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Delve into Aston
Aston in Wokingham (England) is a city located in United Kingdom about 32 mi (or 52 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Aston is now 05:30 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports closer to Aston, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Benson in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 km), North-West. 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 22 mi (or 36 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Remenham, Wargrave, Hurley, Twyford and Sonning. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 59% |
Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
6°C (42 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
13°C (56 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hurley House Hotel
Olde Bell Inn
Phyllis Court Club
HOTEL DU VIN HENLEY ON THAMES
Loch Fyne Restaurant and Hotel Henley-on-Thames
Danesfield House Hotel & Spa
The Great House at Sonning
Bull Inn
Malvern House
The Wee Waif Reading
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
PHS Pillock
PHS Totalcare van driver overtakes on a double white line on a narrow traffic light controlled bridge on the A321 Wargrave Road on 11th March 2015. FD13 EHE FD13EHE.
Rowing at Henley on Thames UK 2 (in Fluidesign scull) - Slowed/Technique
Expand this section to reveal the time stamps below. I have had a few requests to upload the 'raw' footage of my original rowing video. In this video you see the Henley stretch of the river...
Rowing at Henley on Thames UK 1 (in Fluidesign scull) - Original
My original video, please see my other upload for the slower version including rowing technique drills. The camera is a 'Hero GoPro'
Stirling Engine Powered Canoe
Julian Wood's self-built triple transferator hot-air engine powers his canoe at Thames Traditional Boat Rally. 18th July 2009. Henley on Thames. Transferator engine is made from stainless...
Stirling Engine skiff Robert - Part 1
Norris Bomford, Mike and Andrew Hall prepare the Stirling engine skiff for launch at the Thames Traditional Boat Rally, Henley on Thames 2009. Engine is a 5.125" bore, 5" stroke, single cylinder...
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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.
Temple Island
Temple Island is an island in the River Thames in England just north (downstream) of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The island is on the reach above Hambleden Lock between the Buckinghamshire and Berkshire banks, and is part of Remenham in Berkshire. The main significance of the island is that it lies at the start of the course for Henley Royal Regatta. The island includes an elegant ornamental temple designed by the 18th century English architect James Wyatt and constructed in 1771.
Hambleden Rural District
Hambleden was a rural district in Buckinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1934. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the Buckinghamshire part of the Henley Rural Sanitary District, the Oxfordshire part forming the Henley Rural District. It comprised the three civil parishes of: Fawley, Hambleden Medmenham It was abolished by a County Review Order in 1934, the parishes being added to the Wycombe Rural District.
Hambleden Lock
Hambleden Lock is a lock with a long weir situated on the River Thames in England. The lock is on the Berkshire bank between Aston and Remenham. It was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1773, The lock is named after the village of Hambleden, a mile (1.5 km) to the north. The great weir is impressive and there are walkways over it from the lock to the small village of Mill End on the Buckinghamshire bank.
Hambleden Mill
Hambleden Mill is an historic watermill on the River Thames at Mill End, near the village of Hambleden in Buckinghamshire, England. It is next to Hambleden Lock and has now been converted into flats. It was Grade II listed in 1955. The Mill was mentioned in the Domesday Book when it had a rent of £1/year. Before 1235 the mill was granted to Keynsham Abbey. Alison Uttley described it as "The most beautiful place in the whole length of the long Thames valley."
Park Place, Berkshire
Park Place is a historic Grade II Listed country house and gardens in the civil parish of Remenham in Berkshire, England, set in large grounds above the River Thames near Henley, Oxfordshire.
Greenlands
Greenlands is a country house situated by the River Thames in Buckinghamshire, just outside Henley-on-Thames. Built in the nineteenth century, it now forms the core of Greenlands Campus of the University of Reading, and is used by their Henley Business School as the base for its MBA and corporate learning offerings.
Henley Business School
The Henley Business School at the University of Reading is an English triple accredited business school. It was formed by merging the previously independent Henley Management College, formerly the Administrative Staff College, with the existing business school of the University of Reading.
Magpie Island
Magpie Island is an island in the River Thames in England near the villages of Aston, Berkshire and Medmenham, Buckinghamshire. It is situated on the reach above Hurley Lock. Navigation is believed to have passed originally down the present backwater which was then cluttered with eel bucks. In the eighteenth century the island was part of the Culham Court estate.