Christchurch Meadows · Reading
The Best Bench in Reading
Free, quiet, and better than anything on the map — if you can find the right one.
- ⏱ 15 min
- 💷 £0
- 🥾 Easy
Christchurch Meadows runs right along the Thames, and somewhere on it is a bench with nobody else on it and a view worth the walk. No entry fee, no opening hours — just go and find it.
What you’ll do
- 1Head to the meadows
- 2Pick your bench
- 3Prove it
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