Pipers Island
Island Bar & Restaurant, Promenade Road, Reading RG4 8AL, United Kingdom
Pipers Island is on the River Thames (below Oxford) near to Newcastle-under-Lyme Aqueduct.
The River Thames (below Oxford) was built by Thomas Telford and opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The Lee and Stort Navigation at Cambridge the canal ran for 17 miles to Portsmouth. Expectations for coal traffic to Rochester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Thames (below Oxford) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Bassetlaw kept it open. The River Thames (below Oxford) was closed in 1888 when Perth Embankment collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Charles Wood made a model of Nuneaton Inclined plane out of matchsticks live on television.
Pipers Island
is a minor waterways place
on the River Thames (below Oxford) between
Pangbourne (6 miles and 1¼ furlongs
and 2 locks
to the west) and
Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth) (Junction of River Thames with the River Kennet at Reading) (1 mile and 3¼ furlongs
and 1 lock
to the east).
The nearest place in the direction of Pangbourne is Caversham Bridge;
¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth) is Fry's Island Entrance;
¾ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
| Poplar Island | 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Appletree Eyot | 2 miles, ¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Reading Festival temporary footbridge | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| St Mary's Island | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Caversham Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Pipers Island | ||
| Fry's Island Entrance | ¾ furlongs | |
| Fry's Island | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Christchurch Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Fry's Island Exit | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Reading Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
Amenities here
Lidl Waitrose Waitrose Ltd
McDonalds
Caversham SEE ADDRESS Wetherspoons
Cashpoint
BPAmenities nearby at Fry's Island Entrance
Clifton ArmsAmenities nearby at Caversham Bridge
M&S Simply Food Tesco
Costa Coffee Griffin Griffin SEE ADDRESS The Griffin, Caversham Toby Carvery Wackum Inn
Boots Chemist Barclays Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Lloyds Bank NatWest Nationwide Esso Tesco Petrol Station
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Thames & Kennet Marina — 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Shiplake Lock — 6 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services — 9 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services
Hurley Lock — 15 miles, 7½ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Aldermaston Lock No 95 — 12 miles, ¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Aldermaston Lock No 95
Ham Manor Marina — 19 miles, 6 furlongs and 21 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Ham Manor Marina
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Cleeve Lock — 10 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Shiplake Lock — 6 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Marsh Lock — 8 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Hambleden Lock — 12 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services — 9 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services
Hurley Lock — 15 miles, 7½ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Aldermaston Lock No 95 — 12 miles, ¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Aldermaston Lock No 95
Marlow Lock — 18 miles, 2½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Ham Manor Marina — 19 miles, 6 furlongs and 21 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Ham Manor Marina
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Mapledurham Lock — 3 miles, 6 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Goring Lock — 10 miles, ¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Thames & Kennet Marina — 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Shiplake Lock — 6 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services — 9 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services
Hurley Lock — 15 miles, 7½ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Aldermaston Lock No 95 — 12 miles, ¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Aldermaston Lock No 95
Ham Manor Marina — 19 miles, 6 furlongs and 21 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Ham Manor Marina
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Mapledurham Lock — 3 miles, 6 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest place to turn
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Fry's Island Entrance — ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Caversham Lock Weir Exit — 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth) — 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Blakes Lock Weir Exit — 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Blakes Lock Weir Exit
Reading Jail Loop (eastern entrance) — 1 mile, 6¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Reading Jail Loop (eastern entrance)
Reading Jail Loop (western entrance) — 2 miles and 2 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to Reading Jail Loop (western entrance)
Sonning Lock Weir Entrance — 3 miles, 1½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Winding Hole above County Lock — 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Winding Hole above County Lock
Sonning Lock Weir Exit — 3 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Fobney Lock Weir Exit — 4 miles, 1½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Fobney Lock Weir Exit
Winding Hole above Fobney Lock — 4 miles, 2 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Winding Hole above Fobney Lock
Fobney Lock Weir Entrance — 4 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Fobney Lock Weir Entrance
Southcote Lock Weir Exit — 4 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Southcote Lock Weir Exit
Thames - Hennerton Backwater Entrance No 1 — 6 miles, 6½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Thames - Hennerton Backwater Entrance No 2 — 6 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Burghfield Island Entrance No 1 — 5 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Burghfield Island Entrance No 1
Burghfield Island Entrance No 2 — 5 miles, 6½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Burghfield Island Entrance No 2
Burghfield Lock Weir Exit — 6 miles, 1½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Burghfield Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Mapledurham Lock Weir Exit — 3 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney Bridge
Whitchurch Lock Weir Exit — 5 miles, 7 furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services — 9 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Thames - Kennet Junction (Kennet Mouth), then on the River Thames (River Kennet) to High Bridge Reading, then on the River Kennet to Tyle Mill Lock C&RT Services
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Mapledurham Lock — 3 miles, 6 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Osney BridgeNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Thames & Kennet Marina — 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Teddington Lock Weir ExitDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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Pipers Island, or Piper's Island, is the third-smallest map-named island in the River Thames, in England. It is on the Reading, Berkshire reach (the head of water above Caversham Lock). It is toward the edge of the central urban area of the town of Reading and connected by a gangway to Caversham Bridge, a road and pedestrian bridge that links that town to its left bank suburb of Caversham.
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