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Hamstead Lock

#2770 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Hamstead Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Hamstead Marshall between Kintbury and Newbury, Berkshire, England. ()

Coordinates: 51°24'3"N, 1°23'34"W

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Hamstead Lock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dreweatt's Lock, Irish Hill Copse, Copse Lock, Benham Lock.

0.8 miW
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Dreweatt's Lock
21 min walk • Dreweatt's Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Kintbury and Newbury, Berkshire, England. The lock has a rise/fall of 5 ft 9 in. It is a grade II listed building.
1.1 miW
Forest
Irish Hill Copse, Kintbury
30 min walk • Irish Hill Copse is a 15.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Kintbury in Berkshire. This site of coppiced ancient woodland includes an extensive area of calcareous ash/wych elm coppice on the hill sides, merging into wet ash/maple and acid oak/ash/hazel woodland with aspen, on the higher parts of the site.
~250 ftNE
Canal
Copse Lock, Kintbury
2 min walk • Copse Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Kintbury and Newbury, Berkshire, England. The lock has a rise/fall of 6 ft 0 in.
1 miE
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Benham Lock
25 min walk • Benham Lock, formerly known as Benham Bridge Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Kintbury and Newbury. It is located below Marsh Benham, but in the civil parish of Enborne, in the English county of Berkshire.
~870 ftSW
Forts and castles
Newbury Castle, Newbury and Thatcham
5 min walk • Newbury Castle is the name of an English adulterine castle built by John Marshal during The Anarchy. It is located west of the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire.