" from the firm who built it in 1996.

Located at 51.4998, -0.6816 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1996 establishments in England, Bray, Berkshire, Bridges in Berkshire, Bridges in Buckinghamshire, Bridges completed in 1996, Pedestrian bridges across the River Thames, South Bucks

Headpile Eyot

Headpile Eyot is long narrow island in the River Thames in England just above Bray Lock, near Bray, Berkshire. The island is small and tree-covered and is the location of Bronze Age finds.

Located at 51.51, -0.6943 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Berkshire, Islands of the River Thames

Bray Pennyroyal Field

Bray Pennyroyal Field is a 3.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Water Oakley in Berkshire, notified in 1991.

Located at 51.4963, -0.68331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1991, Bray, Berkshire

Pigeonhill Eyot

Pigeonhill Eyot is an island in the River Thames in England just above Bray Lock, near Bray, Berkshire. It sits between the lock and Headpile Eyot and lock weirs run from the island to the Bray bank. The island is small and tree-covered and Bronze Age artifacts have been found here.

Located at 51.508, -0.6884 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Berkshire, Islands of the River Thames

Taplow Lake

Taplow Lake is a 30-acre lake just south of the A4 between Maidenhead and Slough in Amerden Lane, Buckinghamshire. Recreational activities on the lake include swimming, wakeboarding and waterskiing.

Located at 51.5203, -0.6892 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Buckinghamshire