Browsing local attractions within 1 mile of The Pilgrims Guest House
Church Road, Newbury, RG14 2DR, (0.6 miles, 1kms), Tel: 01635 279279, Email, www.shawhouse.org.uk
Built in 1581 by Newbury clothier Thomas Dolman this fine Elizabethan building was recently restored through a £6 million project. The stories and characters from Shaw House's varied past are bought to life in the exhibition.
Historic House
Conference Centre
Wedding Ceremony Venue
Greenham Island, Mill Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SG, (1 miles, 2kms), Tel: 07584 566197, www.newburymarina.com
Hire boats available all year round for a romantic break for 2 or for a fun family holiday up to 8 people. Secure moorings with facilities.
Boat Hire
Berkshire, RG7 3TF, (0.8 miles, 1kms)
The village of Mortimer is today almost entirely the product of Victorian and early 20th century speculative development.
Village
Walking Route
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Part of the parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington, this once separate settlement has been all but swallowed up by the growth of Newbury.
Berkshire, (0.8 miles, 1kms)
Stanford Dingley is a pleasant ancient village standing in the valley of the River Pang.
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St Mark and St Luke, at Avington, near Kintbury, is one of the best small Norman churches in West Berkshire.
Church
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Few churches were built in the 20th century in West Berkshire, but of those that were, St John’s in Newbury is one of the best.
Berkshire, RG17, (0.8 miles, 1kms)
Inkpen is a village of many scattered parts linked by a network of lanes and paths.
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It is thought by many that the battle of Ashdown, one of Alfred the Greats early victory’s over the invading Danish army, took place on the Downs near Compton.
Berkshire, RG7, (0.8 miles, 1kms)
Although only a village Theale has the character of a small town.
West Mills, RG14 5HG, (0.8 miles, 1kms), Email
St Nicolas’s in Newbury is a fine example of a late medieval church, built on the wealth of the town’s nationally renowned cloth industry.
RG8 9SE, (0.8 miles, 1kms), Email
St Mary’s is a fairly typical medieval church lying in the small village of Aldworth high on the eastern end of the Berkshire Downs.
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Medieval stained glass outside the grand cathedrals of England is actually very rare; the best place in West Berkshire to see stained glass of this period is St Mary, Aldermaston.
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The Kennet and Avon Canal, which celebrated its bicentenary in 2010, forms an important route from east to west across West Berkshire.
Canal
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One of the best churches in West Berkshire to see substantial Norman work.
Berkshire, RG20, (0.8 miles, 1kms)
Hamstead Marshall is a parish like no other in West Berkshire, where the desires and power of the aristocracy can be seen imprinted on the landscape.
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The interiors of medieval churches would have been covered in colour and artwork. Today much of this has been lost, but one of the best places to see how these churches might have looked is St Clement in the village of Ashampstead.
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The Victorians were major church builders and restorers, and few churches escaped their attentions. One of the best places in West Berkshire to see the impact of the Victorians on church architecture is St Andrew’s in Bradfield.
Berkshire, RG18, (0.8 miles, 1kms)
Thatcham is one of those rare places that can trace their history back over many thousands of years.
Town
Berkshire, RG14, (0.8 miles, 1kms)
Newbury has its origins following the Norman Conquest of AD 1066, a period of economic growth when new landlords sought to gain maximum advantage from the development of new market centres.
(0.8 miles, 1kms), Email
West Berkshire contains some of the finest landscapes in southern England, much of it designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Churches are often a key feature of these landscapes and this is no more so than at Combe.
Park
43a/b Bartholomew Street, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5QA, (0.9 miles, 2kms), Tel: 01635 43532
Picture framing and art supplies.
Art Gallery
