.Shaw House was built in 1581 by Newbury clothier Thomas Dolman. This fine Elizabethan building was home to successive Dolman families, the flamboyant Duke of Chandos and the Andrews and Farquhar families. Shaw House then began a new life as a school for generations...

Arlington Arts Centre represents the latest development in the work of Mary Hare School - the national charity for the education of profoundly and severely deaf children and young people.Arlington Arts Centre also encompasses an extensive music department for the...

Situated in the heart of Newbury, the Corn Exchange plays host to a range of events in a diverse programme; Comedy, Theatre, Dance, Children's Events, Film and Music to suit all tastes are on offer throughout the year. New Greenham Arts, an arts centre which hosts...

Modest red-brick building housing an unexpected treasure – an outstanding series of large-scale paintings by acclaimed artist Stanley Spencer. Inspired by his experiences as a First World War medical orderly and soldier, and peppered with personal and unexpected...

Highclere Castle has been home to the Carnarvon family since 1679. Built on an ancient site, the original house was recorded in the Domesday Book. The present day Castle was designed in 1842 by Sir Charles Barry, the architect also responsible for building the Houses...

The Englefield Estate lies west of Reading and east of Newbury in Berkshire. The Estate is a thriving community consisting of farmland, woodlands, residential and commercial properties. It is managed to a high standard and while modern in its approach in the day to...

Ufton Court is an educational centre for children and young people. It is run by the Ufton Court Educational Trust, a registered charity established in 2006, which aims to provide an inspirational historical home offering innovative and challenging experiences to...

The museum includes displays on the history of Thames Valley Police and the five police forces that merged to form it: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxford City, Oxfordshire and Reading Borough. The museum's collections include items from the Great Train Robbery of...

From small beginnings, the 350 acres of Beale Park have been transformed into a garden with nature trails, summer river cruises and a deer park. Most impressive is the aviary walkway where you can see a number of rare birds.

This impressive Georgian mansion, surrounded by glorious parkland, was lovingly rescued from ruin by Lord and Lady Iliffe in the mid 1950s, when they restored the elegant interior and scoured the country salvaging 18th-century architectural fixtures and fittings....