Reading to Basingstoke
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Type: Mainly on-road, some traffic-free sections
Access: Reading and Basingstoke railway stations
Surface: Mainly tarmac
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This route uses National Cycle Network 23 to take you from Hampshire into Berkshire. The route is largely traffic free between Basingstoke Town Centre and Chineham, and then follows quiet lanes passing Silchester and then through West Berkshire and on to Reading.
You will pass various points of interest along the way including: Calleva Atrebatum, Roman Silchester - a well-preserved Roman settlement managed by Hampshire County Council and English Heritage; Stratfield Saye House - ancestral home of the Duke of Wellington; and Wellington Country Park - 350 acres of wooded parkland with many outdoor activities suitable for children.
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Local attractions:
- The Vyne, Sherborne St John
- Calleva Atrebatum
- Stratfield Saye House
- Wellington Country Park
- Basing House