Lambourn
Built-up area in West Berkshire, RG17, England
| Coordinates: | 51.507, -1.528 |
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| 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 miles
- Swindon 12 miles
- Oxford 20.9 miles
- Andover 20.3 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 15.6 miles
- Newbury 11.3 miles
- Didcot 14 miles
- Witney 19.4 miles
- Thatcham 14 miles
- Wantage 7.3 miles
- Grove 8.3 miles
- Devizes 22.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Upper Lambourn Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Eastbury Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Lambourn Woodlands Built-up area 2.1 miles
- East Garston Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Baydon Built-up area 3 miles
- Letcombe Bassett Parish 3.9 miles
- Great Shefford Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Fawley Parish 4.2 miles
- Aldbourne Built-up area 4.4 miles
- Chilton Foliat Parish 4.6 miles
- Chaddleworth Built-up area 5.3 miles
- Ramsbury Built-up area 5.4 miles
Example postcodes in Lambourn
RG17 8XL, RG17 8QJ, RG17 8NN, RG17 7UL, RG17 8PQ, RG17 8QG, RG17 7LU, RG17 8QF, RG17 8LA … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 39.2 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 46.2 miles
- Hungerford Railway Station 6.4 miles
- Kintbury Railway Station 8 miles
Hotels near Lambourn Ad
- Queens Arms 4 2.7 miles
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 5.5 miles
- Crown and Anchor 4 9.8 miles
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 6.4 miles
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 7.3 miles
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.2 miles
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 9.6 miles
- Chiseldon House 3 8.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Swindon 4 9.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Burderop Wood Forest 9.7 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 10.3 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 10.7 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 10.8 miles
- County Ground Stadium 11.2 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 11.8 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 14.2 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 15 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15.5 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 18.4 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 20 miles