Newbury to Inkpen Church, Which route to take to avoid floods? Options

[Claude]

Option 1 - A4 to Kintbury then on to Inkpen from there

Option 2 - the back road past The Craven Arms and through Hamstead Marshall

Has anyone travelled these roads recently who can impart some advice on whether one route is a better option than the other? Or are they both fine?

[newres]

Option 1 - A4 to Kintbury then on to Inkpen from there

Option 2 - the back road past The Craven Arms and through Hamstead Marshall

Has anyone travelled these roads recently who can impart some advice on whether one route is a better option than the other? Or are they both fine?

Is the Enborne road a back road? It would be the main route to Hungerford/Kintbury if you are on the south side of Newbury wouldn't it? I would think either route would be fine. Certainly as far as Kintbury, Enborne Road would be.

[Simon Kirby]

Station Road into Kintbury off the A4 has been covered with water before the railway, but has been passable, though I haven't been through for a few days. Coming from Enborne that last corner before you come into Kintbury sometimes collects deep water, though I haven't passed it for a while, and you could take Forbury Lane into Inkpen rather than going into Kintbury and out again, though I haven't driven that in an age.

[Claude]

Thanks both.

Is the Enborne road a back road?

The A4 is clearly the main road, so perhaps I should have called it a minor road route instead of a back road.