There is plenty to see and do near to Newbury & Hungerford

Activities

Horse Racing
Newbury Racecourse offers some of the best horseracing both flat and over jumps. It is the home of the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, The Judd Monte Lockinye and Ladies Day in August and has a Summer season of top racing. (For details about music events see ‘Party in the Paddock’ below).
Golf
Donnington Valley Golf Course, Newbury, is an 18 hole 6353 yard par 71 course with magnificent views and exceptional golfing
Shooting
The Royal Berkshire Shooting School
Fishing
Denford Fishery is long established trout fishery, situated in 70 acres of natural water meadows on the River Kennett, below Hungerford.
Barton Court Fishery specialises in chalk stream fishing on the River Kennet, whether you are interested in fly-fishing, brown trout fishing, rainbow trout fishing or coarse fishing after the trout fishing season comes to an end.
Driving Experiences
Thruxton Motorsport Centre has over 30 years experience in operating driving experiences and is committed to providing the latest supercars for our customers to drive.

To See

Highclere Castle
One of England's most beautiful Victorian castles, owned by the 8th Earl and Countess of Carnarvon. Highclere Castle is only 4 miles from Newbury, famous for its exhibition recording the story of the 5th Earl's discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen. Today the castle hosts many other activities and events and is home to the filming of TV's Downton Abbey.
Inkpen / Combe
Here you will find Combe Gibbet and the remains of the Iron Age Walbury Hill Fort (600BC to 50AD) (SU3761). This is the highest chalk hill in England and stands 974 feet (279m) above sea level with spectacular views.
The gibbet is located at grid reference SU360620 on the Test Way close to the Berkshire / Hampshire border. It is named after the village of Combe, but it is also close to Inkpen and it is built on top of a long barrow known as the Inkpen Long Barrow, which is 60m long and 22m wide.

Walking and Hiking

This is excellent walking country, with a number of interesting opportunities.

Inkpen Circular Walks
You can download copies of these local walks here
Wayfarers Walk
The Wayfarers Walk extends over 70 miles starting at Inkpen Beacon (The Test Way) and ending at Emsworth (The Sussex border path). The walk traverses Watership Down, the setting for Richard Adams' best selling book about a community of rabbits.
The Test Way
This 44 mile walk starts high on the chalk downs at Inkpen carrying on down to Southampton Water.
Walking in Berkshire
UK Ramblers Association

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