Where is Jubilee River?

Jubilee River is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SL6 8LQ), in the parish of Windsor and Maidenhead, unparished area.

How do I get to Jubilee River?

The nearest railway station is Taplow, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode SL6 8LQ.

Is Jubilee River a protected site?

Yes — Jubilee River is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).

Is Jubilee River free to visit?

Yes, Jubilee River is free to enter.

How do I get to Jubilee River?

The nearest railway station is Taplow, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL6 8LQ.

Canals · South East England

Jubilee River

In or near Taplow.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Jubilee River — artificial anabranch, in most flow as a flood relief channel, of the (river) Thames.

Jubilee River, canals in South East England — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Taplow · 1.9 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Jubilee River, the nearest railway station is Taplow, located 1.9 km away. The postcode for navigation is SL6 8LQ, and entry is free.

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Jubilee River is a canal in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "artificial anabranch, in most flow as a flood relief channel, of the (river) Thames". Coordinates: 51.5378°, -0.6969°.

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Protected designations

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

The Jubilee River is an artificial flood-relief channel in southern England. It is 11.6 km (7.2 mi) long and is on average 45 metres (148 feet) wide. It was constructed in the late 1990s and early 2000s to take overflow from the River Thames and so alleviate flooding to areas in and around the towns of Maidenhead, Windsor, and Eton in the counties of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. It achieves this by taking water from the left (at this point eastern) bank of the Thames upstream of Boulter's Lock near Maidenhead and returning it via the north bank downstream of Eton. Although successful in its stated aims, residents of villages downstream, such as Wraysbury, claim it has increased flooding in those locations.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

Architecture

Parts of the towns of Windsor, Eton and Maidenhead are prone to flooding, because they are built on the flood plain of the River Thames. The concept of a parallel channel which could take water from the Thames above Maidenhead and return it below Windsor was conceived in the 1980s, and became known as the Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme. When the ten regional water authorities were privatised, as a result of the Water Act 1989, responsibility for rivers passed to the National Rivers Authority, which soon afterwards submitted plans for a channel which would be 50 m wide and 12 km long. In October 1992, a planning enquiry was held to consider the proposals. During that…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 51.5378, -0.6969
District: Windsor and Maidenhead
Parish: Windsor and Maidenhead, unparished area
Postcode: SL6 8LQ
Parliamentary constituency: Maidenhead
Nearest railway station: Taplow — 1.9 km

Sources

wikidata: Q1127860 (CC0)
wikipedia: Jubilee River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Jubilee River, Manor Farm Weir - geograph.org.uk - 1117820.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Jubilee River?: Jubilee River is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SL6 8LQ), in the parish of Windsor and Maidenhead, unparished area.
What is Jubilee River?: Jubilee River — artificial anabranch, in most flow as a flood relief channel, of the (river) Thames.
How do I get to Jubilee River?: The nearest railway station is Taplow, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode SL6 8LQ.
Is Jubilee River a protected site?: Yes — Jubilee River is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
Is Jubilee River free to visit?: Yes, Jubilee River is free to enter.
How do I get to Jubilee River?: The nearest railway station is Taplow, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL6 8LQ.

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