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Recommended Towns & Villages near Cold Ash

Thatcham, Berkshire

Thatcham (55 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction S)

Claimed to be the oldest inhabited village in Britain..

Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury (107 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Berkshire (3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction SW)

Newbury is a lovely town, it is rich in 17th century buildings with the Tudor granary building being of immense attraction...

View from Kingsclere Downs

Kingsclere (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction S)

A picturesque village in Hampshire, near to Watership Down...

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Crux Easton

in the county of Hampshire (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SW)

Crux Easton is a quiet Hampshire hamlet lying in the shadow of Beacon Hill which rises to 262ft west of the village...

Chilton Foliat

Chilton Foliat (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction W)

A fine example of a typical English country village beside the River Kennet in Wiltshire..

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction N)

East Hendred is one of the spring line villages nestling just below the Downs in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire...

Reading, Berkshire

Reading (227 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction E)

This town lies on the extremities of the Berkshire Downs and the Chiltern Hills at a point where the waters of the rivers Thames and Kennet meet making the River Thames a major river for the rest of its journey to the sea...

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Shalbourne

in the county of Wiltshire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction W)

The country village of Shalbourne in Wiltshire is marked out by its leafy lanes and clutch of pretty thatched properties...

Cornfield, Wantage

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction NW)

Wantage is a small historic market town in Oxfordshire, famous for being the birthplace of King Alfred the Great, who was born there during the 9th century, though the site of the.....

A lovely thatched cottage in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction N)

This gorgeous little village set in a hollow beneath Whittington Clumps is revered as the home of Doctor Edward Bach, creator of the celebrated Bach Flower Remedies used in homeopathic treatments...

Whitchurch cottage row

Whitchurch (1 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction S)

With such pretty countryside and so much of historic interest Whitchurch makes an ideal base from which to explore the delights of rural Hampshire...

Sonning, Berkshire. Sonning Lock

Sonning on Thames (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Berkshire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction E)

"the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river". - Jerome K. Jerome..

Cottage in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, seen in 'Midsomer Murders' detective series

Nettlebed (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction NE)

Nettlebed is a lovely English village in the heart of rural Oxfordshire...

Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction N)

This is a delightful village set beside the River Thames at a point where the historic river is joined by the lesser known River Thame. The village is renowned for its Abbey.....

Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction NE)

Ewelme is a quiet place particularly noted for its historic parish church...

A picture of Wilton

Wilton (40 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction W)

A landmark in the area is Wilton Windmill, this is a restored windmill from 1821, it was refurbished in 1976 and stands on a chalk ridge 550 feet above sea level. This superb.....

Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction N)

This is a popular Thames side village which was the choice of Jerome K. Jerome for a setting for one of the riotous scenes of his "Three Men in a Boat" and it is easy to see just.....

Sandford Lane, Woodley, Berkshire

Woodley (16 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction E)

There is much to do with England's great aviation history in the County of Berkshire, and at Woodley visitors will find the interesting Museum of Aviation which is appropriately.....

Bridge St view from the Abingdon Bridge, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction N)

Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675...

Henley on Thames. Down the street of Henley

Henley on Thames (158 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NE)

Henley held the very first regatta in 1839 and in the year 1851 Prince Albert became Patron of the Regatta, thus giving the event the pretigious title of Royal Henley Regatta...

Recommended attractions near Cold Ash

Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle (14 Pictures)

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction W)

A mile north of Newbury. Built in the late 14th century as a fortified residence at the top of a hill, overlooking the River.....

Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle (32 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SW)

This was once a rather plain building until Sir Charles Barry turned it into the matchless beauty we see today. A place of rare.....

The Summer house

The Vyne (17 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.3 km, direction SE)

This house stands on a spot where once there may have been a Roman inn or villa. The name means "house of wine" which is a very.....

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction N)

Displays of Hendred's Millenium history housed in a Grade one Listed ex-Carthusian Chapel (15th Century)...

'Day Out With Thomas' at Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction N)

Recreating the golden age of the Great Western Railway with steam locomotives in the engine shed, signalling displays, Brunels's.....

Wellington Country Park, Hampshire

Wellington Country Park (1 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction E)

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A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction NE)

Nuffield Place is the former home (1933-63) of Lord Nuffield who was the founder of Morris Motors. The house is a rare survival.....

The Lodge at Greys Court

Greys Court (70 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction NE)

Intriguing Tudor Manor with 14th-century fortifications, and Ornamental gardens set within medieval walls. Things to see include.....

A picture of Crofton Beam Engines

Crofton Beam Engines (2 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction W)

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A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction N)

The wonderful abbey church of St.Peter and St.Paul has a history stretching back to the year 634, but the church we see today.....

A picture of Ashdown House

Ashdown House (1 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction NW)

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Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction N)

Abingdon Abbey was founded in 675 and demolished following Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. During the life of the.....

Abingdon Museum (Old Berkshire County Hall), Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction N)

Abingdon museum is housed in the centre of this ancient town in the spectacular 17th century County Hall. It includes displays.....

View of Charney Bassett water mill taken from the upstream side. Charney Bassett, Oxfordshire

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction NW)

This charming rural water mill was built in the local timber and weather-boarded style with a hipped roof and dates from 1807. .....

A picture of The Chantry House

The Chantry House (1 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction NE)

This is a magnificent 14th-century Grade I listed church hall. Its timber-framing is typical of the late medieval period, and.....

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Tom Browns School Museum

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NW)

Memorabilia of Uffington and district ranging from pre-historic and Roman times up to the present. Information on recent digs at.....

Side view of the main building at Fawley Court, Henley on Thames

Fawley Court (5 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction NE)

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Ludgershall Castle, Wiltshire

Ludgershall Castle (10 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction SW)

Romantic, ruined motte and bailey castle, with building works in stone. Parts of the castle date to the 12th-century, it was.....

A picture of Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse (8 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction NW)

The beautiful Vale of the White Horse is the region lying between the River Thames and the Berkshire Downs. It is an area.....

Longstock Water Gardens, Longstock, Hampshire

Longstock Park Water Garden (1 Pictures)

(22.3 miles, 35.9 km, direction SW)

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