Newbury

Worth seeing in and around Newbury

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.

   2.3 km · ruined medieval castle in Berkshire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Benham Park

   Benham Park is a mansion in the English ceremonial county of Berkshire and district of West Berkshire. It is 2 miles west of Newbury within 500 metres of a junction of the A34 trunk road Newbury bypass outside the town side, in the Marsh Benham locality of Speen, a village within and outside the Newbury bypass.

   3.2 km · Grade I listed country house in Speen, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Guyer's Lock

   Guyer's Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Kintbury and Newbury, Berkshire, England. It is a grade II listed building.

   1.9 km · English canal lock · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Higg's Lock

   Higg's Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Kintbury and Newbury, Berkshire, England. The lock has a rise/fall of 5 ft 10 in.

   2.5 km · canal lock in Berkshire, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   200 m · lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   100 m · church building in West Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Benham Lock

   Benham Lock, formerly known as Benham Bridge Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Kintbury and Newbury. It is located below Marsh Benham, but in the civil parish of Enborne, in the English county of Berkshire.

   3.4 km · lock on Kennet and Avon Canal, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Copse Lock

   Copse Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal between Kintbury and Newbury in Berkshire, England. The lock has a rise/fall of 6 ft 0 in.

   4.8 km · lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal in England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Hamstead Lock

   Hamstead Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Hamstead Marshall between Kintbury and Newbury, Berkshire, England. The lock has a rise/fall of 6 ft 5 in.

   4.8 km · canal lock in Berkshire, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Newbury Castle

    Newbury Castle is the name of an English adulterine castle built by John Marshal during The Anarchy. It is located west of the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire.

    5 km · castle in Berkshire, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Newbury

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 60 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 84 km · London Luton (LTN), 84 km

Stations

Newbury railway station, 300 m · Thatcham railway station, 5.6 km · Newbury Racecourse railway station, 1.1 km · Woodhay railway station, 4.7 km

• London → Newbury

  84 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · £9–12
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• Luton, Luton → Newbury

  82 km · quickest by road, 2h 10m · £11–15
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• Bristol → Newbury

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