Bucklebury Common, Huckerby's Meadows

Name: Bucklebury Common
Address: Huckerby's Meadows, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Huckerby's Meadows

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Bucklebury Common is an elevated common consisting of woodland with a few relatively small clearings in the English county of Berkshire, within the civil parish of Bucklebury centred 3 miles northeast of Thatcham and encircling the settled localities of Upper Bucklebury and Chapel Row. It is one of the largest commons in Southern England covering 350 hectares. Since Inclosure the area is privately owned by the Bucklebury Manor estate, but has public access on a network of public rights of way bolstered by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. ()

Elevation: 433 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°25'12"N, 1°11'43"W

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Bucklebury Common – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aldermaston Lock, Douai Abbey, Woolhampton Lock, Aldermaston Court.

2.8 miSE
Canal, Canal lock
Aldermaston Lock
73 min walk • Nestled within the picturesque landscape of Berkshire, Aldermaston Lock stands as a tranquil testament to Britain's rich canal heritage. This charming lock is a key feature on the Kennet and Avon Canal, which stretches from the River Thames at Reading to the River Avon...
1.2 miSE
Church
Douai Abbey
32 min walk • Douai Abbey is a Benedictine Abbey at Upper Woolhampton, near Thatcham, in the English county of Berkshire, situated within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. Monks from the monastery of St.
1.8 miS
Canal
Woolhampton Lock
47 min walk • Woolhampton Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, in the village of Woolhampton in the English county of Berkshire. The lock has a rise/fall of 8 feet 11 inches and is administered by the Canal and River Trust.
3.6 miSE
Park
Aldermaston Court
91 min walk • Aldermaston Court is a country house and private park built in the Victorian era for Daniel Higford Davall Burr with incorporations from a Stuart house. It is south-east of the village nucleus of Aldermaston in the English county of Berkshire.
3.7 miSW
Park
Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham
94 min walk • The Nature Discovery Centre is a 35-hectare nature reserve in Thatcham in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. This site has a variety of habitats including a lake, woodland, reedbeds and hedges. The lake has many wintering wildfowl such as shovelers and pochrds.
3.1 miSE
Canal
Padworth Lock
79 min walk • Padworth Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Aldermaston Wharf in the civil parish of Padworth in the English county of Berkshire.
3.6 miSW
Canal
The Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham
93 min walk • The Nature Discovery Centre is a nature centre in the town of Thatcham in the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated at Thatcham Lake, a flooded gravel quarry near to the Thatcham Reed Beds.
3.2 miE
Canal, Canal lock
Towney Lock
81 min walk • Towney Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Aldermaston Wharf and Sulhamstead, Berkshire, England. Towney Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury.
2.4 miSW
Canal
Colthrop Lock
61 min walk • Colthrop Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Thatcham, Berkshire, England. Colthrop 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 7 ft 7 in.
1.8 miS
Canal
Heale's Lock
47 min walk • Heale's Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Thatcham and Woolhampton, Berkshire, England. Heale's Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury.
3 miSW
Church
St Mary's Church, Thatcham
77 min walk • The St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church at Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is a Grade II* listed building. It has been claimed that the church was founded in the 7th century by St Birinus, and parts of the church date from the 12th century.