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Recommended Towns & Villages near Ashford Hill

KIngsclere Downs

Kingsclere (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction SW)

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

Thatcham, Berkshire

Thatcham (55 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (4.6 miles, 7.3 km, direction NW)

Claimed to be the oldest inhabited village in Britain..

Looking over the bridge.....Newbury 2005

Newbury (107 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Berkshire (6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction NW)

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

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Crux Easton

in the county of Hampshire (8.7 miles, 14.1 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...

Whitchurch cottage row

Whitchurch (1 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SW)

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

Prospect Park

Reading (227 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction NE)

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 (15.1 miles, 24.2 km, direction W)

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

Sonning on Thames

Sonning on Thames (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Berkshire (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction NE)

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

Sandford Lane, Woodley, Berkshire

Woodley (16 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction NE)

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.....

St Mary’s Church, Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire

Chilton Foliat (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction W)

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

River Test at Wherwell, Hants

Wherwell (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction SW)

This enchanting little village boasts a host of thickly thatched, black and white, half timbered cottages,and has a bit of a bloody history...

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (17.7 miles, 28.4 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...

Nettlebed, Oxfordshire

Nettlebed (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction NE)

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

Thatched cottages in the centre of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (17.9 miles, 28.8 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...

St Mary & St Nicholas' Parish Church, Churchyard

Wilton (40 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (17.9 miles, 28.8 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.....

A Chawton Cottage

Chawton (37 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction SE)

In Chawton is the unassuming 18th-century cottage where Jane Austen once lived...

Henley

Henley on Thames (158 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (18.2 miles, 29.3 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...

River walk  New Alresford near Winchester

Alresford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hampshire (18.2 miles, 29.4 km, direction S)

Alresford is a market town in Hampshire, just north-east of the City of Winchester and south-west of the town of Alton, which it is linked to by the Mid Hants Watercress Railway.....

Wantage, Oxfordshire

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (18.9 miles, 30.5 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.....

Ewelme, The Church, Almshouses and School

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction N)

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

Recommended attractions near Ashford Hill

The Summer house

The Vyne (17 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 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.....

Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle (32 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction W)

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

Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle (14 Pictures)

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction NW)

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

Wellington Country Park, Hampshire

Wellington Country Park (1 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction E)

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The Lodge at Greys Court

Greys Court (70 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 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.....

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction N)

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

A picture of The Chantry House

The Chantry House (1 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.2 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.....

A picture of Crofton Beam Engines

Crofton Beam Engines (2 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction W)

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Jane Austen's House - Chawton

Jane Austen's House (16 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction SE)

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A picture of Mid Hants Railway

Mid Hants Railway (20 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction S)

The Mid-Hants Railway is a preserved heritage steam railway, operating in Hampshire, between Alresford and Alton...

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

Fawley Court (5 Pictures)

(19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction NE)

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Ludgershall Castle, Wiltshire

Ludgershall Castle (10 Pictures)

(19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction W)

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

Longstock Water Gardens, Longstock, Hampshire

Longstock Park Water Garden (1 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.3 km, direction SW)

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St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough

St Michael's Abbey (2 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction E)

ST. Michael's Abbey is a beautiful Abbey Church built in the peace and tranquillity of the English countryside by the French.....

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(20.5 miles, 32.9 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.....

City Mill in Winchester

Winchester City Mill (4 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.1 km, direction S)

In this City of many fine historic sites, none is more pleasant than the peaceful charm of Winchester City Mill standing beside.....

Wolvesey Castle

Wolvesey Castle (14 Pictures)

(20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction S)

The outstanding remains of Wolvesey Castle stand as a stern reminder of the days when the order of life was God first, followed.....

A picture of Ashdown House

Ashdown House (1 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.1 km, direction NW)

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