Speen, Newbury and Thatcham

Name: Speen
Address: Newbury and Thatcham, United Kingdom

#20 among attractions in Newbury and Thatcham

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Speen is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. Centred 2 miles north west of the largest town in the district, Newbury, Speen has clustered settlements, the largest of which is Speen village and the others are buffered from the town by the A34 road and named Bagnor, Stockcross, Woodspeen and Marsh Benham. Its other land is an approximately even mixture of woodland and agricultural fields and varies greatly in elevation, having the Reading to Taunton Line alongside the north bank of the River Kennet as its southern boundary and both banks of the River Lambourn in its north with elevated ground in between. Benham Park in the south-west of the area is a listed landscape garden and house. ()

Alternative names: Area: 5.61 mi²Coordinates: 51°24'35"N, 1°20'38"W

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Newbury and Thatcham United Kingdom

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Speen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.6 miN
Golf, Gothic Revival architecture
Donnington Grove, Newbury and Thatcham
15 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.
1 miSE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Nicolas Church, Newbury and Thatcham
26 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.
0.7 miN
Ruined medieval castle built in 1386
Donnington Castle, Newbury and Thatcham
19 min walk • Donnington Castle is a ruined medieval castle, situated in the small village of Donnington, just north of the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire.
1 miSE
Bridge
Newbury Bridge, Newbury and Thatcham
27 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.
1.1 miE
Park
Victoria Park, Newbury and Thatcham
29 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.
1 miSE
City hall
Newbury Town Hall, Newbury and Thatcham
27 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.
1 miSE
Pub, Canal, Bars and clubs
Newbury Lock, Newbury and Thatcham
26 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.
1.2 miE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Shaw House, Newbury and Thatcham
30 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.
1.1 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
West Berkshire Museum, Newbury and Thatcham
29 min walk • 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.
1 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Parkway Shopping Newbury, Newbury and Thatcham
25 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.
1.1 miSE
51°23'59"N • 1°19'27"W
Kennet Centre, Newbury and Thatcham
29 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Speen?

Nearby attractions include Donnington Castle, Newbury and Thatcham (19 min walk), Guyer's Lock, Newbury and Thatcham (20 min walk), Watermill, Newbury and Thatcham (23 min walk).

How to get to Speen by public transport?

The nearest stations to Speen:

Bus

Hawthorn Road • Lines: 1 (28 min walk)
Old Newbury Post Office • Lines: 1 (29 min walk)

Train

Newbury (32 min walk)