English Heritage sites near Speen Parish
DONNINGTON CASTLE
1 miles from Speen 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.
CHISBURY CHAPEL
10 miles from Speen 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.
SILCHESTER ROMAN CITY WALLS AND AMPHITHEATRE
13 miles from Speen Parish
Originally a tribal centre of the Iron Age Atrebates, Silchester became the large and important Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum.
UFFINGTON CASTLE - WHITE HORSE AND DRAGON HILL
14 miles from Speen 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
14 miles from Speen 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.
LUDGERSHALL CASTLE AND CROSS
15 miles from Speen Parish
The ruins and earthworks of a royal castle dating mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries, frequently used as a hunting lodge. The remains of the medieval cross stand in the centre of the village.
Churches in Speen Parish
St Mary the Virgin
Church Lane
Speen
Newbury
(01635) 821305
http://www.stmarysspeen.org.uk
Church and parish information, service times and contact details for St Mary the Virgin, Speen in the Church of England Diocese of Oxford.
The church is situated in a beautiful part of the Berkshire countryside a short distance from the market town of Newbury. It is a mediæval church built on Saxon Foundations; it was the mother church of Newbury. In 1086 it was recorded in the Domesday Book. It was extended substantially in the Victorian era by the Revd Henry Majendie.
We are a thriving church with a broad outlook.
Stockcross: St John
Church Road
Stockcross
Newbury
(01635) 247566
We hold a Family Service at 11.00am every 1st Sunday of the month, Common Worship Holy Communion at 11.00am on the 2nd and 4th Sundays.
St John's Church, Stockcross is part of the East Downland Benefice. Please see the Benefice website for a list of services for the current month.
Pubs in Speen Parish
Blackbird
Situated in a picturesque village not far from Newbury, the Blackbird was built in the 1950s to replace a previous thatched pub that burned down, although the building has been an inn since the 17th century. The comfortable single bar is co...
Clubhouse at Deanwood Park Golf Course
Open during daylight hours so closing time varies according to season. Free wifi. Open to members, non-members, golfers and non-golfers. Food served daily from 9am.
Hare & Hounds
Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1QY
(01635) 521152
hareandhoundsnewbury.co.uk/
Lord Lyon
Conveniently situated three miles from Newbury centre and one mile from the A34 bypass, this rambling Victorian building was originally built for workers on the nearby Benyon estate and is named after the 1855 Derby winner. Now owned by Ark...
Red House
Rural pub approximately ten minutes' walk from the canal. Food is available all day, made with ingredients locally sourced by Laurent Lebeau, the head chef, who has owned the pub since 2010. Beers are sourced from local microbreweries inclu...
Rising Sun
Ermin Street, Stockcross, RG20 8LG
(01488) 608335
therisingsunstockcross.com
Starting Gate
75 Brummell Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1SG
(01635) 528916
startinggatenewbury.co.uk/
Woodspeen
Lambourn Road, Woodspeen, RG20 8BN
(01635) 265070
thewoodspeen.com/