Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake

of Eye & Dunsden between the Reading suburb of Caversham and the village of Sonning Eye. It was created by the selective dredging and reclamation of part of the Caversham Lakes, a string of lakes that adjoin the River Thames and which were originally created as a result of gravel extraction by Sonning Works. The project to create the facility was sponsored by a partnership of the Caversham Lakes Trust, Sport England, the Amateur Rowing Association and the Thames and Kennet Marina. The budget was £13 million and the lake was officially opened in April 2006 by the two men after which it is named.