Silchester

Worth seeing in and around Silchester

4 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
   Church of St James

   The Church of St James in Bramley, Hampshire, England was built in the Norman period and has been added to since. It is a Grade I listed building.

   3.4 km · church in Bramley, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Mortimer War Memorial

   The Mortimer War Memorial is a monument that commemorates the lives of servicemen from Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire, England, who were killed in war. Unveiled on 9 October 1921, it was originally intended to commemorate 56 soldiers from the parish who died during the First World War.

   3.9 km · war memorial in Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Silchester House

   Silchester House is a Victorian mansion located in Silchester, in the Basingstoke and Deane district, in Hampshire, England, on the border with Berkshire. The west wing of the house dates back to the 17th century while newer parts of the house, such as the library and music room, were added in the late 1920s by Thomas Hartley of Hartley's.

   200 m · house in Silchester, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Padworth Common Local Nature Reserve

   Padworth Common Local Nature Reserve is a 28-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the edge of the hamlet of Padworth Common, between Reading and Newbury in Berkshire. It is owned by West Berkshire Council and managed by Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.

   2.8 km · park · Wikipedia

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Getting to Silchester

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 46 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 68 km · London Luton (LTN), 77 km

Stations

Bramley railway station, 3.8 km

• London → Silchester

  70 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · £7–9
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• Luton, Luton → Silchester

  75 km · quickest by road, 1h 53m · £9–12
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• London, Essex → Silchester

  70 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · £7–9
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