Kennet Side · Reading
Pint at the Fisherman's Cottage
Find the canalside pub at the end of the Kennet towpath.
- ⏱ 25 min
- 💷 £
- 🥾 Easy
The Fisherman's Cottage sits right on the Kennet & Avon towpath, about as far from a main road as a Reading pub gets. Boats moor up outside, and the beer garden backs straight onto the water.
What you’ll do
- 1Follow the towpath
- 2Get a table
- 3Prove it
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