How to Get There

The Royal County of Berkshire Show is working to encourage visitors to think of the environment when choosing how to travel to Newbury Showground.  We'd be grateful if you would consider public transport, walking, cycling or car sharing when planning your journey.

Plan your journey to the Royal County of Berkshire Show, click here for Route Planner.

Save money on journey and parking costs and help reduce congestion and carbon emmissions. Register free at www.nationalcarshare.co.uk

To download a cycling route (marked with blue arrows) from Newbury railway station to the Showground click here.  Fixed railings will be provided in the Orange car parks for securing bikes.  You will need to bring your own locks.  A regular bus service will operate from Thatcham and Newbury to the Showground. Please see below for timetable

BUS TIMETABLE

Click here for 2009 Bus Timetable

car park map

Download Car Park Map as a pdf.

SHOW map

Download Show Map as a pdf.

Disabled Visitors

Parking for the disabled is available adjacent to the Newbury Building Society Gate (the entrance to the west of the Showground).

Event Mobility Charitable Trust will be providing electric scooters and manual wheelchairs for the use of disabled, elderly and mobility impaired visitors to the show and will be located within the Showground by the Newbury Building Society Gate and by the Chapman Gate..

To reserve an electric scooter or manual wheelchair either print out an advance booking form from their website www.eventmobility.org.uk or contact the office on 01386 725391 to request a form to be posted to you. Please be aware that advance bookings cannot be made by phone.

Click here for more information

Event Mobility is also present at a number of other events.  For further information please visit our web site, email eventmobility@hotmail.co.uk.  or contact the office on 01386 725391.  The charity operates entirely from the generosity of donations and any further contribution would be greatly appreciated.

Please note that some areas of the Showground can be bumpy and uneven, so please take extra care when walking or travelling around. 

eating at the show

There are plenty of different places to eat in the show ground.  Whether these be in the Food Fare tent on Avenue A where you can purchase some wonderful produce from the 80 or more exhibitors, or from one of the mobile catering areas situated around the show where you can find fish and chips, burgers, hot dogs, ice creams and drinks.   
If you want to go up market you can become an annual member and eat in the Members Restaurant.  For more information telephone 01635 247111. 

Family trail

The family trail will invite children and their parents to enjoy the best bits of The Royal County of Berkshire Show with a chance to win some fabulous prizes! The family trail will allow children as young as five and up to sixteen years old, to compete for awesome prizes while enjoying their experience at The Royal County of Berkshire Show 2009. Pick up your free family trail at the gate as you enter the show.

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