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Newbury regularly features in surveys as one of the best places to live in the UK, and it’s easy to see why. The town has a great mix of shops, pubs and restaurants along the pedestrianised main streets. There is a twice weekly market and a strong programme of free special events throughout the year. Situated on the main crossroads between London and the West country, the south coast and the Midlands, it’s possible to reach London, Bristol and Bournemouth in an hour’s drive. It is well placed and helped in this sense due in part to the jobs available in the surrounding areas to the market town. Whether you are local or visiting, you will be able to see just the sheer variety of great things to do and see in the area. Newbury is on the edge of the Thames Valley, where the technology revolution has created thousands of jobs over the last 30 years. There are some pretty large employers in the town and close area, such as Vodafone and the Newbury Building Society. This is just a minor aspect of the great commerce which is in place in the area and the Newbury surrounding areas in terms of the businesses in the area. In the town you will see a strong and great mix of the main chain bars, restaurants and shops and then the independent businesses in the area. This is one of the things which makes the town rather unique overall. Newbury’s 32,000 population forms part of a conurbation totalling some 60,000 residents, so as a result of these new influences, Newbury is evolving from a rural market town into an increasingly sophisticated cultural centre, with a vibrant arts community supported by theatres, an arts festival, orchestras, and a profusion of eating and drinking outlets. Big shopping centres in neighbouring Reading, Basingstoke and Swindon have created new challenges for Newbury, but more are coming back to the town where the shopping is more unhurried, and where many of the retailers are happy to stop for a chat.
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