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Reading, Berkshire.

Reading (227 Pictures) in the county of Berkshire

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NE of Silchester)

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...

THE RIVER AT SONNING

Sonning on Thames (14 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Berkshire

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NE of Silchester)

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

Henley

Henley on Thames (158 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire

(15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction NE of Silchester)

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...

Farnborough Air Show 2010

Farnborough (63 Pictures) in the county of Hampshire

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction E of Silchester)

This town is listed in the Doomsday Book of 1086, then it was a mere settlement which over the passing centuries developed into a village...

A Chawton Cottage

Chawton (37 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire

(16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction S of Silchester)

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

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The Summer house

The Vyne (17 Pictures)

(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction S)

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.....

Wellington Country Park, Hampshire

Wellington Country Park (1 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction E)

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Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle (14 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.4 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.....

Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle (32 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.6 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.....

The Lodge at Greys Court

Greys Court (70 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of The Chantry House

The Chantry House (1 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.7 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.....

St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough

St Michael's Abbey (2 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.2 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.....


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