Riseley is a small village in the borough of Wokingham, set in gentle countryside in Berkshire between Wokingham and Bracknell and within easy commuting distance of Reading and London. It keeps a distinctly rural feel, with hedgerows, farmland and nearby woodlands, while benefitting from proximity to the wider Thames Valley economic area.
Historically an agricultural settlement, Riseley mixes older cottages and farm buildings with more recent housing, and local life largely revolves around community amenities, village events and the network of footpaths and lanes. Many residents commute to nearby towns and the technology and service industries of the Thames Valley, giving the village a balance of quiet country living and practical links to urban centres.
Postcode districts covering Riseley
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Slough 18.8 miles30.3 km
- High Wycombe 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Basingstoke 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Woking 17 miles27.4 km
- Bracknell 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Guildford 19 miles30.5 km
- Maidenhead 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Aldershot 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Farnborough 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Staines-upon-Thames 20.5 miles33 km
- Andover 24.7 miles39.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Swallowfield Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Heckfield Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Beech Hill Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Spencers Wood & Swallowfield Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Spencers Wood Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Farley Hill Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Turgis Green Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bramshill Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Stratfield Saye Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Stratfield Turgis Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Three Mile Cross Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Lower Common Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Riseley
RG7 1QG, RG7 1SL, RG7 1SQ, RG7 1SF, RG7 1QS, RG7 1QH, RG7 1QP, RG7 1QE, RG7 1SD … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Southampton Airport 33.2 miles53.4 km
- Mortimer Railway Station 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Bramley 4.7 miles7.6 km
Hotels near Riseley Ad
- The New Inn 2 miles3.2 km
- The Mill House 3 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Wellington Arms 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Voco Reading 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The White Hart by Innkeeper's Collection 3 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire 5 8.1 miles13 km
- De Vere Wokefield Estate 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Elvetham Hotel 4 5.6 miles9 km
Local points of interest
- Mortimer House Estate 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 4.2 miles6.7 km
- University of Reading University 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Vyne Historic site 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 8.1 miles13 km
- Dogmersfield House Estate 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Milestones Museum 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 11.3 miles18.2 km