Sun in the Sands
The Sun in the Sands was a pub-restaurant between Blackheath and Shooter's Hill in London. It lends its name to the adjacent junction, where the A2 between central London and north Kent meets the A102, which notably, to the north, provides access to the Blackwall Tunnel.Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: pub in Blackheath, London, UK
- Also known as: “Sun in the sands” and “Sun in the Sands, Blackheath”
- Address: 123 Shooters Hill Road, London, SE3 8UQ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Observatory and The Valley.
Royal Observatory
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north. Royal Observatory is situated 1¼ miles west of Sun in the Sands.
The Valley
Stadium
Photo: Superbfc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Valley is a football stadium in Charlton, London, England with a capacity of 27,111, which has been the home of Charlton Athletic Football Club since 1919, with a period of exile between 1923 and 1924, and from 1985 to 1992. The Valley is situated 1 mile northeast of Sun in the Sands.
Rectory Field
Recreation area
Rectory Field is a sports ground in Blackheath in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London. It was developed in the 1880s by Blackheath Cricket, Football and Lawn Tennis Company and became the home ground of rugby union team Blackheath F.C. between 1883 and 2016. Rectory Field is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Sun in the Sands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackheath Royal Standard and Morden College.
Blackheath Royal Standard
Quarter
Photo: Chris Denny, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackheath Royal Standard is a quarter.
Morden College
Neighborhood
Morden College is a charity which has been providing residential care in Blackheath, south-east London, England for over 300 years. Founded by philanthropist Sir John Morden in 1695 as a home for "poor Merchants", Morden College was built to a design sometimes attributed to Sir Christopher Wren.
Kidbrooke
Suburb
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kidbrooke is an area of south-east London, England, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich 7+1⁄2 miles south-east of Charing Cross and north west of Eltham.
Sun in the Sands
- Category: pub
- Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.47517° or 51° 28′ 31″ northLongitude
0.02545° or 0° 1′ 32″ eastOpen location code
9F32F2GG+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 352554330OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q14514990
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Sun in the Sands” goes by many names.
- French: “Soleil dans les sables”
- Spanish: “Sol en las Arenas”
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Highlights include Core Studio and Sunfields Methodist Church.
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