Sunbury Weir
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Sunbury Weir is a weir, at Sunbury-On-Thames in the English county of Surrey. It boasts the highest volume and fastest freestyle kayaking play areas on the River Thames. It is wide, surging and unfriendly to new or inexperienced paddlers. The eddyline is also very unstable and requires considerable effort to cross.
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[edit] Access
Public car park on Felix Lane, between Shepperton and Sunbury, parallel to north side of River Thames. See overhead map for more details: [1]
Onced parked, walk across the field, and paddle downstream to the main weir.
[edit] Gates
The weir consists of several gates which are opened according to the river levels.
Sunbury appears to work best at a certain pool level, rather than gate configuration. So it is entirely dependent on how many gates are open at the downstream weir (Molesey Weir). This information is not normally available, so word-of-mouth reports are essential. See links before for up-to-date websites.
[edit] Water levels
Hurley Weir needs to be on at least 4 gates for sufficient water.
[edit] See also
- Hurley Weir the most popular playspot on the Thames.
- Weirs on the River Thames
- River Thames
[edit] External links
For more information see Shepperton Whitewater Centre, which will have up to date level information and photos.
