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Thornford Park, Crookham Hill, Crookham Common, Thatcham
RG19 8ET West Berkshire
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of RG19 8ET:
Legoland Windsor
Winkfield Road, Windsor, SL44AY
LEGOLAND Windsor has over 50 fantastic rides and attractions, including..
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle, Windsor, SL41NJ
Windsor Castle has been named one of the Seven Wonders of Britain in a major survey by Yellow Pages, backed by the English Tourism Council. Windsor Castle is one of three official residences of The Queen and has been home to the Sovereign for over 900 years.
Household Cavalry Museum
Combermere Barracks, St Leonards Road, Windsor, SL43DN
The Household Cavalry Museum collection relates to The Life Guards (1st and 2nd), Horse Grenadier Guards, Royal Horse Guards (Blues), 1st Royal Dragoons (Royals) and The Blues and Royals, covering over three hundred years of the history of the Sovereign's mounted bodyguard. The collection contains Uniforms, Weapons, Standards, Guidons, Drum Banners, Horse Furniture, Campaign and Gallantry Medals, Regimental Medals from the 17th Century.
West Berkshire Museum
The Wharf, Newbury, RG145AS
The museum is housed in two of Newbury's most historic buildings. The Cloth Hall was built in 1626-1627 by Richard Emmes, a master carpenter of Speenhamland for the Newbury Corporation as a cloth factory.
Sandham Memorial Chapel
Burghclere, RG209JT
This red-brick chapel was built in the 1920s for the artist Stanley Spencer to fill with murals inspired by his experiences in the First World War. Influenced by Giotto's Arena Chapel in Padua, Spencer took five years to complete what is arguably his finest achievement.
Highclere Castle and Gardens
4.5m South of Newbury, Highclere, RG209RN
Highclere Castle is one of England's most beautiful Victorian Castles set amidst spectacular parkland near Newbury, Berkshire. The Castle itself stands on the site of an earlier house that, in turn, was built on the foundations of the medieval palace of the Bishops of Winchester who owned this estate from the 8th century.
Calleva Roman Museum
Bramley Road, Silchester, RG72LU
Calleva Roman Museum provides background information for the site visit to the Roman town walls and amphitheatre. In the centre lay the Forum and Basilica.
The Living Rainforest
Hampstead Norreys, RG180TN
Explore the rainforest, and discover its wonders for yourself. On your visit, look out for free roaming lizards, birds and butterflies - you never know where they will appear next! See some of the world's most popular foods, from bananas to coffee, cocoa and ginger.
Basildon Park
Lower Basildon, RG89NR
18th-century country house set in extensive parklandThis beautiful Palladian mansion was built in 177683 by John Carr for Francis Sykes, who had made his fortune in India. The interior is notable for its original delicate plasterwork and elegant staircase, as well as for the unusual Octagon Room.
Milestones - Hampshires Living History Museum
Basingstoke Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, RG216YR
Imagine an open-air museum inside a massive modern building a network of streets with shops, a village green and even a pub..
Stratfield Saye House
Stratfield Saye House, RG72BZ
In the heart of the English countryside on the Hampshire/Berkshire border, you'll find the elegant, but intimate, Stratfield Saye House, home to the Dukes of Wellington since 1817. The 1st Duke of Wellington acquired the house and estate in 1817, choosing it for its proximity to London and Windsor.
Basing House
Redbridge Lane, Old Basing, RG247HB
Basing House, Hampshire, was a major English Tudor palace and castle that once rivalled Hampton Court Palace in its size and opulence. Today only the foundations and earthworks remain.
Mapledurham House
Mapledurham, RG47TR
Away from the distractions of town, business or busy hotels, Mapledurham is an oasis of peace, natural beauty and history. Mapledurham House, still the home of the descendants of the original family, is an Elizabethan Manor House situated beside the Thames and sheltered by the Chiltern Hills, visitors can enjoy the collection of portraits, furniture, the great oak staircases and original plaster ceilings.
