Cold Ash

Worth seeing in and around Cold Ash

5 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
   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.

   3.7 km · lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Thatcham, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   3.4 km · canal lock in Berkshire, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Shaw House

   Shaw House is an Elizabethan mansion in Shaw near Newbury, Berkshire, UK. The house is Grade I listed and its park and gardens are Grade II. The house is and early example of symmetrical H-plan architecture.

   3.9 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in West Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   2.5 km · church in Thatcham, West Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Brockhurst and Marlston House School

   Brockhurst & Marlston House School is a British independent and boarding preparatory school. It occupies Marlston House, a Grade II* listed Elizabethan style house situated in the hamlet of Marlston and the civil parish of Bucklebury in the English county of Berkshire.

   2.8 km · English country house and preparatory school · Wikipedia

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Getting to Cold Ash

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 56 km · London Luton (LTN), 80 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 81 km

Stations

Thatcham railway station, 3.6 km · Hermitage railway station, 3 km · Pinewood Halt railway station, 3.9 km

• London → Cold Ash

  79 km · quickest by road, 2h · £8–11
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• Luton, Luton → Cold Ash

  77 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · £10–14
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• Bristol → Cold Ash

  92 km · quickest by road, 1h 53m · £10–13
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