Top 10 PRETTIEST Towns in BERKSHIRE

What are the 10 prettiest towns in the county of Berkshire? To determine this, I visited them all. Here's what I found out.

As a disclaimer, this list is neither a social commentary, nor a guide on which are the nicest towns to live, but purely a judgement on the aesthetics of each respective town centre.

Thanks for watching, and be sure to tap that like button! And feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below, whether you agree or disagree with the selections.

[jellybean]

Bracknell, Maidenhead, thatcham, reading, Wokingham, ascot, Newbury, hungerford, Eton, Windsor

[Lavish_And_Delightful_Britain]

Such an interesting & informative vlog Windsor is so pretty deserves to be no 1

[-Pol-]

I'm surprised Alex wasn't apprehended in Bracknell because the last time I waved a camera about there I was quickly approached by security and then asked to leave when I tried to assert our UK citizen's right to take photos in a public place - This is how I learned that Bracknell's town center no longer belongs to it's public and so can make up its own arbitrary rules. Instead it belongs to an offshore company based in the Tax Haven of Jersey - General Partners Ltd. I'm ranting because this apparently is an insidious trend creeping across our nation's "Public Spaces" and I don't like it one bit.

It seems not a little dystopian to me that our local town centre has become privatised. Did the good people of Bracknell agree to this? Was there a public vote I missed? Well the shopping zone is now covered in CCTV cameras which alert its own private police force to the presence of any behaviour considered undesirable. Among some of the offences you are likely to be expelled for are walking around barefoot; this is no doubt to enure that Normal Citizens will never again be troubled by the likes of hippy types, tree huggers and that scourge of crusties that terrified the nation back in the 1990s, There's also a vaguely defined dress code to keep out certain elements of society who might alarm consumers or otherwise bring down the tone of the place. You also aren't allowed to wear attire that obscures your face so that the CCTV can do its facial recognition work. They say its for the benefit of our security but fail to mention how the technology is also capable of tracking all our shopping profiles.

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[davidtytler]

delighted to find this series. Many excellent qualities make it the best series I have viewed. Well focused on a county/an area can visit in a few days. Clearly stated goals. All the video is on the subject, with no chit chat or selfies. No food! You are a local and have done some research in sharp contrast to those who get off the airplane and follow a guide book. Very well done!
Please do Kent, East Sussex, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire

[Lynn]

Loved this tour, thank you for sharing! ❤

[spumemonk]

I'm not the kind of person that normally cries hysterically like a newborn baby but seeing that you left Slough off the list made me do so uncontrollably. I'm now on medication. Thanks.

[asheland_numismatics]

I like your channel and I really like these videos! 👍

[sharonmc]

When I first moved to Berkshire in 2014 (to Bracknell which isn't as bad as ppl make it out to be), I remember thinking Ascot would be some picturesque market town with pedestrian areas which you could find a nice pub or restaurant to watch the world go by. It isn't. It's pretty much a small high street with a massive race course. Thats it. Its absolutely rammed with traffic most of the time.

[hydra]

I was born and raised in Thatcham it’s great

[whoami]

i like that found this very interesting thanks

[rideshareguy.ridesharead]

I love Berkshire! My favorite village is Yattendon

[stevestannard]

A visual delight and educational too 👍

[Didomum]

I was raised in Thatcham, married in Newbury registry office 48 yrs ago before moving stateside, but that was many years ago. I thought I knew the area well but I got lost in the video.lol. the only thing I recognized was the rain lol. Thanks for this video I must so my kids they never seen my home towns.

[devon]

I would agree with all 10 and their positions. I live in Newbury and it's a lovely town.

[duncanleith]

I'd drop Ascot and Bracknell from the list and replace them (though not necessarily in the same positions) with Twyford and Cookham. The former of these is unquestionably a town, though I concede Cookham is usually described as a village, albeit its population is larger than some of the other paces which have been included. (When does a village morph into a town...or a hamlet into a village for that matter!)

[rjsalpha]

Thanks Alex, excellent you do Hampshire and or Kent next please

[bill]

Lovely video. Shame Berkshire lost the top of its boot to Oxon including Abingdon thanks to Edward Heath’s government.

[J]

Love your work, but definitely not Eton, as it's really in bucks, same as datchet, wrong side of the river, you can also include Wallingford, moved to Oxfordshire when it's really a berks town. Sod the politicians playing around with the boundaries, totally crooked.put wantage in if you like, and don't forget the Berkshire downs were moved to Oxfordshire.

[simonallchin]

Apart from 1 or 2 towns on your list, I don’t seem to have the same notion of « pretty » as you !! I can think of many more towns in England and Europe which are 100 +times prettier than this selection !!

[SheelaMarieMVacal]

These place could not be seen again..

It was ruined by Revolution War.. Mayerling Revolution..
1780.. When Antinieta was bring into Galeontina..
Person is hangin into ceiling..

Antonieta accord into story of France.. Wife of Luigi, , was practice in Witchcraft.. people is hunger and no food to eat, , because of many occasions gathering in Palace..
And it said it was Antinieta ideas, , and her has 3 child from Luigi.. and it said Luigi could not take Antonieta her many women around is husband.. and it said it was also having affair to a Man.. and a Trans gender..
And Antonieta had to take care alone to is children.. and Antonieta continue to have many gathering occasion to Palace because of Luigi triumph as a King of France..