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Recommended Towns & Villages near Silchester

KIngsclere Downs

Kingsclere (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction W)

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

Thatcham, Berkshire

Thatcham (55 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction NW)

Claimed to be the oldest inhabited village in Britain..

Reading, Berkshire

Reading (227 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 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...

Looking over the bridge.....Newbury 2005

Newbury (107 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Berkshire (10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction W)

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

Sandford Lane, Woodley, Berkshire

Woodley (16 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (11.6 miles, 18.6 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.....

Sonning, Berkshire. Sonning Lock

Sonning on Thames (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Berkshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NE)

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

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Crux Easton

in the county of Hampshire (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction W)

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 (13.3 miles, 21.4 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...

Henley-on-Thames, St. Mary's Church and Hart Street

Henley on Thames (158 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (15.4 miles, 24.7 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...

Farnborough Air Show 2010

Farnborough (63 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction E)

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...

Jane Austen's House

Chawton (37 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction S)

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

Nettlebed, Oxfordshire

Nettlebed (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction N)

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

St Andrew's Church, Farnham, Surrey

Farnham (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (16.1 miles, 26.0 km, direction SE)

It was King Caedwalla of Wessex who, in 688 bestowed the Manor of Farnham on the Bishop's of Winchester...

A lovely thatched cottage in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (18.0 miles, 29.0 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...

Village Church

Hambleden (29 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction NE)

Hambleden is an attractive village set in the valley of the Chilterns, close to the River Thames. It has a "Picture-Postcard" image with pretty flint and stone cottages spread out around the church...

Ewelme, The Church, Almshouses and School

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction N)

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

Alresford

Alresford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hampshire (18.3 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.....

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Shalbourne

in the county of Wiltshire (19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (19.7 miles, 31.6 km, direction NW)

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

River Test at Wherwell, Hants

Wherwell (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (19.7 miles, 31.7 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...

Recommended attractions near Silchester

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.....

Jane Austen's House - Chawton

Jane Austen's House (16 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction S)

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A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction N)

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

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

Fawley Court (5 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction NE)

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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...

View from the Hog's Back, Near Guildford, Surrey

Hog's Back (2 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction SE)

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.8 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 Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.8 km, direction NW)

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

Legoland, Windsor

Legoland, Windsor (58 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.2 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.....

Dorney Court, near Windsor, Buckinghamshire.

Dorney Court (1 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.0 km, direction NE)

Dorney Court is unusual in that it has passed by direct descent, father to son, through 13 generations of the Palmer family in.....

Wild flowers and Church at Hinton Ampner Gardens, Hampshire

Hinton Ampner Garden (57 Pictures)

(21.5 miles, 34.5 km, direction S)

Elegant country house with highly distinctive gardens...

Virginia Water Lake, Virginia Water, Surrey.

Virginia Water Lake (16 Pictures)

(21.7 miles, 34.9 km, direction E)

Originally little more than a stream, Virginia Water Lake was begun in 1746 by William, Duke of Cumberland who was then Ranger of.....

City Mill in Winchester

Winchester City Mill (4 Pictures)

(22.0 miles, 35.5 km, direction SW)

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


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