Things to do in Bramley
Bramley has a meadow in the middle of it that two brothers left to the village, a Grade I church with a physicist in the churchyard, and a show that's run for nearly forty years. Here's what there is, the free things first.
Out and about
Free, and nobody to book with.
Clift Meadow
The open meadow in the middle of the village, left to the parish by the Clift brothers. A fenced play area for under fives, redone in 2020, an outdoor gym, two tennis courts, an all weather court for football and basketball, and a village garden, a wildflower patch and a bee garden kept by volunteers.
Their page on EveryVillageThe Silchester Trail from the station
The waymarked walk to the Roman town starts from Bramley station as well as from Silchester, up to eight miles with shorter cuts of three or four. The leaflet is at the Bramley Inn.
Their websiteSt James' Church
Grade I, begun around 1160 on Saxon foundations, with medieval wall paintings uncovered in the 1870s. The physicist Lise Meitner, who explained nuclear fission, is buried in the churchyard.
Their page on EveryVillageBramley Green
Owned by the Stratfield Saye Estate and left to grow wild by agreement with the parish council, with Wilder Bramley's boards along the path across it and a new wildflower area.
The Parish Green on Longbridge Road
Bought by the parish council in 2024 to keep it a village green, with the paths resurfaced, the old oaks kept and the northern end left to wildlife.
The allotments
Two sites, St James Park off Minchens Lane and Gray's Meadow on Silchester Road, twenty four half plots each, with one waiting list through the parish clerk.
Worth a visit
The places in the village with a door you can walk through.
The Bramley Inn
The village pub on The Street, with a restaurant, and the Silchester Trail leaflet behind the bar.
Their page on EveryVillageBramley Village Bakery
A bakery with a coffee shop, which also supplies shops for forty miles around.
Their page on EveryVillageThe community cafe at Clift Meadow
Wednesdays, 10am to 11.30, in term time
In the Pavilion, run by volunteers, and everyone's welcome.
Their page on EveryVillage
Join in
Clubs, markets and the dates the village keeps every year.
The Bramley Show
September, at the Village Hall
Vegetables, flowers, photographs, writing, craft and cookery, children's classes and a scarecrow competition. The thirty ninth is on 12 September 2027.
Their websiteThe Clift Meadow Summer Fair
The meadow's own fair, every summer since 2022.
Their page on EveryVillageWilder Bramley
A nature group formed in 2022 with the Wildlife Trust's backing. Work parties at the St Mark's Close pond through the winter, a bee garden, and guided butterfly and bluebell walks.
Their websiteFriendship walks from the Pavilion
Weekly
A group walk from the Pavilion once a week, back for refreshments after. Check the day on the Clift Meadow site.
Their websiteAt the Village Hall
Badminton on Monday and Tuesday evenings, beginners welcome, short mat bowls, Pilates, a country music club, a dance school, Rainbows, Brownies and Guides, the WI on the second Thursday and a craft group on the fourth Friday. The gardening club meets here monthly too.
Their page on EveryVillageBramley Trail Runners
Mondays, 7.30pm
A running club that sets off from the Clift Meadow car park.
Scouts and the youth club at Brocas Hall
Beavers and Cubs on Monday evenings, Scouts on Tuesdays and a youth club on Fridays, all at Brocas Hall on the meadow.
Their page on EveryVillageSundays at St James'
Sunday at nine, with a band and breakfast pastries, on the first four Sundays of the month, and a 10.30 service that changes week by week.
Their page on EveryVillage
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