AWE Burghfield is on OS Explorer Map 159 Reading, Wokingham and Pangbourne
If using public transport to get to Burghfield take a train or bus to Reading and then switch to a local Burghfield bus. There are no trains to Burghfield, the nearest railway station is Mortimer which is a 3 mile walk from AWE but Mortimer could be useful for anyone who likes a walk or wants to bring a bike!
Reading train and bus station are very close together for switching from bus to train or bus to bus. For train times & bookings see www.trainline.com
To Burghfield by bus from Reading: From Reading Railway Station walk to Blagrave Street bus stop and catch Reading Bus 2 or 2A -Journey time around 35 minutes .
Traveline: http://traveline.info/ a very useful site with printable directions, timetables and maps showing bus stops. Search under: South East including London or South West – plan a journey.
Use these search terms for exact bus timetables.
- a) Reading Town Centre Blagrave Street stop
- b) Burghfield The Mearings stop, or Amners Farm stop, or Burghfield St Mary’s church stop
Click on timetable and all stops for most up to date times.
Get off the bus at: Burghfield Amners Farm Road stop, The Mearings stop, OR Burghfield St Mary’s Church stop.
To/from Basingstoke by train or bus: Get off train or bus at Basingstoke, take a train to Reading (Journey about 15 mins) and use directions above. Bus & train stations in Basingstoke are 5 minutes walk from each other.
By Road – Car, bike, minibus etc.
AWE Burghfield is between junctions 11 & 12 of the M4, just south of the motorway. It is about half a mile from Reading motorway services. It is possible to walk from the services to the base but there is no exit for vehicles. A service road exiting the site is blocked by a coded barrier. If you leave the M4 at Junction 11 the route to Burghfield is through Reading west on the A4/Bath Road, and eventually left down Burghfield Rd. From the Junction 12 exit on the M4 there are a variety of ways to get to Burghfield using small lanes in addition to the signed route from AWE Aldermaston.
If you’re coming from the south, southeast or southwest and will be using the M3 and/or Basingstoke:-
From the M3, exit at Junction 6 on to the A339 towards Basingstoke. From here are two main choices:
- take the 3 rd exit off the A339 at Basingstoke on to the A33. About half a mile before the M4 at Three Mile Cross turn left into Mereoak Lane, then Goring Lane and finally Fullers Lane. This will bring you very close to AWE Burghfield’s Construction Gate.
- take the 4 th exit off the A339 at Basingstoke on to the A340 Aldermaston Road. Follow A340 to AWE Aldermaston, turn right past AWE Aldermaston main gate and follow the signs to Burghfield.
Toilets etc
Loos are available at the motorway services.
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