English Heritage sites near Bucklebury Parish
DONNINGTON CASTLE
6 miles from Bucklebury Parish
The striking twin-towered 14th-century gatehouse of this castle, later the focus of a Civil War siege and battle, survives amid impressive earthworks.
SILCHESTER ROMAN CITY WALLS AND AMPHITHEATRE
8 miles from Bucklebury Parish
Originally a tribal centre of the Iron Age Atrebates, Silchester became the large and important Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum.
ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM
17 miles from Bucklebury Parish
This splendid 17th century Baroque building housed a courtroom for assizes, raised on arches over a market space. It now houses the Abingdon Museum.
CHISBURY CHAPEL
17 miles from Bucklebury Parish
This pretty thatched and flintwalled 13th century chapel survived after the Reformation in 1547 by being used as a barn as part of Chisbury Farm.
UFFINGTON CASTLE - WHITE HORSE AND DRAGON HILL
18 miles from Bucklebury Parish
Three atmospheric sites lie along the Ridgeway. Uffington 'Castle' is a large Iron Age hillfort, Dragon Hill a natural mound associated in legend with St George.
WAYLAND'S SMITHY
19 miles from Bucklebury Parish
A fine and atmospheric Neolithic chambered long barrow 2km (11/4 miles) along the Ridgeway from the Uffington White Horse: it was once believed to be the habitation of the Saxon smith-god Wayland.
Churches in Bucklebury Parish
Bucklebury: St Mary The Virgin (The Parish Church)
Bucklebury Village
Reading
(01635) 860220
http://www.2bsd.org.uk/
Our services have resumed - please see News and notices section for more information.
Please visit our website - www.2bsd.org.uk - for more information or call the Parish Office, 01635 860220. Email us: [email protected]
St Mary, Marlston
Marlston Road
Marlston
Newbury
(01635) 860220
http://www.2bsd.org.uk
Services in most of our church buildings have resumed, however it is likely to be September before St Mary, Marlston resumes the 8am service of Holy Communion (BCP) on the 4th Sunday of the month.
Weekly services are still available to watch online - https://www.2bsd.org.uk or search for 2bsdchurches on YouTube
<span style="font-size: 1rem;">Please visit our website - www.2bsd.org.uk - for more information or call the Parish Office, 01635 860220.</span>
Upper Bucklebury: All Saints
Broad Lane
Upper Bucklebury
Reading
(01635) 860220
Please visit our website - www.2bsd.org.uk - for more information or call the Parish Office, 01635 860220.
Our services have resumed - please see News and notices section for more information.
Pubs in Bucklebury Parish
Bladebone
Chapel Row, Chapel Row, RG7 6PD
(0118) 971 4000
thebladebone.com/
Cottage Inn
26 Broad lane, Upper Bucklebury, RG7 6QJ
(01635) 864544
thecottageinnupperbucklebury.co.uk/