film location
Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey)
The Jacobethan country house in Hampshire that is Downton Abbey itself; the estate opens to visitors for parts of the year.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Thatcham
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Thatcham
Thatcham is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Greenham, 41km from Avebury Stone Circle.
Thatcham is in England, United Kingdom, with about 25,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Greenham, about 4 km away.
Thatcham is a market town and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. It is situated in the valley of the River Kennet 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Newbury, 14 miles (23 km) west of Reading and 54 miles (87 km) west of London. The town has a long history dating back to prehistoric times, a claimant to the title of oldestRead more
continuously inhabited place in Great Britain. As of 2021, it had a population of 25,464, though it is part of a built-up area comprising itself and neighbouring Newbury of over 70,000 residents. It is on the route of the A4 Bath Road, the historic main road between London and Bristol.
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What is there to see near Thatcham?
Within an hour or so of Thatcham: Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) (11 km), Thruxton Circuit (32 km), Bodleian Library Divinity School (Hogwarts infirmary) (39 km), Christ Church Oxford (Great Hall inspiration and staircase) (39 km).
Are there any good drives near Thatcham?
The nearest famous roads are Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, Goodwood Festival of Speed and Crystal Palace Circuit.
Where is Thatcham?
Thatcham is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Greenham.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 25,464
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.4037, -1.2605
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Thatcham
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Thruxton Circuit
The fastest circuit in the UK, a former airfield in Hampshire with high-speed sweeping corners that test car and driver to the limit.
32 km · about 35 min drive
film location
Bodleian Library Divinity School (Hogwarts infirmary)
Oxford's 15th-century Divinity School was the Hogwarts hospital wing, and Duke Humfrey's Library above it the Hogwarts library.
39 km · about 45 min drive
film location
Christ Church Oxford (Great Hall inspiration and staircase)
The college's hall inspired the Hogwarts Great Hall set, and its 16th-century fan-vaulted Bodley staircase appears as the entry where McGonagall greets first-years.
39 km · about 45 min drive
film location
New College Cloister, Oxford (Moody's ferret scene)
The cloister and its ancient holm oak are where Mad-Eye Moody transfigures Draco Malfoy into a ferret in Goblet of Fire.
39 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
Avebury Stone Circle
Largest prehistoric stone circle in the world, enclosing an entire village and considered by many to be more atmospheric than Stonehenge.
41 km · about 50 min drive
film location
Bourne Wood, Surrey (Gladiator opening battle)
The Forestry England woodland near Farnham is where Gladiator's Germania battle was shot, and later Robin Hood, Thor and the Harry Potter finale.
41 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
Silbury Hill
The largest artificial prehistoric mound in Europe, raised around 2400 BC beside the Avebury complex for reasons still unknown.
41 km · about 50 min drive
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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