Motorway Services Alternative M4, Junction 14; 1 minute
This old sheep drover’s inn is now a smart pub and excellent eatery, well placed for an M4 stop.
The bar is often bustling with locals and jockeys (Newbury is a few miles away), and the excellent food is heavy on local produce – you can even pre-order a hamper. For walks, it’s on the edge of the North Wessex Downs, an area of outstanding natural beauty or head to Welford Park four miles away.