Saxon Gate (Phase 2), Burghfield - Local Area
Settlement of the Burghfield area dates back to pre-Roman times and the area is steeped in history. The community spirit is palpable and culminates each year with a May Fayre and Barn Dance. The Burghfield Sailing Club is one of the largest inland sailing clubs in Britain, boasting 200 acres of sailable water. You will find daily essentials, including a doctor surgery, chemist, convenience store and vet in Burghfield Common, just over a mile from Saxon Gate.
Theale train station is a four minute drive from Saxon Gate and provides regular links into Reading, where you will find a wide selection of eateries, local pubs and cosmopolitan bars. Reading offers a more extensive range of shopping facilities including The OracleShopping Centre, as well as smaller, quaint boutiques and the usual department stores, supermarkets and high street names. Reading also offers a multiplex cinema. Saxon Gate sits conveniently close to the M4, with links to the A4, A14, A33 and the A340.
Well connected and with the best of both worlds on your doorstep, Saxon Gate is the ideal place to call home.