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

North Wessex DownsPhoto John Lubbock / Pexels

Places to explore near Kintbury StationKintbury

Kintbury Station sits inside the North Wessex Downs National Landscape. 49 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 Kennet & Avon Canal, an 87-mile canal running from Reading to Bristol, England.Highlight

Kennet & Avon Canal

Canal

The broad-beam crossing of southern England — river, canal and river again from Bristol's Avon to the Thames at Reading, over the chalk by the Caen Hill flight.

0 km SW · spans 5 counties

Photo of Combe Gibbet, a landmark near Kintbury in the North Wessex Downs, Berkshire, south east England.Highlight

Combe Gibbet

Landmark near Kintbury

Replica double gallows on a Neolithic long barrow high on Inkpen ridge, raised in 1676 and never used again after one hanging.

5.4 km SW

Photo of The Pheasant, a gastropub near Shefford Woodlands in the North Wessex Downs, Berkshire, south east England.Highlight

The Pheasant

Gastropub · With rooms near Shefford Woodlands

North Wessex Downs coaching inn with rooms, an olive best country pub.

6.6 km N

Photo of Donnington Castle, a ruined castle near Newbury, Berkshire, south east England.Highlight

Donnington Castle

Castle near Newbury

Twin-towered medieval gatehouse on a hill.

7.7 km E

Photo of Snelsmore Common Country Park, a country park near Boxford in the North Wessex Downs, Berkshire, south east England.Highlight

Snelsmore Common Country Park

Country park near Boxford

A country park in Berkshire.

7.8 km NE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of the River Kennet, a 45-mile river running from Marlborough Downs to River Thames at Reading, England.

River Kennet

River

A Berkshire chalk river from the Marlborough Downs to the Thames at Reading, shadowed most of the way by the Kennet & Avon Canal.

0.1 km SW · Berkshire & Wiltshire

Photo of The Dundas Arms, a pub near Kintbury in the North Wessex Downs, Berkshire, south east England.

The Dundas Arms

Pub near Kintbury

Canalside inn at Kintbury set between the Kennet & Avon and the river, with tables on the wharf by the lock.

0.1 km S

Hungerford

Village

Kennet & Avon canal town of antiques shops and a broad high street, famous for its ancient Hocktide 'Tutti-men' custom.

5 km W · Berkshire

Photo along the Test Way, a 44-mile long-distance path running from Inkpen to Eling, England.

Test Way

Long-distance path

From the high chalk at Inkpen to tidal water at Eling, dropping into the valley of England's most famous trout stream.

5.4 km SW · Hampshire, Berkshire & Wiltshire

Photo along the Wayfarer's Walk, a 70-mile long-distance path running from Inkpen Beacon to Emsworth, south east England.

Wayfarer's Walk

Long-distance path

Combe Gibbet to Emsworth harbour across Watership Down and the Hampshire chalk — high downland one end, saltmarsh the other.

5.4 km S · Hampshire & Berkshire

Photo of the River Lambourn, a 17-mile river running from Lambourn to River Kennet at Newbury, south east England.

River Lambourn

River

A short, exceptionally clean chalk stream running down from racehorse country on the Lambourn Downs to the Kennet at Newbury.

5.5 km NE · Berkshire

Photo of Welford Park, a garden in the North Wessex Downs, Berkshire, south east England.

Welford Park

Garden near Welford

Queen Anne house whose beech-shaded grounds open each February for one of England's great wild carpets of snowdrops.

6.4 km N

Cobbs Farm Shop

Farm & farm shop near Hungerford

Large family farm shop and kitchen near Hungerford, selling home-grown veg, meat and Berkshire produce with a café.

6.8 km W

Boxford

Village

Riverside village on the Lambourn where timbered and thatched cottages line the ford and old mill leats.

7 km NE · Berkshire

Everything else within 10 km (35) — 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.