Welcome to Hillgreen

Hillgreen Berkshire is a picturesque village nestled in the heart of the English countryside, offering a perfect blend of rural charm and modern convenience. Surrounded by rolling hills, lush meadows, and ancient woodlands, this idyllic location is a haven for nature lovers and those seeking a peaceful retreat from the hustle and bustle of city life. With its rich history dating back to the Domesday Book, Hillgreen Berkshire boasts a wealth of historical landmarks and attractions, making it an ideal destination for those interested in exploring the heritage of this beautiful region.

The village itself is a delightful mix of traditional architecture and contemporary amenities, with quaint thatched cottages sitting alongside modern family homes. At the heart of Hillgreen Berkshire lies the village green, a focal point for community events and gatherings, where locals and visitors alike can enjoy a leisurely stroll or a picnic on a sunny day. The village is also home to a number of charming pubs and restaurants, offering a warm welcome and a taste of traditional British fare. For those looking to indulge in some retail therapy, the nearby market towns of Newbury and Reading offer a wide range of shops and boutiques, as well as regular farmers' markets showcasing the best of local produce.

In addition to its historical and cultural attractions, Hillgreen Berkshire is also a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts. The surrounding countryside offers a wealth of walking and cycling routes, with miles of scenic footpaths and bridleways to explore. The nearby River Kennet provides opportunities for fishing and boating, while the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is just a short drive away, offering stunning landscapes and a diverse range of flora and fauna. With its combination of natural beauty, historical interest, and modern amenities, Hillgreen Berkshire truly offers something for everyone.

Local Weather

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Temp: 10.4°C

Feels Like: 7.1°C

Wind: 19 MPH

Wind Dir: SSW

Local Schools

School	Details
Chieveley Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Angus Marriott	School Road Chieveley Newbury Berkshire RG20 8TY 01635248281 School Website
Chaddleworth St Andrews C E Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Alison Stephenson	Chaddleworth Newbury Berkshire RG20 7DT 01488638261 School Website
Brightwalton C E Aided Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Janet Patterson	Common Lane Brightwalton Newbury Berkshire RG20 7BN 01488638337 School Website
Beedon C E Controlled Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Susan Butcher	Stanmore Road Beedon Newbury Berkshire RG20 8SL 01635248284 School Website
Priors Court School Other Independent Special School Ages:5-20 Head Teacher Mrs Sue Piper	Prior's Court Road Hermitage Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9NU 1635247202 School Website
New Barn School Other Independent Special School Ages:6-19 Head Teacher Mrs Lucinda Stonell	Welford Newbury Berkshire RG20 8HZ 1488505145 School Website
Mary Hare School Non-Maintained Special School Ages:4-19 Head Teacher Mr Robin Askew	Arlington Manor Snelsmore Common Newbury Berkshire RG14 3BQ 01635244200 School Website
Curridge Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Jackie Livermore	Curridge Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9DZ 01635200486 School Website
The Ilsleys Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Miss Kate House	Church Hill Newbury Berkshire RG20 7LP 01635281225 School Website
Hermitage Primary School Community School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Gillian Turner	Hampstead Norreys Road Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9SA 01635200355 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Newbury Station Approach, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5DG 6.18 Miles

Newbury Racecourse Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5ST 6.22 Miles

Kintbury Station Road, Kintbury, Berkshire, RG17 9UT 7.22 Miles

Thatcham Station Road, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 4PP 7.86 Miles

Hungerford Station Road, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0DY 8.48 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Valley Cars And Minibuses 01488 648878 6 Riverway, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 7HX 4.35 Miles
F. C. Datoy Cars 07775 744140 20 Manor Crescent, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 6NR 4.65 Miles
Fast Lane Cars 07765 251636 117 Kingsley Close, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2EB 5.21 Miles
Excel Executive Chauffeurs Ltd 01635 45964 11 Sutton Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1UW 5.24 Miles
65 Special Taxis 01635 33200 7 De Montfort Rd, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1TA 5.31 Miles
P W Cars 07766 315991 2 Maple Crescent, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1LL 5.43 Miles
George West Taxi Services 07769 660284 Iden Court, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2AU 5.77 Miles
Am:Pm Cars 01635 48473 27 Harrington Close, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2RQ 5.82 Miles
Mt-Taxis Newbury 07768 323207 2 Skyllings, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2BB 5.88 Miles
G And T Executive 0800 533 5158 Russell Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5LA 6.01 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Hill Green Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Priors Side Peasemore Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Rg20 Peasemore Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Rg20 Leckhampstead Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Brightwalton Halt Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Beedon Common Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
North Heath Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Leckhampstead Thicket Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Pudding Lane Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Down End Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Lilley Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Orchard Park Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Green Brightwalton Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Stanmore Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Chieveley High Street Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:45 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
The Downland Practice 01635 248251	The Downland Practice East Lane, Chieveley Newbury Berkshire RG20 8UY
Dr. Lowenthal 01635 578813	The Downland Practice High Street Compton Newbury Berkshire RG20 6NJ
Strawberry Hill Medical Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Strawberry Hill House Old Bath Road Newbury Berkshire RG14 1JU
Strawberry Hill Medical Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Old Bath Road Newbury Berkshire RG14 1JU
A34 Pcn Hub 01635 917917	Strawberry Hill Mc Old Bath Road Newbury Berkshire RG14 1JU

