Bray
Parish in Windsor and Maidenhead, England
| Coordinates: | 51.488, -0.699 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 90 77 |
| Dialling code: | 01628 (Maidenhead) |
Bray sits on the floodplain of the River Thames in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, a short drive between Maidenhead and Windsor. Its riverside setting, nearby green spaces such as Braywick and the Jubilee flood-relief channel give it a rural feel, while good road and rail links to London and Reading mean it functions as a well‑connected commuter village.
Despite its village scale, Bray has an outsized reputation for food and hospitality, thanks to internationally known restaurants including The Fat Duck and The Waterside Inn, which draw visitors from across the country. The area combines medieval roots and historic buildings such as Bray Court and an old parish church with an affluent, community‑minded population, local shops, pubs and regular village events.
Postcode districts covering Bray
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Reading 12.5 miles20.1 km
- City of Westminster 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Sutton 24 miles38.7 km
- Slough 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Harrow 17.2 miles27.7 km
- High Wycombe 10 miles16.1 km
- Watford 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Basingstoke 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Woking 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Hemel Hempstead 20.7 miles33.3 km
- St. Albans 24.5 miles39.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Fifield Built-up area 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Holyport Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Water Oakley Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Stud Green Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Bray Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Dorney Reach Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Oakley Green Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Touchen-end Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Dorney Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Oldfield Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Clewer & Dedworth West Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Paley Street Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Bray
SL4 4AN, SL6 2JQ, SL6 2UB, SL6 2JW, SL4 4LN, SL4 5TR, SL4 4QJ, SL6 2FZ, SL6 2JD … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Luton Airport 30.3 miles48.7 km
- Maidenhead Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Taplow Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
Hotels in Bray Ad
- Monkey Island Estate - Small Luxury Hotels of the World
- Holiday Inn Maidenhead Windsor
- Fredrick's Hotel Restaurant & Spa 4
Schools in Bray
- Alexander First School Primary
- Braywood C of E First School Primary
- Holyport C of E Primary School Primary
- Holyport College Secondary
Local points of interest
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Frogmore House Estate 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Sunninghill Park Estate 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Ditton Park Estate 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Sunningdale Park Estate 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Wilton Park Estate 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Bulstrode Park Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Penton Hook Marina Marina 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Brunel University University 10.2 miles16.4 km