Town Walks
Various dates
The popular town walks are returning this summer!
The walks provide an insight into the fascinating history of Newbury and are suitable for town inhabitants and visitors.
Each walk lasts approximately 1.5 hours, except for the Battle walk, which lasts 2 hours.
The walks are led by local history experts, providing commentary and answering questions as the walk proceeds.
The pace is leisurely and the ground level.
The walks program and leaders are as follows:
Tue 29 Jul, 10.30am, A History of Newbury with Philip Wood
Tue 5 Aug, 10.30am, Northbrook Street People with Jane Burrell
Tue 12 Aug, 10.30am, Lost Pubs of Newbury (not suitable for children under 12)Â with Phil Wood
Tue 19 Aug, 10.30am, Newbury at War with Jane Burrell
Tue 26 Aug, 10.30am, Northbrook St & Speenhamland with David Peacock
Tue 2 Sep, 10.30am, Tudor Newbury with David Peacock
Tue 9 Sep, 10.30am, First Battle of Newbury with Dave Stubbs
Walk information:
All walks start at 10.30am at the Corn Exchange in Newbury Market Place (Market Place, RG14 5BD), except for the Battlefield Walk which starts at the Bowlers Arms in Wash Common (Enborne Street RG14 6TW).
There will be a maximum of 15 adults for each walk. Children under 12 must be accompanied by adult.
The Corn Exchange Newbury
The Corn Exchange Trust manages four key spaces; the Corn Exchange which includes a 400 seat auditorium, a 40 seat independent cinema and a Cafe and Bar; 101 Outdoor Arts: National Centre for Arts in Public Space – a unique outdoor arts creation centre for the development of large-scale outdoor performances, making and rehearsal space and on-site accommodation; their centrally located Learning Centre in which workshops and courses for all ages take place; and The Base Greenham, a visual arts gallery and workshop space on Greenham Business Park which is also home to 8 resident artists.
The performance programme at the Corn Exchange has developed considerably in recent years.
They present a mixed programme of theatre, dance, comedy, music, family, film and outdoor work to audiences from across the South East.
The emphasis is on presenting shows of the highest quality and films that inspire and entertain audiences, with attendance growing year on year.
The Trust produces its own pantomime in-house, as well as supporting a range of artists and companies across all art-forms through commissioning and development opportunities, mentoring and production support.
Their emphasis is on presenting great shows and films that audiences really want to come and see and that reflect the rich diversity of our country today.
Always high quality, they’re really proud that their attendance figures are growing year on year.
Transport
By Bicycle: public bike parking is available in the Market Place, a short walk from our front door.
By Train or Bus: five-minute walk from both the train and bus stations; regular services run from Reading, Windsor, Basingstoke, Winchester, Oxford and London.
By Car: 10 minutes from M4 Junction 13. There are a number of town centre car parks (pay on exit): Mon-Sun: £2 after 6pm. For car parks behind the Corn Exchange sat nav RG14 5QP.
Please visit the Accessibility page for information about the facilities at the Corn Exchange
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