Local Stores

Hermitage - Newbury Road
Newbury Road
Hermitage
Thatcham
Berkshire
RG18 9TD
01635 200851
Store Website
3.91 miles

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SPAR - Great Shefford
The Mead
Wantage Road
Great Shefford
RG17 7DB
Store Website
4.1 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Peaceful Pet Passing
Thicket Farm The Thicket Leckhampstead Newbury Berkshire RG20 8QW peacefulpetpassingvets@gmail.com Website 1.45 miles

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Bryan O'Meara Veterinary Consultant
Oak Mead Wickham Heath Newbury Berkshire RG20 8PH 07747 561 380 bryanomeara@yahoo.com 4.55 miles

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Donnington Grove Veterinary Group
Donnington Grove Veterinary Surgery Oxford Road Newbury Berkshire RG14 2JB 01635 39039 info@donningtongrove.com Website 5.01 miles
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O'Gorman Equine Veterinary Limited
Halfway Manor Farmhouse Bath Road Newbury Berkshire RG20 8NT 01635 281236 info@ogvets.co.uk Website 5.65 miles

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Vets4pets Newbury London Road
Inside Pets At Home 121 London Road Newbury Berkshire RG14 2BX 5.74 miles


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Rossdales Lambourn
Penfold Building Westfield Farm East Garston Hungerford Berkshire RG17 7HD 01488 683522 lambourn@rossdales.com Website 5.87 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Snelsmore Common
Great Country Walk With Pathed Areas And A Good Wide Track Within Lots Of The Walks. The Common Has A Good Choice Of Different Walks For Repeat Visits And Is Quite Flat Although There Are More Wooded Area's For Exploring Arlington Manor Snelsmore Common Newbury RG14 3BQ 3.43 miles Head Towards Newbury And The Park Is Opposite Mary Hare School

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East Isley
2 Abingdon Rd East Ilsley Newbury RG20 7LQ 3.89 miles East Ilsley Ridgeway , Rg20 7Lp

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Donnington Castle
Donnington Castle Farm Cottage Castle Ln Donnington Newbury RG14 2LE 4.65 miles

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East Hendred
Part Of The National Trail, The Ridgeway Provides Doggy Safe Walkies Ridgeway Lancashire 5.25 miles

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Canal Towpath Newbury
This Path Follows The Kennet &Amp; Avon Canal. I Started At The Discovery Centre Just Outside Newbury On The Road To Thatcham Where You Will Find Free Parking And A Cafe. There Is A Dirt Track That Crosses Over The Railway Track Taking You Down To The Canal. My Dog Loved It, Although Being A Cockapoo He Did Spend A Lot Of Time Trying To Get Into The Canal. It’S A Relaxing Route Which Is Level. The Nature Discovery Centre Lower Way Lancashire 6.78 miles

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Windsor Great Park
Windsor Great Park; You Can Walk For Miles And In Every Section There Is Something New For Your Dog(S) To Explore! There Is The Polo Field Which Is Great For Letting Your Dog Off Of The Lead For The First Time - There Is Also Woodland Areas And So Much More. There Is A Café, Picnic Tables And A Children’S Play Area. This Is The Perfect Place To Enjoy Yourself!! Yattendon Rd Lancashire 7.25 miles Windsor Great Park Saville Gardens

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Weather Forecast

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Feels Like	-22°C	-22.9°C	-23.5°C	-23.1°C	-23°C	-21.9°C	-17.6°C	-15.4°C	-11.3°C	-11.1°C	-15°C	-16.6°C

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Temp	-12.1°C	-11.9°C	-11.5°C	-11°C	-7.8°C	-4.2°C	0.2°C	3.6°C	4.4°C	2.5°C	0.4°C	-0.4°C
Feels Like	-17.8°C	-18.4°C	-18.8°C	-18.8°C	-15.3°C	-11.1°C	-5.8°C	-1.5°C	0°C	-1.3°C	-3.5°C	-4.8°C

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