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 miles
- Slough 18.8 miles
- High Wycombe 20.6 miles
- Basingstoke 8.9 miles
- Woking 17 miles
- Bracknell 9.7 miles
- Guildford 19 miles
- Maidenhead 14.8 miles
- Aldershot 12.1 miles
- Farnborough 9.9 miles
- Staines-upon-Thames 20.5 miles
- Andover 24.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Swallowfield Built-up area 1 mile
- Heckfield Parish 1 mile
- Beech Hill Parish 1.8 miles
- Spencers Wood & Swallowfield Ward 1.9 miles
- Spencers Wood Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Farley Hill Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Turgis Green Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Bramshill Parish 2.3 miles
- Stratfield Saye Parish 2.6 miles
- Stratfield Turgis Parish 2.7 miles
- Three Mile Cross Built-up area 3 miles
- Lower Common Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Riseley
RG7 1QE, RG7 1NW, RG7 1YB, RG7 1GL, RG7 1PG, RG7 1GJ, RG7 1QP, RG7 1SF, RG7 1QL … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 23.2 miles
- Southampton Airport 33.2 miles
- Mortimer Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Bramley 4.7 miles
Hotels near Riseley Ad
- The Mill House 3 1.3 miles
- The New Inn Heckfield 2 miles
- The Elvetham 4 5.7 miles
- De Vere Wokefield Estate 3 3.2 miles
- voco Reading 4 4.2 miles
- Warbrook House 3 3.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct 11 4 4 miles
- Tylney Hall Hotel 4 5 miles
- Hilton Reading 4 4.9 miles
- pentahotel Reading 4 6.4 miles
Local points of interest
- Mortimer House Estate 2.9 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 3.6 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 4.2 miles
- University of Reading University 5.4 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 5.7 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 6.6 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 8.1 miles
- Dogmersfield House Estate 8.3 miles
- Milestones Museum 9.2 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 10.6 miles
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 10.8 miles
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 11.3 miles