Readings are quite underrated but it’s Berkshire’s biggest town. Here you can enjoy stately
homes, shire horses, street art, and spa days. The best things to do in Reading go across the
eras. So, let’s discover what you can do when in this beautiful place.
Explore Thames Path: The villages which lie along Berkshire’s waterways are adorable. The
local train routes stop at both Pangbourne and Goring-on-Thames, you can easily follow the
Thames Path between the two. A five-mile walk is enough to make the extra hungry for the
inevitable pub lunch at the end. Don’t miss going to The Miller of Mansfield in Goring.
Enjoy the nightlife at The Nag’s Head: This provincial pub wins CAMRA’s Central Southern
England Pub of the Year. Here you can find an amazing drink selection. This place is classic.
The walls are ornamented with beer mats and if you want to smoke, you can go to the car park.
When you are bored at your student accommodation Reading, then you can go to this
amazing place and have endless fun.
See the Bayeux Tapestry at the Reading Museum: Like all the different collections, Reading
An old man's strange possessions were first housed in the museum. It is a great place to explore as
you can see stone-age hand axe, woolly rhinoceros fossils, etc.
Upgrade your lunch at Blue Collar: This is a street food market that is held each Wednesday
at lunchtime in the charming Forbury Gardens which are on the grounds of the Abbey. You can
eat anything at the stalls and enjoy.
Dig up some history at MERL: The Museum of English Rural Life will answer the tractor-
related question. Plow into the galleries and learn about farming. Do a quick bend along the
Wagon Walk and ease in the beautiful gardens.
Check out the mural outside the central club: In the year 1990, a 36-meter mural was
painted on the wall of the Central Club to mark the anniversary of South Africa’s Soweto
uprising. The community center has been derelict from the year 2006. You can find colorful
and thought-provoking artwork. It is not just any old street art.
Get to grips with history at Reading Abbey: King Henry I ordered the building of Reading’s
once-spectacular Abbey. This served as a sort of motel for Elizabeth 1, a section for Jane
Prison where Oscar Wilde was incarcerated and Jane Austen's boarding school. This location is
special and ideal for those who are interested in history.
Go to the Parthian Climbing: This climbing center is so unique that you can think you are
challenging Everest if you get really into it. Go for rope climbing in an introductory session,
You can either abseil down the competition walls or you can watch from the security of the
café. From resting in the student rooms to climbing up the roof, Reading is the ideal
spot for students.
Enjoy the nature at View Island: View Island near the Caversham Lock was updated from a
a wildlife reserve from a deserted boatyard about 20 years ago. A path loops around the edge
and once should seat in the secluded spots makes peace wonderfully easy to find.
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