Hungerford Local Information

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Parking

Location Details
Church Street There are 55 spaces in total in this car park. The nearest postcode is RG17 0LY
The Pay By Phone Parking code is 7187.
Up to 1 hr:£0.50 | Up to 2hr:£0.90 | Up to 3hr:£1.10 | Up to 4hr:£1.20 |Over 4hr: £2.40
Station Road There are 104 spaces in total in this car park.
The Pay By Phone Parking code is 7187. The nearest postcode is RG17 0LY
Up to 1 hr:£0.50 | Up to 2hr:£0.90 | Up to 3hr:£1.10 | Up to 4hr:£1.20 |Over 4hr: £2.40
Station car park This car park is operated by APCOA for First Great Western. The nearest postcode is RG17 0DY
Daily Rate: £2.40 | Daily Rate after 10am: £1.50 | Weekend Rate: £1.50
Hungerford High Street Up to 1 hr: £0.50
Up to 2hr : £0.90
Over 3 hrs : £5.40

Parking Refund

It is worth remembering that many retailers in Hungerford will help with your parking costs; 1 hour for up to £5 spent and 2 hours for £10. Simply keep the recipt you obtain from the parking machine to present to the retailer. Only applies to Hungerford car parking – 50p for one hour and 90p for two.

Implemented by the Hungerford Chamber of Commerce

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Local foraging map


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Useful publications

Freely available in most shops is the Hungerford ‘map-pad’. Simply a tear-off pad of illustrated town maps, this simple device will help you find all the shops, landmarks and places of interest in Hungerford.

Look out for two helpful leaflets in the shops and hotels of Hungerford; Relax Hungerford and Love Hungerford both highlight the numerous reasons for people to come to Hungerford covering places to eat, drink and stay as well as major events and attractions.

You will also find these leaflets and map in the Tourist Information Centre in Hungerford - 19 High Street, close to the railway bridge.

Enjoy your visit and don't foget to let us know how it went

Hungerford gallery

Hungerford Virtual Museum

A true goldmine of fascinating facts, images, walks, talks and historical details of buildings, pubs, streets and parks in Hungerford.

Hungerford Virtual Museum

Ben Waters, Saturday 15 July HADCAF
In a twenty five year career in which he has established himself as one of Europe’s supreme boogie piano players, Ben Waters creates a rollicking sound influenced by the rock and roll greats.

Wessex Male Choir, Saturday July 1st HADCAF
There are few things more stirring than a choir going at full pelt and Hungerford gets the chance to listen to one of the finest when the Wessex Male Choir comes to town on 1st July

BBC Any Questions at the Corn Exchange
Any Questions?, broadcast live on Radio 4 every Friday after the 8pm News, is one of Britain’s best-loved radio programmes with a current audience of around 1.5 million.

HADFEST 2017
Returning for its third year, Hadfest is a concert organised by young people, for young people, its aim to support local, up-and-coming bands and have a great night out.

The ultimate no fly honeymoon
For whatever reason do you dream of a honeymoon where your feet never have to leave the ground ?

Lord Coe loves Hungerford
Olympic medal winner and Chairman of FIFA's Ethics Committee, Sebastian Coe was at the opening of Hungerford's Barrs Yard on Friday.

Barrs Yard opens for business
Five years of planning and hoop jumping came to fruition on Friday when Travers and Katie Nettleton opened Barrs Yard a brand new collective on the edge of Hungerford housing five unique and forward thinking businesses.

Focus on local food
Hungerford may be an insignificant dot on the British map but when it comes to all things edible, don't be fooled by its size; it is a jewel in the crown of British food.

‘Hungerford is fantastic’ says local MP
Compared to many towns, Hungerford High Street is in good shape. It is better now than it has been for years...

We're a friendly club of 34 members - men and women from the Hungerford, Kintbury and Lambourn area.

Free books hidden around Hungerford
As part of Independent Bookshop Week – 24th June to 1st July – the ever-inventive Hungerford Bookshop are busy wrapping books in plain brown paper then hiding them around town to highlight the event

An audience with Stewart Hofgartner
Hungerford’s most colourful and arguably, most knowledgeable antique dealer will be sharing experiences from his extraordinary life and taking questions from the audience at the Hungerford Historical Society AGM on Wednesday 28th June at 7pm in the Corn Exchange.

Ben Waters, Saturday 15 July HADCAF
In a twenty five year career in which he has established himself as one of Europe’s supreme boogie piano players, Ben Waters creates a rollicking sound influenced by the rock and roll greats.

Wessex Male Choir, Saturday July 1st HADCAF
There are few things more stirring than a choir going at full pelt and Hungerford gets the chance to listen to one of the finest when the Wessex Male Choir comes to town on 1st July

HADCAF 2017
The reliably wonderful Hungerford and District Arts Festival has now published its 2017 programme which runs from Friday 30th June to Sunday 16th July, and what a line-up.

Go Batty Walk - HADCAF
We’re all mad for a bat and on 4th July the people of Hungerford get the opportunity to have an expert-led stroll along the river on Eddington Marsh to see and hear various species with the aid of high-powered torches and bat detectors.

Francis Pugh and the Whisky Singers
A huge hit on the festival circuit, Francis Pugh and the Whisky Singers are a six-piece band from Oxford, playing a mixture of bluegrass, Americana and roots music.

Fabulous literary line-up
The month of June sees a trio of riveting author events come to town courtesy of the ever-reliable Hungerford Bookshop and Arts for Hungerford.

Tasting in Tuscany
Since the 11th Century the Borgo di Castelvecchio or ‘village of the old castle’ has been dominated by the structure that bears its name.

Why live in Hungerford?
Those of us who live here don't have to think twice, we love it and, you've had a job to persuade us to go elsewhere.

Is now a good time to sell my house?
It's the 64 million dollar question and one which solicits a variety of answers depending on the source, but there is broad consensus around a few key facts

Hungerford Townsite, review and preview
TOWNSITE has become the go-to destination for everything local.

Townsite Goes to Marlborough
After a year in the planning, Townsite Marlborough has just gone live! The success of the Hungerford Townsite prompted Marlborough residents and businesses to ask us when we could do the same for their gorgeous and quintessentially English market town.

Walks in around Hungerford
Walking in the beautiful areas of outstanding natural beauty in and around Hungerford is a very special experience. Throughout the summer, we will be publishing details of some of the best and favourite walks in the town and its surrounding villages and countryside