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If you like your castles with great views and steeped in history, you'll like this place.

Win win walk - not too muddy, and a cafe. Happy teenagers.

This is a scenic riverside area located in the village of Pangbourne that features open green space popular for picnics. The meadow is a great place to stop and rest whilst travelling the Thames Path National Trail.

Saint NICHOLAS, Bishop of Myra, to whom this church is dedicated, is one of the most popular saints of all - along with Saint Martin, Bishop of Tours in France. Almost every child knows his commemoration day in the calendar of saints, December 6th. On the eve of this day, children used to put their shoes or boots - which had of course been carefully polished - in front of the door so that Saint Nicholas could fill them with gifts during the night. In more agricultural areas, it was also customary for children to put a small gift of food out for the donkey, Saint Nicholas's mount (according to another tradition, it was a white horse).

The Grade I listed, National Trust-owned Basildon House is a sensational country manor house located in Berkshire, between the villages of Upper Basildon and Lower Basildon. The mansion is surrounded by glorious parkland, including an impressive rose garden, created by Lady Iliffe and recently restored

This was once the stableyard for Basildon Park and now acts as a shop, café, and museum for visitors. There's a wonderful outdoor seating area where you can fuel up on cream teas and coffees as well as sausage rolls, soups and sandwiches.

Stanford Dingley is a wonderful village located in West Berkshire surrounded by excellent walks, popular pubs, a babbling brook and a rich farming community.

A footpath leads you along the twinkling River Pang, a small chalk stream that runs through the west of the English county of Berkshire. This section of the river is frequented by ducks, with the occasional kingfisher and heron sighted too.