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Newbury was a bit of a revelation. To be honest all we needed was a place to eat as we had opted not to eat in the Hotel. There were plenty to choose from on the high street and we opted for a Lebanese which had beautiful food with good service. The high street itself was closed but we had a wander around and discovered what would be a very vibrant centre in the day time

We stayed two nights and that was exactly enough for a quick look around Newbury, with a visit next day to Highclere Castle, and a departure the next morning. We visited an art installation in the Corn Exchange. A six metre diameter model of the moon. Very peaceful viewing. However, there was almost nothing in Newbury which made us feel we needed more time, nor any reason to re-visit. We ate in the Lodge Hotel on the Racecourse the first evening. The menu is very limited indeed, basically pizzas, burgers and chicken wings. Next evening we ate at the Swan Inn in Newtown, just south of Newbury. This was a very nice meal. It is easy to get around Newbury because there are plenty of car parks in the town centre and the place is small enough to cover on foot.

I spent a pleasant few hours (4) in Newbury shopping and looking around. In the main Newbury offered the same old same old shops you see in every town centre. However, there was one nice department store which offered a good choice of clothing, shoes, cosmetics and a couple of boutique clothing shops offering reasonably priced different offerings but nothing high end.

Great shops and eating places. Have to watch taxi drivers who overchargedeveryday to chievely. A eragev cost sixteen pounds fifty per single journey. It cost us over one hundred and thirsty five pounds in total for four days journeying in and out.

Only stayed the one night breaking the homeward trip from Cornwall back to leeds via Highclere Castle tour. Walked up to Donnington castle ruins after breakfast It was very peaceful with beautiful views. Visited the golf pro shop at the hotel. Well stocked and very polite helpful professionals.

Visit was for a family reunion meeting. We had our meeting and dinner at The Red House at Marsh Benham near by and we stayed at the White Hart, Hampstead Marshall, which bought back fond memories from my childhood. I was bought up on a farm nearby. Loved it all!