Benham Hill

Worth seeing in and around Benham Hill

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Donnington Castle

   Donnington Castle is a ruined medieval castle, situated in the small village of Donnington, just north of the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Sir Richard Abberbury the Elder in 1386 and was bought by Thomas Chaucer before the castle was taken under royal control during the Tudor period.

   3.6 km · ruined medieval castle in Berkshire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Newbury Lock

   Newbury Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal in the town centre of Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire. It has a rise/fall of 3 ft 6 in, and is situated just upstream of Newbury Bridge.

   2.4 km · lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Nicolas Church, Newbury

   St Nicolas Church is the Church of England parish church of Newbury, Berkshire, and stands just south of the main bridge over the River Kennet, in the centre of the town. The Grade I listed building is chiefly remarkable for the consistency of its Perpendicular Gothic architectural style and its unusually large size for a parish church.

   2.3 km · church building in West Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Monkey Marsh Lock

   Monkey Marsh Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Thatcham, Berkshire, England. Monkey Marsh Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury.

   3.4 km · lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Thatcham, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Widmead Lock

   Widmead Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Newbury and Thatcham, Berkshire, England. Widmead Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury.

   1.9 km · canal lock in Berkshire, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Sandleford Priory

   Sandleford Priory is a largely 18th century country house at Sandleford in the civil parish of Greenham in the English county of Berkshire. It incorporates the chapel of a former monastery and is currently the home of St Gabriel's School.

   3.5 km · country house in Greenham, West Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Litten Chapel

   Litten Chapel is an early 16th-century chapel associated with the old medieval hospital of St Bartholomew in Newbury, Berkshire, England. The single storey chapel contains a set of carved timber roof trusses that are a notable example of post-medieval craftsmanship.

   2.6 km · 16th century chapel in Newbury, West Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Black Boys Bridge

   The Black Boys Bridge is a road bridge in Newbury, Berkshire, England. At the western end of Newbury railway station, the bridge spans the Reading to Taunton line.

   2.6 km · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St John the Evangelist Church, Newbury

   St John the Evangelist Church is one of four parish churches in the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire. It is part of the Benefice of South Newbury, along with the Churches of St George the Martyr, Wash Common and St Michael and All Angels, Enborne.

   2.6 km · church in Newbury, West Berkshire, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Mary's Church, Thatcham

    The St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church at Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is a Grade II* listed building.

    2.3 km · church in Thatcham, West Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Benham Hill

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 58 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 82 km · London Luton (LTN), 82 km

Stations

Newbury railway station, 2.3 km · Thatcham railway station, 3.6 km · Newbury Racecourse railway station, 1.4 km · Newbury West Fields Halt railway station, 3.4 km

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