Visit Sonning Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Sonning

  

Sonning Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sonning

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Sonning history

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Sonning was of considerable importance as the lesser centre of the bishopric of Ramsbury. The village prospered as an important stopping post for travellers, both by road and by boat. King Richard II’s young bride, Queen Isabella of Valois, was kept captive here during his imprisonment and deposition.

Sonning geography / climate

The parish of Sonning originally included Charvil, Woodley and Earley and, before the formation of civil parishes in 1866, was a cross-county-boundary parish containing Sonning Eye, Dunsden Green and Playhatch in Oxfordshire as well. It is now much smaller and triangular shaped. The northwestern boundary is formed by the River Thames before passing through the middle of Thames Valley Park.

You can visit Sonning places with Walkfo Sonning to hear history at Sonning’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sonning has 87 places to visit in our interactive Sonning map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Sonning, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Sonning places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sonning & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 87 audio facts unique to Sonning places in an interactive Sonning map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Sonning Places Map
87 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Sonning tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Sonning

  

Best Sonning places to visit

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Sonning has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Sonning’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Sonning’s information audio spots:

Emm Brook Emm Brook, sometimes known as the Embrook or Emmbrook, is a small river in Berkshire . It is a tributary of the River Loddon which it meets at the village of Hurst .

Hannen Columbarium The Hannen Columbarium is a columbarium mausoleum – a resting place for the cremated remains of the deceased – built for the Hannen family of Wargrave, Berkshire, England and designed by Edwin Lutyens .

Deanery Garden The Deanery Garden is an Arts and Crafts style house and garden in Sonning, Berkshire. The house was designed and built by architect Edwin Lutyens between 1899 and 1901. The gardens are Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

St Andrew’s Church, Sonning St Andrew’s Church is Church of England parish church in the village of Sonning, close to the River Thames, in Berkshire. It is notable for its fine array of church monuments and for being the successor of an Anglo-Saxon Cathedral.

Sonning Cutting railway accident Great Western Railway luggage train was travelling from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads station. Eight passengers died at the scene and seventeen were injured seriously. Details of the accident and subsequent proceedings were reported widely by the newspapers.

Sonning Works The Sonning Works are a gravel works owned by Lafarge. They are located near Sonning Eye, Oxfordshire, England. Lafarge owns the works.

Dinton Pastures Country Park Dinton Pastures Country Park is a country park in the civil parish of St Nicholas Hurst, in the borough of Wokingham, near Reading in the English county of Berkshire.

Highwood, Wokingham Highwood is a 15.2-hectare (38-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Woodley, west of Wokingham in Berkshire.

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