Lambourn
Built-up area in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.507, -1.528 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SU 32 78 |
| Population: | 3,071 |
| Dialling code: | 01488 (Hungerford) |
Lambourn is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England, set on chalk downland within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The valley is drained by the River Lambourn, a seasonal chalk stream, and the surrounding rolling hills are dotted with prehistoric barrows and old droving lanes, giving the area a strongly rural character.
Often known as the "Valley of the Racehorse", Lambourn is one of the country’s major racehorse training centres, with numerous training stables, gallops and a close‑knit equine community that shapes much of the local economy and social life. The village retains traditional pubs, a small museum celebrating local and racing history, and a layered past that ranges from ancient archaeology to a long-standing rural and sporting heritage.
Postcode districts covering Lambourn
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Swindon 12 miles19.3 km
- Oxford 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Andover 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Newbury 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Didcot 14 miles22.5 km
- Witney 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Thatcham 14 miles22.5 km
- Wantage 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Grove 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Devizes 22.6 miles36.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Upper Lambourn Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Eastbury Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Lambourn Woodlands Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- East Garston Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Baydon Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Letcombe Bassett Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Great Shefford Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Fawley Parish 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Aldbourne Built-up area 4.4 miles7 km
- Chilton Foliat Parish 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Chaddleworth Built-up area 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Ramsbury Built-up area 5.4 miles8.7 km
Example postcodes in Lambourn
RG17 8YR, RG17 8NN, RG17 8NG, RG17 8YF, RG17 8PZ, RG17 8XX, RG17 8NU, RG17 8YL, RG17 8YB … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 39.2 miles63 km
- London Heathrow Airport 46.2 miles74.3 km
- Hungerford Railway Station 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Kintbury Railway Station 8 miles12.9 km
Hotels near Lambourn Ad
- Queens Arms 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 5.5 miles8.9 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Days Inn Hotel Membury 3 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.2 miles9.9 km
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Chiseldon House 3 8.7 miles13.9 km
- The Barrington Arms Hotel 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Holiday Inn Swindon 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
Local points of interest
- Burderop Wood Forest 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Burderop Park Estate 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 10.8 miles17.4 km
- County Ground Stadium 11.2 miles18 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 11.8 miles19 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 15 miles24.1 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15.5 miles25 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 20 miles32.1 km