Wellington Country Park
Wellington Country Park, Riseley, RG71SP
A wonderful place for walking, and an ideal destination for children, with safe play areas, beautiful nature trails and lakeside walks to interest and educate. Featuring 350 acres of woodland, parkland and lakes, the Park is part of the estate of the Duke of Wellington, and is close to Stratfield Saye House, home of the Dukes of Wellington.
Museum of English Rural Life
University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG66AH
The Museum of English Rural Life was founded by the University of Reading in 1951 to reflect and record the changing face of farming and the countryside. It houses Designated collections of national importance that span the full range of objects, archives, photographs, film and books.
Finkley Down Farm Park
Andover, SP116NF
Finkley Down Farm Park in Andover, Hampshire is a family run children's farm with all the character of a traditional farm but in a safe, secure, friendly environment. Children can 'let off steam' in the large playground which includes the Pyramid Slide, a combine harvester, aerial runway and trampolines.
West Green House Gardens
West Greet, Hartley Wintney, RG278JB
The delightful series of walled gardens, voted one of the UK's top 50 gardens, surrounds a charming 18th-century house.The Lake Field and its follies and lake are now open but may, from time to time, be closed due to dampness.
Didcot Railway Centre
Didcot, OX117NJ
Join us in our rural setting based around the original engine shed. The Great Western Society has had a home in Didcot since 1967 and the range of activities and facilities on offer is substantial.
Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary
Old Didcot Rd, Brightwell Cum Sotwell, Wallingford, OX100SW
The Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary is a registered charity, caring for abused and ill-treated animals. We rely totally upon public donations to enable us to do this valuable work.
Greys Court
Rotherfield, Greys, Henley on Thames, RG94PG
This picturesque house, mainly Tudor in style, has a beautiful courtyard and one surviving tower dating from 1347. The house has an interesting history and was involved in Jacobean court intrigue.
Pendon Museum
Long Wittenham, OX144QD
At Pendon we aim to recapture, in detailed and colourful miniature, scenes showing the beauty of the English countryside as it used to be in the years around 1930. Realistically modelled cottages, farms, fields and lanes recall the peaceful country ways of that period.
Drayton Park
Drayton Park, Steventon Road, Drayton, Abingdon, OX144LA
Drayton Park - golf course in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Contact the golf course on telephone number 01235 528989 for course availability, course rules, member information, golf academy (if available) and green fees at Drayton Park golf course/club.
Ludgershall Castle and Cross
Ludgershll Castle, Ludgershall, Wiltshire, SP119QR
Ruins of an early twelfth-century royal hunting palace and medieval cross. Earthworks can be seen of the Normal motte-and-bailey castle and the flint walls of the later hunting palace.
River and Rowing Museum
Hill Meadows, Henley on Thames, RG91BF
The River & Rowing Museum was designed by David Chipperfield Architects to a brief which set out to establish an astonishing Museum. The building is raised on columns above water meadows beside the Thames and is built of exposed concrete and glass with a terne coated steel roof, clad in green oak.
Stonor House and Park
, Stonor, RG96HF
Stonor, open to the public, has been the home of the Stonor family for more than 800 years and a centre of Catholicism throughout - including all the dark days following the Reformation.The House is hidden in a fold of the Chilterns five miles from the Thames at Henley.
Harcourt Arboretum
Nuneham Courtenay, Oxford, OX449PX
Six miles south of Oxford on the A4074 is the Harcourt Arboretum. This is an integral part of the plant collection of the Botanic Garden.
Look Out Discovery Centre
Nine Mile Ride, Bracknell, RG127QW
The Look Out Discovery Centre has been voted 14th out of 50 by the Independent in it's 'The 50 Best Spring Days Out in Britain'. It is a hands-on, interactive science and nature exhibition with over 70 exhibits within themed zones linked to the National Curriculum.
