Things to do in Reading
Abbey ruins, a famous lion and two rivers meeting. Reading is full of things you've walked straight past.
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Caversham Bridge
Sunset on Caversham Bridge
Watch the Thames turn gold from the middle of the bridge.
Forbury Road
Oscar Wilde's Cell
Find the prison that turned a scandal into one of literature's great poems.
Forbury Gardens
Meet the Maiwand Lion
Find the six-tonne bronze lion mourning a battle you've never heard of.
The Forbury
Afternoon Tea at the Forbury
Take afternoon tea at Reading's one five-star hotel, right on the gardens.
Great Knollys Street
Find the Cow
Track down Reading's most unexpected piece of public art: a mural of a cow.
Kings Road
Beer, Biscuits and Bulbs
Track down what's left of the industry that built Reading.
Forbury
The Richest Abbey That Vanished
Find what's left of an abbey that was once richer than Westminster.
Christchurch Meadows
The Meadows Loop
Get your legs moving along the river, no watch required.
Christchurch Meadows
The Best Bench in Reading
Free, quiet, and better than anything on the map — if you can find the right one.
Station Road
A Drink in the Old Railway Hotel
Have a cocktail in the grand Victorian building that used to greet passengers off the train.
Kennet Mouth
Where Two Rivers Become One
Find the exact spot where the Kennet quietly joins the Thames.
Abbey Square
Jane Austen's Classroom
Find the medieval gatehouse where a nine-year-old Jane Austen went to school.
Blagrave Street
Britain's Bayeux Tapestry
Find the 70-metre embroidered replica of one of history's most famous battles.
The Oracle
Try Something You've Never Eaten
Find a dish you've never ordered somewhere along the Oracle's riverside strip.
South Street
South Street After Dark
Catch a gig at the venue that's hosted Reading's music scene for decades.
Broad Street
Bakery Roulette
Walk into a bakery and order whatever you've never tried before.
Kennet Side
Pint at the Fisherman's Cottage
Find the canalside pub at the end of the Kennet towpath.
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