Emmer Green

Worth seeing in and around Emmer Green

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Reading Abbey

   Reading Abbey is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Henry I in 1121 "for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors and successors." In its heyday the abbey was one of Europe's largest royal monasteries.

   3 km · ruined abbey in the English town of Reading, founded in 1121 by King Henry I · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Caversham Park

   Caversham Park is a Victorian-era stately home with parkland in the suburb of Caversham on the outskirts of Reading, England. Historically located in Oxfordshire, it became part of Berkshire with boundary changes in 1977.

   300 m · country house in Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Museum of English Rural Life

   The Museum of English Rural Life, also known as The MERL, is a museum, library and archive dedicated to recording the changing face of farming and the countryside in England. The museum site was formerly known as East Thorpe House and then St Andrew's Hall.

   3.8 km · museum in Reading, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   The Hexagon

   The Hexagon is a multi-purpose theatre and arts venue in Reading, Berkshire, England. Built in 1977 in the shape of an elongated hexagon, the theatre is operated by Reading Borough Council under the name "Reading Arts and Venues" along with South Street Arts Centre and Reading's concert hall.

   3.4 km · theatre and arts centre in Reading, Berkshire, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Forbury Gardens

   Forbury Gardens is a public park in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The park is on the site of the outer court of Reading Abbey, which was in front of the Abbey Church.

   2.9 km · park in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Reading Museum

   Reading Museum is a museum of the history of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire, and the surrounding area. It is accommodated within Reading Town Hall, and contains galleries describing the history of Reading and its related industries, a gallery of artefacts discovered during the excavations of Calleva Atrebatum, a copy of the Bayeux Tapestry, finds relating to Reading Abbey and an art collection.

   2.9 km · local museum in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Statue of George Palmer

   The statue of George Palmer stands in Palmer Park, in Reading, Berkshire. The statue, by George Blackall Simonds, was unveiled on 4 November 1891, though it was originally in Broad Street and only later moved to Palmer Park.

   3.8 km · statue in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Reading Minster

   Reading Minster, or the Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, is the oldest ecclesiastical foundation in the town of Reading, Berkshire, England. Although eclipsed in importance by the later Reading Abbey, Reading Minster regained its status after the destruction of the Abbey and is now an Anglican parish church.

   3.3 km · church in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   All Saints' Church, Reading

   All Saints' Church is a Church of England parish church in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The church is on Downshire Square, a tree-lined square in West Reading close to the Bath Road.

   4 km · grade II listed church in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Palmer Park

    Palmer Park is a public park in Reading, England. The land for the park was given to the town by the proprietors of the Huntley & Palmers biscuit firm and it contains a statue of George Palmer.

    3.8 km · Public park in Reading, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Emmer Green

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 35 km · London Luton (LTN), 60 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 66 km

Stations

Reading railway station, 2.8 km

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