Driving

Two major motorways pass through the Chilterns - the M4 at Reading and the M40 at High Wycombe - giving fast road links to the M25 London orbital and all UK destinations:

M1 for the North M40 for Birmingham and the Midlands M3 for ferries at Southampton and Portsmouth and the south coast resorts

Approximate journey times and mileage

Central London to Reading:

M4 onto A329(M) for east Reading; onto A4 past Royal Berkshire Hospital into centre 40 miles approx 1 hour drive

Birmingham to Reading:

A34, M42, M40, A329 95 miles approx 2 hours drive

Manchester to Reading:

M56, M6, M5, M42, M40, A329 190 miles approx 3 hours 30 mins drive

Edinburgh to Reading:

A78, A702, A74, M6, M5, M42, M40, A329 400 miles approx 7 hours 30 mins drive