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Accessibility

Thatcham is three miles east of Newbury and fifteen miles west of Reading in the Kennet Valley, on the A4 within easy reach of the M4 motorway and A34 trunk road. This means that London, the Midlands, Wales, the South Coast and the South-West are easily accessible.

Motorists approaching from the east should leave the M4 at Junction 12 and follow the A4 in the direction of Theale and then Newbury.

Motorists approaching from the west should leave the M4 at Junction 13 and the same instructions then apply to those approaching from the north. Follow the A34 south then the A339 signposted “Central Newbury and (A4) Thatcham”. At the Robin Hood roundabout take the A4 in the direction of Reading. Motorists approaching from the south should leave the A34 trunk road at the A4 junction (Speen) and follow the A4 through Newbury in the direction of Reading.

There are regular direct rail services from Thatcham to London, Reading and Newbury. For Heathrow Airport change at Reading and take the railair coach link direct to Heathrow. There are regular bus services through all the estates to Newbury.

Whilst every care has been taken in compiling this publication and the statements contained herein are believed to be correct, the publishers and promoters cannot accept responsibility for any inaccuracies. Reproduction of any part of this publication in any format, without permission, is strictly forbidden. Thatcham Town Council express their sincere gratitude to the following people for giving
permission to use their photographs in this guide: Mike Cass www.cherrytreeimages.com, Norman Jones http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/norriesite, Andrew Cooper and David Dobson.