Whitchurch-on-Thames

Worth seeing in and around Whitchurch-on-Thames

6 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.

   2.6 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.

   3.7 km · railway bridge in Lower Basildon, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   3 km · church in Lower Basildon, West Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Whitchurch Bridge

   Whitchurch Bridge is a toll bridge that carries the B471 road over the River Thames in England. It links the villages of Pangbourne in Berkshire, and Whitchurch-on-Thames in Oxfordshire – crossing the river just downstream of Whitchurch Lock.

   400 m · bridge between West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire, England,UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Hardwick House

   Hardwick House is a Tudor house on the banks of the River Thames on a slight rise at Whitchurch-on-Thames in the English county of Oxfordshire. It is reputed to have been the inspiration for E. H. Shepard's illustrations of Toad Hall in the book The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, although this is also claimed by Mapledurham House, Fowey Hall Hotel, Foxwarren Park and Fawley Court.

   2.5 km · Grade I listed English country house in South Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Bere Court And Bere House

   Bere Court is an English country house. It is a historic Grade I listed building.

   2.8 km · listed building in Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Whitchurch-on-Thames

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 43 km · London Luton (LTN), 65 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 73 km

Stations

Pangbourne railway station, 600 m

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  62 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · £10–13
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