Month: August 2025

On Site Parking

Free Parking

All parking is free of charge. There is strictly no parking overnight.

Access to arlington arts centre fOR Events

IMPORTANT: ARLINGTON LANE IS NOW THE DESIGNATED PUBLIC ENTRANCE AND EXIT
Arlington Lane can be entered by both the B4494 and Oxford Road (green arrows).

In the interest of child safety and site security, Mary Hare School have installed two new access barriers at the Oxford Road and Arlington Lane entrances. This is in addition to the access barrier installed at the Wantage Road entrance last year.

The Arlington Lane entrance is now the designated Arlington Arts Centre entrance and exit to the site. Arlington Arts Centre staff do not have access or control of the other two barriers so you will not be able to gain access to or exit the site other than by Arlington Lane.

For certain events, the Arlington Lane barrier will be up and access to and exiting the site will be as normal.

If the Arlington Lane Barrier is raised and/or car park is full, please do try the other areas of the site such as Primary School and the Manor building.

Upcoming Full Site Access via Arlington Lane Events
– Dom Martin Acoustic
– Kast Off Kinks
– Big Boss Man
– Joe Hicks
– Will Wilde
– Oasiz
– Crazy Diamond – A Tribute to the Music of Pink Floyd
– When Rivers Meet

For other events and during the school day, the Arlington Lane barrier will operate using automatic number plate recognition software (ANPR). If you have accessibility requirements, please contact boxoffice@arlingtonarts.co.uk with your vehicles plate number so that we can add it to the system so that your vehicle will be able to gain automatic access when coming to an event. If you are stuck at the barrier, please use the call button to contact the box office. Please note: You may be asked for evidence of your parking requirements.

You will not need to gain access beyond the barrier to park in the Arlington Lane car park. If you are able to, please park in the Arlington Lane car park and walk up to the venue. This car park has been extended and hopefully will be extended even further in 2025.

  • Unless it is not possible, please use the Arlington Lane car park and walk up to Arlington Arts Centre. If the Arlington Lane car park is full, especially with a middle aisle, please do try the other areas of the site such as Primary School and the Manor building.
  • For accessible parking please let us know ahead of time.
  • For certain events, the Arlington Lane barrier will be up and access to, parking and exiting the site will be as normal (see full site access list above). The full site access events listed above will have parking availability at the primary school and by the main manor (listed Mary Hare school on the image below).
  • There is a call button at the Arlington lane barrier to contact the box office.
  • It may be more convenient for you to find an alternative method of travel to the venue.
  • What3Words is better to use than the site postcode.

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How To Find Us

PLEASE NOTE: ACCESS TO ARLINGTON ARTS CENTRE IS ONLY AVAILABLE VIA ARLINGTON LANE.
YOU CAN NO LONGER ENTER THE SITE VIA THE B4494 ENTRANCE OPPOSITE SNELSMORE COMMON OR THE MAIN MARY HARE ENTRANCE. TO LEARN MORE VISIT OUR ACCESS & PARKING PAGE.

Arlington Arts Centre
Mary Hare
Snelsmore Common
Newbury, Berkshire RG14 3BQ
United Kingdom

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FROM NEWBURY TOWN CENTRE

Follow signs on the A339 for Hungerford. At the roundabout, use the left lane for Hungerford and take the slight left on to Western Ave.

At the next roundabout, take the 3rd exit on to the B4494. At the next roundabout, take the 2nd exit to stay on the B4494. Stay on the B4494 past The Castle Pub and up the short hill to the mini-roundabout.

At the mini-roundabout, take the 2nd exit on to the Oxford Road. Continue on the Oxford Road, past Donnington Valley Hotel (comes up on your left), past the Fox and Hounds Pub (comes up on your right) and past the sign for Mary Hare School (comes up on your left). Take the next left on to Arlington Lane. The venue entrance comes up on your left about 300-400 yards down Arlington Lane.

From the M4

Exit at Junction 13, signed Newbury/A34(S). As you leave the roundabout take the slip-road signed Services/Donnington/Hotels. At the 3rd roundabout turn left, signed Donnington. Arlington Arts is within the grounds of Mary Hare School and signed one mile on your right.

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Travelling by train

The nearest train station is Newbury Station, around a 12 minute drive from Arlington Arts Centre.

 For trains, visit Trainline.

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July To December 2025 On Sale

The rest of our July to December season is ON SALE NOW. Check out the digital brochure and highlights below.

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Established in 2014, These Wicked Rivers are Derby’s entry to the new wave of rock and roll that is sweeping across the United Kingdom. Drawing influence from the well of rock legends and blues greats, the band have made quite an impact since their inception with their unique brand of blues-infused modern rock steadily picking up plaudits for their gutsy live performances across the UK and beyond. 

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The Young’uns’ live shows are renowned roller coaster rides. With heart-on-the-sleeve storytelling, beautiful lyrics, warm harmonies and relentless repartee, Sean Cooney, Michael Hughes and David Eagle (the award-winning stand-up comedian) write and sing folk songs for today.

Join one of the UK’s best loved folk groups for a special set of seasonal songs old and new.

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Geneva, 1816.
The year without a summer.
Trapped inside by the weather, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and young Mary Godwin sit down for a competition: to see who could craft the most spine chilling ghost story.

What Mary created would not only shock her companions, but send shivers up the spines of readers for centuries to come. The tale of a man wracked by grief and fear who wished to heal his broken heart; the tale of a scientist who wished to play god; and the tale of a creator who lost control of his creation…

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A gloriously frenetic hour of physical comedy. Bursting with all the whacky dynamism and giddy joy of a Roadrunner cartoon, like witnessing Mr Bean on Acid.

Kit Loyd is an award-winning writer and performer. Using audio-visuals and mime he performs one-person physical comedy sketch with a narrative. Loyd was the winner of the British Comedy Guide Talent Award 2023. He was shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award 2024. His 2023 split bill show, Nightwatchman, received a four-star review in The Scotsman and was included on their ‘Best Fringe Comedy’ list.

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The Zoo That Comes To You follows the impassioned attempts of two animal enthusiasts to share their love of and concern for animals with the world. They take in animals that need respite, care or a temporary home and have, accidentally, ended up with a whole sanctuary, but with no visitors!

Featuring puppetry, live music and playful characters, Scarlet Oak Theatre welcomes you to join the conversation about animal conservation.

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