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Elizabethan splendor
Shaw House is the best surviving Elizabethan manor house in Berkshire. It is available for venue hire throughout the year and open to the public in the school holidays. The new public season starts on Saturday 16th February 2013.
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Tranquil waterways
The Kennet and Avon Canal runs right through the area providing opportunities for walking, cycling, rowing or dreaming...enjoy a horse-drawn boat trip from Kintbury to really unwind.
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First class racing
Offering 29 racedays throughout 2013, Newbury is an award-winning racecourse staging some of Britain's best racing.
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Perfect for picnics
The gatehouse is all that survives of the once magnificent Donnington Castle. The site is steeped in history and is especially well known for its role during the English Civil War. Today it is owned by English Heritage and access is free.
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Prehistoric landscapes
Much of the area around Newbury is part of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This group of prehistoric barrows just outside Lambourn is typical of the open countryside of the Berkshire Downs.
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Newbury town centre
Newbury has a very vibrant town centre with a great mix of shops, pubs and restaurants along the pedestrianised main streets. There is a twice weekly market and a strong programme of free special events throughout the year.
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Parkway
Discover an exclusive range of top fashion & lifestyle brands in a historical environment right in the heart of Newbury town. Positioned just off Northbrook Street, Parkway Shopping presents John Lewis at home & Debenhams, alongside an exceptional mix of high street and unique boutique stores.
Cards for Good Causes are the UK’s largest multi-charity Christmas card organisation, whose aim is to offer the widest choice of charity cards and keep raising as much money as possible each year for local and national charities. CFGC pays the participating charities (or their trading subsidiaries) at least 70p in every pound from their card sales, less the VAT payable on the amount retained by CFGC. Cards are available now at Newbury Visitor Information Centre, Town Hall, Market Place, RG14 5AA until 24th Dec.
A winter wonderland is coming to Victoria Park, Newbury from Saturday 30th November to Sunday 22nd December 2013. Inspired by the festive markets of Germany and Austria, offering a wonderful variety of small wooden chalets packed to the rafters with unique handcrafted gifts, alongside an alpine bier keller and Santa’s Grotto complete with live reindeer. There will also be mouth watering food and live music to entertain you as you select your perfect Christmas gifts and soak up the festive atmosphere.
For a map of the area and some great reviews from local residents, from history and from the press then click here. We would also like to hear from you about your visit to the area.
