Retirement Properties Spotlight in Hungerford

Hungerford is an exceptionally attractive market town on the old Bath Road south of Junction 14 on the M4. The wide High Street has some fine Georgian houses and a variety of high class shops, including clothing and specialist food shops as well as supermarkets, chemists, banks, a post office and a library. The mainline railway station lies just south of the Kennet and Dun rivers, famous for their trout, which flow through the town. Hungerford was granted fishing rights by John of Gaunt in the 14th century and this is celebrated annually at Hocktide, on the Tuesday of Easter week, a colourful ceremony featuring the famous Tutti men.