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The Calleva Trail - Reading to Basingstoke When you are on the National Cycle Network you will see these signs 0 Kilometres 1 2 3 0 Miles 1 2 The Calleva Trail - Reading to Basingstoke Basingstoke town centre Reading town centre W ES TE RN R D O A AD O R NAP IER ROAD M A H STATION S HILL ER V A T C H FOR E BU RY F ROAD O R B T U EE R ALK STR Y TS W FRIAR ABBO BROAD ST DR D OXFOR K ING'S ROAD REET ST N The Hexagon U The Oracle G CROSSBOROUGH shopping OAD N'S R HILL centre Q UEE The Civic L O Centre N D Based upon the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller O N of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (c) Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction S T infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. R E OS Licence Number: 100024151 / 2010. E T ET STRE WN CRO ET TRE S Further information Area covered by this map Introduction to the route Attractions along the route Travel to/from the route Avebury 45 4 Information on cycle hire plus detailed cycle Windsor Richmond Calleva Arboretum Marlborough Reading As you head south out of Reading on National (Silchester Roman Town) Mainline train stations at Reading and route maps for Reading are available from Newbury 4 Staines 20 Kingston Cycle Route 23, the route is entirely traffic Well-preserved Roman settlement managed Basingstoke with a local stopping service Thatcham 4 -upon- ROUTE MAP Reading Borough Council Thames free until you reach Green Park where you join operating between the two towns. 4 23 Woking by Hampshire County Council and English Tel: 0118 937 3737 a quiet road which passes over the M4. On Heritage. The site is open all year round For more information call National Rail Enquiries Basingstoke Guildford 22 The Calleva Trail www.reading.gov.uk/cycling 45 Farnham Dorking country lanes, you will pass Stratfield Saye including the amphitheatre plus the full on 08457 48 49 50 or visit House and Roman Silchester before continuing www.nationalrail.co.uk Detailed cycle route maps for Basingstoke are circumference of the Calleva town walls. 22 Alton through Hampshire to join a traffic free section www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/ available from Basingstoke & Deane Borough New Alresford For detailed information about train operating Salisbury 23 at Chineham. The route brings you into the Council Winchester properties/silchester-roman-city-walls-and- companies’ bike restrictions visit Tel: 01256 844 844 heart of Basingstoke at Eastrop Park. The amphitheatre/history-and-research/calleva- www.atob.org.uk/Bike_Rail.html http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/browse/ About Sustrans length of the route from Reading to Basingstoke atrebatum/ transport-and-streets/cycling/cycleroutes is 22 miles and is suitable for cyclists of all Sustrans makes smarter travel choices possible, desirable abilities. Basing House Additional Cycling Opportunities More information about cycling in Hampshire and inevitable. We’re a leading UK charity enabling Reading to Basingstoke Old Basing Earthworks and ruins of country people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more Reading lies at the hub of the National Cycle can be obtained from the Hampshire County Once the route has been developed through house destroyed in Civil War. of the journeys we make every day. We work with families, Network in the South East with the opportunity Council web site: www.hants.gov.uk/cycling Winchester, Route 23 will form a continuous Open late May to September. communities, policy-makers and partner organisations to cycle north over the Chiltern Hills on National link between the Thames Valley and the South For details of all routes on the National Cycle so that people are able to choose healthier, cleaner and www3.hants.gov.uk/basing-house cheaper journeys, with better places and spaces to move Coast. Cycle Route 5 to Oxford or one can enjoy the Network or to buy maps and guides visit through and live in. Stratfield Saye House Thames Valley Cycle Route (Route 4) to London www.sustrans.org.uk or call 0845 113 00 65 or head west along the Kennet & Avon Canal Ancestral home of the Duke of Wellington. It’s time we all began making smarter travel choices. Make (Route 4) to Newbury. your move and support Sustrans today. House and gardens open to the public Easter weekend and in July. For more information on routes in your area, or more www.stratfield-saye.co.uk/ about Sustrans and how to become a Supporter, visit or call: Wellington Country Park 350 acres of wooded parkland with many www.sustrans.org.uk outdoor activities suitable for children. 0845 113 00 65 Open February to November. This leaflet has been produced by Sustrans in partnership with www.wellington-country-park.co.uk/ Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council Green Park Hampshire County Council Reading Borough Council Campus style business park on southern edge West Berkshire Council of Reading. The cycle route passes through Green Park by agreement with the owners, Front cover: West Berkshire countryside near The Ridgeway path © istockphoto.com Prudential plc. Registered Charity No. 326550 (England and Wales) SCO39263 (Scotland) www.royalparks.gov.uk/Green-Park.aspx Broad Street, Reading BERKSHIRE AND HAMPSHIRE Basingstoke and surrounding countryside St Mary Minster, Reading (Photo: Reading UK CIC) (Photo: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) (Photo: Reading UK CIC).
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