Reading Sightseeing & Activities Guide

recommended places to visit and things to do in or near Reading


Beale Park

Reading

  • nature reserve
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  • seasonal opening
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  • nature
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specialising in captive breeding of rare birds and providing a relaxing environment with extensive playground areas and a miniature ride on train

  • historic house
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  • garden
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • National Trust
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  • café
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  • shop
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  • antiques
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  • architecture
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  • history
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  • nature
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  • walking
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beautiful Palladian mansion with original delicate plasterwork and elegant staircase surrounded by magnificent wooded parkland

  • historic house
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  • garden
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • seasonal opening
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  • pre-booking advised
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  • café
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  • shop
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  • antiques
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  • architecture
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  • nature
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  • walking
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  • wildlife

set in the tranquil surroundings of the Thames with an extensive collection of paintings and objets d'art and a working watermill where they sell their own milled flour

  • museum
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • guided tours
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  • virtual tours
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  • shop
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  • antiques
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  • history

housing designated collections of national importance covering agriculture, crafts and rural life with children friendly exhibits

  • museum
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • free admission
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • virtual tours
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  • shop
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  • antiques
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  • geology
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  • history
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  • local history

with lots of interactive exhibits catering from the serious student to the youngest child covering Reading's history from pre Roman times to the Victorians

  • historic house
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  • garden
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  • museum
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  • park
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • seasonal opening
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  • virtual tours
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  • shop
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  • antiques
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  • architecture
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  • art
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  • furniture
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  • history
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  • military history
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  • nature
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  • walking
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  • wildlife

boasting a superb collection of artefacts and memorabilia from the Duke of Wellington and surrounded by an extensive country park

  • museum
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • free admission
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  • seasonal opening
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  • café
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  • virtual tours
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  • shop
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  • history

tells the story of Reading's two rivers - the Kennet and the Thames with a beautiful gypsy caravan and preserved turbine machinery

  • garden
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  • free admission
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • nature
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  • walking

from the home of Augustinian friars in the C12th to a country club in the C20th, the land known as Caversham Court Gardens has a long recorded history. Volunteers give illustrated talks