West Berkshire Museum, Newbury and Thatcham

Name: West Berkshire Museum
Address: 1 The Wharf, Newbury and Thatcham, RG14 5AS, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1635 519562

#12 among attractions in Newbury and Thatcham

Top attraction, Museum, Specialty museum

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The West Berkshire Museum, in Newbury, Berkshire, holds various artworks and collections related to Newbury and West Berkshire. Established in 1904, the museum is housed in two of Newbury's most historic buildings. The Cloth Hall was built in 1627 by Richard Emmes, a master carpenter of Speenhamland for the Newbury Corporation as a cloth factory. Originally part of a larger range of buildings with a courtyard in the centre, the building was subsequently used as a workhouse, hospital and school before being used for storing corn from 1829 until its conversion to a museum. ()

Established: 26 October 1904 (120 years ago)Coordinates: 51°24'5"N, 1°19'19"W

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1 The WharfNewbury and Thatcham RG14 5AS United Kingdom

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+44 1635 519562

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West Berkshire Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Donnington Grove, St Nicolas Church, Newbury Bridge, Victoria Park.

1.4 miNW
Golf, Gothic Revival architecture
Donnington Grove, Newbury and Thatcham
37 min walk • Donnington Grove is a Strawberry Hill Gothic mansion, now a hotel and country club, and associated Golf Course at Donnington in the civil parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington, near Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire. It is overlooked by Donnington Castle.
~690 ftW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Nicolas Church, Newbury and Thatcham
4 min walk • St Nicolas Church is the Church of England parish church of Newbury, Berkshire, and stands just south of the main bridge over the River Kennet, in the centre of the town. It is chiefly remarkable for the consistency of its Perpendicular Gothic architectural style and its unusually large size for a parish church.
~540 ftW
Bridge
Newbury Bridge, Newbury and Thatcham
3 min walk • Newbury Bridge, also known as Kennet Bridge or Town Bridge, is a bridge across the River Kennet in the town centre of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire.
~1250 ftNE
Park
Victoria Park, Newbury and Thatcham
7 min walk • Victoria Park is a small public park near to the centre of Newbury, Berkshire, England. Current features of the park include a bandstand, tennis courts, boating lake, bowls club, skatepark, and a statue of Queen Victoria.
~460 ftW
City hall
Newbury Town Hall, Newbury and Thatcham
3 min walk • Newbury Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Newbury, Berkshire, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Newbury Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
~600 ftW
Pub, Canal, Bars and clubs
Newbury Lock, Newbury and Thatcham
3 min walk • Newbury Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal in the town centre of Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire. It has a rise/fall of 3 ft 6 in, and is situated just upstream of Newbury Bridge. The lock is a grade II listed structure.
0.8 miN
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Shaw House, Newbury and Thatcham
20 min walk • Shaw House is an important example of an early symmetrical H-plan Elizabethan mansion, located at Shaw, on the north-eastern outskirts of Newbury in Berkshire.
~1000 ftN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Parkway Shopping Newbury, Newbury and Thatcham
5 min walk • Parkway Newbury is a retail and residential development in Newbury, Berkshire that opened on 27 October 2011. It includes 475,000 sq ft of retail and restaurant accommodation and Marks & Spencer, 578 shopper car parking spaces, 113 residents parking spaces.
0.4 miE
Canal
Greenham Lock, Newbury and Thatcham
12 min walk • Greenham Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Newbury, Berkshire, England. Greenham Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The canal is administered by the Canal & River Trust. The lock has a rise/fall of 8 ft 11 in.
~730 ftSW
51°23'59"N • 1°19'27"W
Kennet Centre, Newbury and Thatcham
4 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~280 ftSW
Cinema, Theater, Concerts and shows
Corn Exchange, Newbury and Thatcham
2 min walk • The Corn Exchange is a 400-seat arts centre in Newbury, Berkshire, UK. It presents a varied programme including dance, film, music, drama, children's events, comedy and an annual pantomime.

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Which popular attractions are close to West Berkshire Museum?

Nearby attractions include Corn Exchange, Newbury and Thatcham (2 min walk), Newbury Town Hall, Newbury and Thatcham (3 min walk), Newbury Bridge, Newbury and Thatcham (3 min walk), Newbury Lock, Newbury and Thatcham (3 min walk).

How to get to West Berkshire Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to West Berkshire Museum:

Bus

Newbury Bus Station (2 min walk)
Old Newbury Post Office • Lines: 1 (3 min walk)

Train

Newbury (7 min walk)
Newbury Racecourse (17 min walk)