Premium publishing. Delivered via Royal Mail Door to Door® into the communities your business wants to reach.
3 editions
Bo Concept
“Working with Absolutely Magazines has been one of the best decisions for our business. We have been advertising and running campaigns with them for many years. I highly recommend Absolutely Magazine Group to any business looking to grow their visibility.”
Combined audience profile
Affluent, established households across some of the region's most desirable local communities.
Homeownership
Property value
Life stage
Demographic household income / social grade
Sources: ONS Census 2021; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; Nomis / ONS Approximated Social Grade.
The medium
Print is read slowly, kept in the home and trusted. The effect on business outcomes is measurable.
70%
of magazine readers trust magazines — only 30% of social media users trust social media
Source: Magnetic, print advertising effectiveness research.
Industry benchmarks for the medium.
Every copy is delivered by Royal Mail Door to Door® — hand delivered to the doormat, postcode by postcode.
Delivered directly to local homes by Royal Mail.
£5.40
average return for every £1 spent on door drops
Sources: PPA Magnetic; JICMAIL Q1 2026; Royal Mail Marketreach, 2026.
Anthony Laban Home
“We have worked with Zest Media for many years and had amazing success, giving us a consistent run of new business.”
Distribution
Your advertising shouldn't pay for households your business will never serve. Absolutely concentrates each edition within tightly defined hyper-local markets.
Editions
Cover one town, or the whole valley
Where the high street still matters.
Marlow · Cookham · Bourne End
SL6 9
Cookham, Cookham Rise, Cookham Dean
SL7 1
Marlow, Bisham, Temple
SL7 2
Marlow, Medmenham, Marlow Bottom, Little Marlow
SL7 3
Marlow, Marlow Bottom, Booker, Little Marlow
SL8 5
Bourne End
A famous riverside town, and the Chiltern villages that surround it.
Henley-on-Thames · Watlington
RG9 1
Henley-on-Thames
RG9 2
Henley-on-Thames
RG9 3
Shiplake, Lower Shiplake, Remenham
RG9 4
Rotherfield Greys, Binfield Heath, Harpsden
RG9 5
Sonning Common, Stoke Row, Nettlebed, Rotherfield Peppard
RG9 6
Hambleden, Frieth, Fawley, Surrounding villages
OX49 5
Watlington, Lewknor, Aston Rowant, Pyrton
Village life on the edge of a city. Spending that stays local.
Caversham · Sonning
RG4 5
Central Caversham
RG4 6
Caversham, Sonning, Sonning Eye
RG4 7
Caversham Heights, Mapledurham, Cane End, Chazey Heath
RG4 8
Caversham, Emmer Green
RG4 9
Sonning Common, Kidmore End, Gallowstree Common, Shiplake Bottom
The magazine
Because local publishing should be as beautiful as the place it celebrates.
ZEST MEDIA GROUP
Absolutely is part of Zest Media Group and has published premium national & regional lifestyle magazines since 2010, creating titles that build loyal audiences and returning advertisers. The Town & Village Editions extends that experience into the Thames Valley communities and beyond.
Advert formats
From high-impact full pages to compact recurring placements, The Town & Village Edition offers flexible display advertising designed to help local businesses build visibility, recognition and trust.
Artwork specifications
All dimensions shown are width × height. Full-page artwork requires 3 mm bleed on all sides.
Maximum presence. Maximum creative freedom.
Strong recurring visibility.
Strong recurring visibility.
Ideal for consistent local campaigns.
Stay present month after month.
Advert design is included with every booking, with up to two rounds of amends. Full artwork specifications are issued on booking.
MULTI-EDITIONS
Build your campaign around one community — or combine editions to create a wider Thames Valley presence.
Print & digital
Your print campaigns don’t have to stop on the page. Extend them across our digital channels, or tap into unique digital partnerships designed to turn marketing spend into real-world results. Not just clicks — but customers.
Website
Sponsored features and display placements alongside the editorial your customers already read.
Editions online
Local editorial hubs that carry your campaign beyond the printed page.
Social
Amplification across the Country Absolutely social channels
From £89 per issue, excluding VAT. Advert design included.
Questions
Distribution is postcode-led. Each edition is concentrated in the sectors listed on its edition page, across Marlow, Cookham and Bourne End; Henley and Watlington; and Caversham, Sonning and the surrounding villages.
Marlow, Cookham & Bourne End reaches 16,973 homes; Henley & Watlington 14,144 homes; Caversham & Sonning 17,788 homes. Booked together, that is 48,905 homes every month.
Monthly — twelve issues a year.
Print-ready artwork supplied to the production team. Current file format, colour profile, resolution, bleed and safe-margin specifications are issued with your booking confirmation.
Design support is available on all campaigns free of charge with a limit to 3 rounds of amends once the artwork is produced by our inhouse design team.
Yes. Editions can be combined into a single campaign to build a wider Thames Valley presence.
Book your campaign online or send a campaign enquiry. The team will recommend the edition, format and campaign length that fit your objectives.
Whether you’re ready to advertise or simply exploring your options, our team is here to help.
