Voted one of the best countryside locations to relocate, Wallingford is well known for its location on the banks of the River Thames, taking its name from the crossing it provided to animals and people.
The Town Hall sits at the heart of the town in the marketplace. Surrounding this grade 1 listed building are the independent shops that Wallingford is celebrated for. The town is host to regular markets on a Friday, Saturday and every third Tuesday of the month.
Wallingford boasts surviving Saxon features at one end of the town, the Corn Exchange Theatre, a grade II listed building built in 1856 in the centre, and a 14th-century old coaching inn at the other end.
Wallingford also has a preserved former Great Western Railway branch line ‘The Bunk Line’ which runs heritage diesel or steam train rides on most weekends from Easter to September.
Dame Agatha Christie, the famous crime novelist, short story writer and playwright, lived in Wallingford for over 40 years and the town is the original location of Causton in Midsomer Murders.
Wallingford is easily accessible from the M4, M40 and A34. The town is also well connected by road to Reading and Oxford on the A4074. There are a number of car parks within the town and main line train stations can be found nearby at Cholsey and Didcot. There are frequent services from both stations to London Paddington, Reading and Oxford.
The town is well served by local bus operator Thames Travel with regular services to Oxford, Reading, Henley and Didcot, and to many of the surrounding villages.
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