Sunbury-on-Thames
Sunbury-on-Thames, known locally as Sunbury, is a town on the north bank of the River Thames in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, England, 13 mi (21 km) southwest of central London.
Sunbury-on-Thames, known locally as Sunbury, is a town on the north bank of the River Thames in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, England, 13 mi (21 km) southwest of central London. Sunbury and other surrounding towns, historically part of the county of Middlesex, were in 1965 intended to form part of the newly created county of Greater London, but were instead transferred to Surrey. Sunbury adjoins Feltham to the north, Hampton to the east, Ashford to the northwest and Shepperton to the southwest. Walton-on-Thames is to the south, on the opposite bank of the Thames.
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Worth seeing in and around Sunbury-on-Thames
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Walton Bridge
Walton Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in England, carrying the A244 between Walton-on-Thames and Shepperton, crossing the Thames on the reach between Sunbury Lock and Shepperton Lock. The bridge is the first Thames road bridge which is on both banks upstream of Greater London.
4 km · This bridge in England, across the Thames, is in its sixth incarnation, built in 2013, one which is single-span and tied-arch above in design. · Wikipedia - 02Queen Mary Reservoir
The Queen Mary Reservoir is one of the largest of London's reservoirs supplying fresh water to London and parts of surrounding counties, and is located in the Borough of Spelthorne in Surrey. The reservoir covers 707 acres and is 45 ft above the surrounding area.
1.9 km · lake in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Longford River
The Longford River is an artificial waterway, a distributary designed to embellish a park, that diverts water 12 miles from the River Colne at Longford near Colnbrook in England, to Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace. Its main outlet is to the reach above Molesey Lock with lesser pond outlet channels to that above Teddington Lock.
5 km · ground-level aqueduct in London and Surrey, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Chertsey Bridge
Chertsey Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in Surrey, England. It carries the B375 road, connecting Chertsey in the borough of Runnymede to Laleham in the borough of Spelthorne.
5.8 km · Classical bridge over the Thames in England that has stood since 1785 · Wikipedia
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Getting to Sunbury-on-Thames
- Airports
- London Heathrow (LHR), 6 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 35 km · London Luton (LTN), 50 km
- Stations
- British Airways Flight 38, 4.7 km · Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 tube station, 5.7 km · Hatton Cross tube station, 4.9 km · Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station, 4.4 km · Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 railway station, 5.7 km
- Luton, Luton → Sunbury-on-Thames53 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · £6–8
- London, Essex → Sunbury-on-Thames23 km · quickest by road, 1h 5m · £2.5–3
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Sunbury-on-Thames157 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £18–24
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- Get inThe South's major ferry ports are (clockwise from the east) Dover (ferries from Calais and Dunkirk in France), Newhaven (ferries from Dieppe in France) and Portsmouth (ferries from the Channel Islands, Cherbourg, Caen, Le Havre and St.
- Get inPoole (which shares ferries from the Channel Islands, Cherbourg and St.
- Go nextLondon - The capital is practically on your doorstep when you're in South East England, so it is an obvious choice for a day trip or longer.
- Go nextGo Abroad - The South East is the closest part of the UK to the European mainland (the English Channel is just 20 miles (32 km) across at its narrowest), and with Channel Tunnel journey times from Kent to Calais as short as 35 minutes, day trips to northern France, Belgium and beyond are highly feasible and attractive.
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Next door to Sunbury-on-Thames
Sunbury-on-Thames is 17 km from Brent, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Walton-on-Thamestown in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England4.1 km
- Sheppertontown in Surrey, England, UK3.5 km
- Ashfordtown in the borough of Spelthorne in Surrey, England3.3 km
- Spelthornelocal government district with borough status in Surrey, England5.4 km
- Felthamarea in the London Borough of Hounslow3.1 km
- Hamptonsuburban area in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in England4 km