Four Oaks Accommodation - A self-catering apartment on the outskirt of Kintbury, Hungerford, Berkshire. 2022

General

Kintbury village boasts the following amenities:

Three pubs:

The Blue Ball
The Dundas Arms
The Price of Wales
Bakers on Wednesdays and Saturdays

Four Oaks Taxi
Village Shop with Post Office
Beauticians in the Thatcher's yard
Bookshop
Butchers
Tweasles Hairdressers Kintbury, Hungerford 01488 658935

Auderly Inglewood a retirement complex is just outside the village; they have hairdressers, beauticians and the Blandys Bistro. All open to the public but must be booked in advance.

Eating out

Within walking distance of the Accommodation, in the Village of Kintbury, there is The Blue Ball who open for dinner. Closer to Kintbury train station you have The Dundas Arms, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Close by the towns of Hungerford and Newbury have numerous cafes, bars, restaurants and pubs.

Further Afield…

The Red House, Marsh Benham – Lunch and Dinner.
Crown and Garter, Inkpen – pub and café serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The Pheasant, Shefford Woodlands – village pub.
The George, Eastbury – village pub.

The Harrow, Little Bedwyn – A Michelin Star restaurant, bookings only.
The Blandys - Auderly Inglewood, please note bookings only.
The Woodspeen, Woodspeen, Newbury – Michelin Star restaurant, booking advised.

Sightseeing in Berkshire

Within an hour of Kintbury…

Kennet and Avon Canal – flows from Reading to Bristol through Kintbury. Along it's course there are the Crofton Beam engines near Great Bedwyn.
The Kennet Horse Boat Company is a family owned business offering horse-drawn trips on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
Cairn lock ladder at Devizes.
The city of Bath.
Walbury Hill – with it's Iron Age fort, Bronze Age burial mound and Combe gibbet the site of local hangings.
Hungerford – with it's cafes, restaurants, pubs and antique shops.
Newbury – with it's museum, cafes, pubs, shopping racecourse and market.

Avebury – UNESCO World Heritage site with it's Neolithic stone circle, burial mounds and Silbury Hill.
Stonehenge – Near Amesbury, Wiltshire – world Heritage site, prehistoric stone circle.
Salisbury – with it's beautiful cathedral.
Oxford – with it's university buildings and castle.
The Cotswolds – Cheltenham, Bourton on Water, Cirencester.
Highclere Castle – home of Downton Abbey.
Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre.
Whitchurch Silk Mill.

The old vicarage, Kintbury, West Berkshire

St. Lawrences Church, Hungerford, Berkshire

The Old Vicarage, A Grade II Listed Building in Kintbury, West Berkshire

The Kennet and Avon Canal, Locks in the Village of Kintbury

The Dundas Arms, Riverside pub with accommodation, Kintbury, Berkshire

Stonehenge prehistoric monument in Amesbury,Wiltshire, England

Thatchers yard, Mildenhall and Bullock Butchers, Kintbury, Berkshire

Walking

There are numerous local walks, some close to the apartment and others a short journey away. Maps can be found on the internet or we have a selection available in the apartment for your use. We also provide instructions that highlight our local villages and the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Cycling

Kintbury is on the National Cycle route 246, off road routes can be found on the internet, but our lanes are rural and quiet, so you can devise your own using the map in the apartment. . The canal path is cycle friendly.