HOW TO FIND US

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BY CAR: Wallingford is situated on the River Thames on the A329 Shillingford - Reading road and the A4130 Didcot - Henley. It is easily reached via the A34 from the M4 (junction 13) or from the M40 (junction 9) or via the A329 from the M40 junction 7. It is about 20 minutes from Oxford, 15 minutes from Henley and 30 minutes from Reading.

The Museum is near the centre of the town, opposite the open space called The Kinecroft. There is parking for up to 2 hours at the nearby Waitrose car-park - alternatively the town's long-stay car-park is just a few metres further away in Goldsmith's Lane, well worth it if you want to make a day of your visit to this historic and fascinating town.

For details of other attractions within a few miles of Wallingford to combine with your visit, click here.

BY TRAIN: There is a half-hourly train service (hourly on Sundays) to Cholsey Station from Oxford, Didcot, Reading and London Paddington. Cholsey is two miles from Wallingford. On certain weekends, the heritage Cholsey & Wallingford Railway operates trains (often steam-hauled) to Wallingford. See their website, www.cholsey-wallingford-railway.com for details. Thames Travel operates an hourly Monday-Saturday service from Cholsey to Wallingford Market Place (136) - see details at Thames Travel - Oxfordshire and Berkshire Bus service.

Alternatively, you can buy an integrated ticket for rail travel to Reading Station and then by X39 or X40 bus to Wallingford. This service operates seven days a week (including evenings and all day Sunday).

Train times are available at www.nationalrail.co.uk

BY BUS: Thames Travel operates a comprehensive range of regular bus services to Wallingford from Abingdon, Benson, Berinsfield, Brightwell, Cholsey, Dorchester-on-Thames, Goring, Henley, Nettlebed, Oxford, Watlington and Witney. See latest timetables at Thames Travel - Oxfordshire and Berkshire Bus service.

BY TAXI: The main taxi firm in Wallingford is Hill's Taxis (01491) 837022 or 837497.