Goring-on-Thames

Worth seeing in and around Goring-on-Thames

9 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
   Basildon Park

   Basildon Park is a country house situated 2 miles south of Goring-on-Thames and Streatley in Berkshire, between the villages of Upper Basildon and Lower Basildon. It is owned by the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building.

   2.8 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in West Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Gatehampton Railway Bridge

   Gatehampton Railway Bridge, otherwise referred to as Gatehampton Viaduct, is a railway bridge carrying the Great Western Main Line over the River Thames in Lower Basildon, Berkshire, England. It takes the line between the stations at Goring and Streatley and Pangbourne, and crosses the Thames on the reach between Whitchurch Lock and Goring Lock.

   1.4 km · railway bridge in Lower Basildon, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Moulsford Railway Bridge

   Moulsford Railway Bridge, also known locally as "Four Arches" bridge, is a pair of parallel bridges located a little to the north of Moulsford and South Stoke in Oxfordshire, UK. It carries the Great Western Main Line from Paddington, London to Wales and the West across the River Thames. The bridge lies between the stations at Goring & Streatley and Cholsey, and crosses the Thames at an oblique angle on the reach between Cleeve Lock and Benson Lock.

   3.9 km · railway bridge in Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Bartholomew's Church, Lower Basildon

   St Bartholomew's Church is the redundant Church of England parish church of Lower Basildon in the county of Berkshire, England. Built in the late 13th century, the structure was substantially renovated in 1875–1876.

   2 km · church in Lower Basildon, West Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Goring and Streatley Bridge

   Goring and Streatley Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in England. The bridge links the twin villages of Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and Streatley, Berkshire, and is adjacent to Goring Lock.

   500 m · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Lardon Chase

   Lardon Chase is a 14.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Streatley in Berkshire. Bordering Oxfordshire, It is in the North Wessex Downs, which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is part of the Lardon Chase, the Holies and Lough Down National Trust property.

   1.4 km · Site of special scientific interest and national trust property in Berkshire, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Holies Down

   Holies Down is a 5.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Streatley in Berkshire. It is in the North Wessex Downs, which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is part of the Holies section of the Lardon Chase, the Holies and Lough Down National Trust property.

   1.3 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Moulsford Downs

   Moulsford Downs is a 13.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Goring-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. This chalk grassland site on the Berkshire Downs has a rich wildlife.

   2.9 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Sphinx Hill

   Sphinx Hill, also known as the Egyptian House, is a Grade II* listed house in Moulsford, Oxfordshire, England. Designed by John Outram, the Egyptian-style postmodernist house was completed in 1999, making it the youngest listed building in the United Kingdom.

   2.8 km · house in Moulsford, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Goring-on-Thames

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 47 km · London Luton (LTN), 66 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 78 km

Stations

Goring & Streatley railway station, 200 m

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  69 km · quickest by road, 2h · £7–10
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