Cholsey
Cholsey is a village and civil parish immediately south of Wallingford in South Oxfordshire.
Its population in 2011 was 3,457. 2011 Census. Its parish boundary, some 17 miles (27 km) long, reaches from the edge of Wallingford into the Berkshire Downs.
The village green called "The Forty" has a substantial and ancient walnut tree.
Getting to Cholsey
The town lies on the A4130 which runs to Didcot (6 miles) and the A34 to the W and to Henley-on-Thames (14 miles) and on to Maidenhead (23 miles) to the E. The A4074 connects the town to Reading (15 miles) to the SE and to Oxford (14 miles) to the NW.
- 01Cholsey Railway Station
Railway Approach, Cholsey OX10 9QD (3 miles SW of town).
Worth seeing
Plenty of things to see in Wallingford - the Castle, the River Thames, the ancient market town built on Saxon foundations, the Castle Gardens and Castle meadows, quirky antique shops, coffee shops, and places for supper.
- 01Wallingford Castle
Ruins dating from 11th century motte-and-bailey.
- 02Wallingford Bridge
- 03Wallingford Museum
Collections of local interest, in a Tudor house.
- 04Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary
Old Didcot Rd, Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell, OX10 0SW (3 miles NW of town), mail@donkeyrescue.org.uk.
Things to do
Take one of the self-guided historical walks (information from the tourist information office in the Market Place), or visit Wallingford Museum. Have a picnic on the banks of the Thames, or investigate the Saxon ramparts which surround the town. If you visit on a Sunday, why not attend the Sunday Gospel Service held by the Wallingford Christian Assembly, at the Gospel Hall, Atwell Close. (5:00-5:45PM each week.)
- 01Cholsey & Wallingford Railway
Where to eat
- 01The Partridge
32 St Mary's St, Wallingford, OX10 0ET, eat@partridgeinnwallingford.co.uk.
- 02Avanti
- 03The Old Post Office
- 04Memories of Bengal
- 05Smart Fish & Chip Shop
64-65 High St, OX10 0BX (across from Waitrose),.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Mike Peel (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.