Book : Bracknell,
Ascot, Newbury, Hungerford, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Sandhurst,
Thatcham, Finchampstead (Streetmaster Street Maps).
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The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, Canal Centre, Couch Lane,
Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1EB. Tel: +44 (0)1380 721279. The Trust
has been in existence for over 40 years. It was formed to restore
the, then closed, Kennet & Avon Canal from Reading to Bristol
as a "through" navigation and as a public amenity.
www.katrust.org. Newbury Branch.
Donnington Castle, Newbury,
Berkshire. The striking twin-towered 14th- century gatehouse
of this castle, later the focus of a Civil War siege and battle,
survives amid impressive earthworks. English Heritage. About
3 miles west of Thatcham.
The Newbury & District Agricultural Society, Newbury Showground,
Priors Court Road, Hermitage, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 9QZ.
Tel: 01635 247111. Venue of the Royal County of Berkshire Show.
www.newburyshowground.co.uk. About 3 miles north of Thatcham.
Newbury Racecourse plc,
The Racecourse, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7NZ. Tel: 01635 40015.
Newbury in Berkshire is uniquely situated in the centre of Southern
England, close to both the M3 and the M4 as well as the A34,
A4 and A339. There is a main line rail station adjacent to the
course with direct connections to London Paddington and the West
Country. Flat and National Hunt racing. www.newbury-racecourse.co.uk.
About 2 miles west of Thatcham.
Highclere Castle, Highclere Park, NEWBURY, Berks RG20 9RN. Tel:
01635 253204. One of England's most beautiful Victorian Castles.
Open to the public, to companies for conferences, and romantic
couples looking for a wedding venue. About 6 miles south of Thatcham.
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