Bray (England)

Bray is very close to Maidenhead. Windsor and Eton are also nearby.

By car

Head on the M4 and exit at junction 8, the A308(M) then leads to Bray.

By train and bus

Maidenhead is the nearest railway station, about 3 km from Bray. Windsor is also an option. Taxis are easy to find in either town.
Buses 6 and 6A run from Maidenhead Town Centre (Frascati Way, Stop S1), via Bray, to Windsor (Castle Hill, Stop C). Maidenhead to Bray takes 10 min; Windsor to Bray takes 40 min.

Bray is small and easily explored on foot.

• St Michael's ChurchDates from 1293, contains several brasses from the 14th to 16th centuries

• Visit Bray Lock. Although it is smaller than its nearast counterpart, Boulter's Lock, it is sited in a picturesque area, perfect for walking along the river.

Bray is home to two of the UK's four three-Michelin-star restaurants. It has been a centre of high dining since the establishment of The Waterside Inn in the 1970s, later Britain's second three-Michelin-star restaurant (1985–present). Bray was put firmly on the gastronome's map by Heston Blumenthal and the molecular gastronomy he practices at The Fat Duck, also a three-Michelin-star restaurant (2004–present). The other two restaurants that hold three stars are in London.

• The Fat Duck

  phone: +44 1628 580333
  address: 1 High Street
  Run by molecular gastronomy pioneer Heston Blumenthal and famous for its inventively bizarre dishes including "snail porridge", "sardine on toast sorbet", and "salmon poached with liquorice". Reservations essential.

• The Waterside Inn

  phone: +44 1628 620691
  address: Ferry Road
  First 3-star Michelin restaurant serving French food of the highest order by established leaders of French cuisine in the UK. Reservations essential. Also offers accommodation from £220 per room per night.

• Monkey Island Hotel

  phone: +44 1628 623400

• Peartrees Guesthouse

  phone: +44 1628 624407
  address: 78 Windsor Rd