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The beautifully restored lock at Aldermaston Wharf
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The railway crosses back over Pickletimber Bridge and the canal approaches Benham
Lock with a couple of pillboxes. In the summer, a blanket of buttercups extends in the direc-
tion of Enborne. The town is 2km from the River Enborne, which featured as an obstacle to
the rabbits of
Watership Down
, written by Richard Adams, who was born in Newbury. To the
north is Benham Park, laid out by Capability Brown, the house built 1772-1775.
