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Photo: Wittenham Clumps, a viewpoint near Dorchester-on-Thames in the North Wessex Downs, Oxfordshire, south east England.

Wittenham Clumps© Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Cholsey StationCholsey

38 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the North Wessex Downs, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

North Wessex Downs

National Landscape near Hungerford

Rolling chalk downland above the Vale of the White Horse, threaded by one of Britain's oldest roads

0.1 km NE

Photo of the Chilterns, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Chilterns

National Landscape near The Lee

Beech woods and chalk downland within easy reach of London, laced with old ridge paths and grazing red kites

1.5 km SE

Photo along the Thames Path, a 185-mile National Trail running from Kemble to London, England.Highlight

Thames Path

National Trail

The river from its Cotswold trickle to the Thames Barrier — the gentlest long walk in Britain.

1.5 km SE · spans 7 counties

Photo of the River Thames, a 135-mile river navigation running from Cricklade to Teddington, England.Highlight

River Thames

River navigation

The non-tidal Thames — 45 locks of managed river between Cricklade's meadows and the tideway at Teddington.

1.5 km SE · spans 7 counties

Photo: Wittenham Clumps, a viewpoint near Dorchester-on-Thames in the North Wessex Downs, Oxfordshire, south east England.Highlight

Wittenham Clumps

Viewpoint near Dorchester-on-Thames

Twin beech-crowned chalk hills above the Thames, Round Hill and the Iron Age hillfort of Castle Hill, with wide views.

6.6 km N

Photo of The Bell Inn, a pub near Aldworth in the North Wessex Downs, Berkshire, south east England.Highlight

The Bell Inn

Pub near Aldworth

Beer served through a hatch in a panelled Downs pub kept by the same family for over 250 years, filled rolls and no music.

7 km SW

Photo of Ewelme, a village in the Chilterns, Oxfordshire, south east England.Highlight

Ewelme

Village

Chiltern-foot village with a spring-fed brook, watercress beds and a rare surviving group of medieval church, school and brick almshouses.

8.1 km NE · Oxfordshire

Photo of Dorchester Abbey, a church near Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, south east England.Highlight

Dorchester Abbey

Church near Dorchester-on-Thames

Former Norman abbey church on a Saxon cathedral site, famous for its sculpted 14th-century Jesse window in the chancel.

8.2 km N

Photo of Dorchester-on-Thames, a village in Oxfordshire, south east England.Highlight

Dorchester-on-Thames

Village

Small former Saxon cathedral village near the Thames, its long street of old cottages and inns gathered round Dorchester Abbey.

8.2 km N · Oxfordshire

Photo of Basildon Park, a Grade II registered house & garden near Goring-on-Thames in the North Wessex Downs, Berkshire, south east England.Highlight

Basildon Park

House & garden near Goring-on-Thames

Palladian mansion in Thames-side parkland.

8.3 km S

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Photo along the Ridgeway, an 86-mile National Trail running from Avebury to Ivinghoe, England.

The Ridgeway

National Trail

Britain's oldest road — a prehistoric chalk track past Avebury, hillforts and white horses.

1.5 km SE · spans 5 counties

Photo of Wallingford, a village in Oxfordshire, south east England.

Wallingford

Village

Historic Thames-side market town with a bridge, castle earthworks and a bustling square, long home to Agatha Christie.

3.4 km NE · Oxfordshire

Photo along the Chiltern Way, a 177-mile long-distance path in England.

Chiltern Way

Long-distance path

The Chiltern Society's grand loop through four counties of beechwood and chalk, grown from a Millennium project into 177 miles.

5.1 km SE · spans 5 counties

Photo of Streatley, a village in the North Wessex Downs, Berkshire, south east England.

Streatley

Village

Chalk-flanked village at the Goring Gap where the Thames cuts between the Chilterns and the Downs, below the NT slopes of Lardon Chase.

5.3 km S · Berkshire

Photo of The Miller of Mansfield, a pub near Goring-on-Thames in the Chilterns, Oxfordshire, south east England.

The Miller of Mansfield

Pub near Goring-on-Thames

Brick-and-flint dining inn in the riverside village of Goring, with rooms and a garden near the Thames and Ridgeway.

5.5 km S

Photo of Brightwell Vineyard, a vineyard near Brightwell-cum-Sotwell in the North Wessex Downs, Oxfordshire, south east England.

Brightwell Vineyard

Vineyard near Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Riverside vineyard between Wallingford and the Thames making Bacchus and Dornfelder, with a cellar-door shop and tours.

5.7 km N

Photo of Goring Gap Sites, a country estate near Streatley in the North Wessex Downs, Berkshire, south east England.

Goring Gap Sites

Country estate near Streatley

A National Trust place in Berkshire.

6 km S

Goring-on-Thames

Village

Riverside village where the Ridgeway crosses the Thames through the Goring Gap, with a lock, weir and old bridge to Streatley.

6 km SE · Oxfordshire

Aldworth

Village

Quiet downland village whose small church holds the medieval stone 'Aldworth Giants', with the timeless Bell Inn on the green.

6.6 km SW · Berkshire

Everything else within 10 km (19) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.