Reading

Worth seeing in and around Reading

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
   University of Reading

   The University of Reading is a public research university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as the University Extension College, Reading, an extension college of Christ Church, Oxford, and became University College, Reading in 1902.

   2.4 km · university in Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Madejski Stadium

   The Madejski Stadium, currently known as the Select Car Leasing Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Reading, Berkshire, England. It is the home of Reading Football Club, who play in EFL League One.

   3.9 km · sports stadium in Reading, Berkshire, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   400 m · ruined abbey in the English town of Reading, founded in 1121 by King Henry I · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Elm Park

   Elm Park was a football stadium in the West Reading district of Reading, Berkshire, England. The stadium was the home of Reading Football Club from 1896 to 1998, when the club moved to the new Madejski Stadium.

   2.2 km · Football stadium · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   2.9 km · country house in Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   1.1 km · museum in Reading, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Tilehurst Water Tower

   Tilehurst Water Tower is a distinctive water tower in Tilehurst, a suburb of the English town and borough of Reading. It lies on a ridgeline at the highest point of both the borough and the town, with its base at 100 metres AMSL. Together with its own intrinsic height, this makes it a prominent landmark that can be seen from a considerable distance, especially when approaching Reading from the west along the M4 motorway.

   5.3 km · water tower in Tilehurst, Reading, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   2.3 km · statue in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   300 m · church in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    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.

    500 m · theatre and arts centre in Reading, Berkshire, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Reading

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 35 km · London Luton (LTN), 62 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 64 km

Stations

Reading railway station, 300 m · Winnersh Triangle railway station, 5.9 km · Tilehurst railway station, 4.4 km · Earley railway station, 4 km · Reading Green Park railway station, 3.9 km

• London → Reading

  59 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · £6–8
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• Luton, Luton → Reading

  61 km · quickest by road, 1h 41m · £8–11
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• London, Essex → Reading

  59 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · £6–8
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