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Reading
The town of Reading, halfway between London and Oxford, grew
up at the confluence of the rivers Thames and Kennet, and the history of the
town is closely linked to its position as a navigation hub for the Thames Valley
area.
The Kennet and Avon Canal, has been reopened to passenger traffic,
and once again connects Reading to the sea at Bristol. Visitors can hire narrow
boats at Reading to travel the canal or the River Thames, and towpaths along
both waterways provide pleasant walking.
Reading is a popular gathering place for swans, which congregate
at Thameside Prom near Caversham Bridge.
Reading attractions
Basildon Park
A classical Georgian house built for Sir Francis Sykes standing in beautiful
parkland above the Thames Valley.
Details
Basildon Park
Lower Basildon
Reading
Berkshire
England
RG8 9NR
Location: 2.5 m NW Pangbourne, on A329
Website: Basildon Park
Email: basildonpark@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 0118 984 3040
Fax: 0118 976 7370
map
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Riverside Museum
Reading's museum of industrial heritage features reconstructions of a Victorian
printing shop, a bakery, barber's shop, gypsy caravan. and turbines dating
from the 1920's.
Details
Riverside Museum
Blake's Lock
off Kenavon Drive
Reading
Berkshire
England
RG1 3DH
Location: next to the Bel & Dragon Pub
Website: Riverside Museum
Phone: 0118 939 0918
map
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Mapledurham House and Watermill
A beautiful Elizabethan house on the Thames, with one of the last working watermills
in the country. Delightful gardens, gift shop and tea rooms.
Details
Mapledurham House and Watermill
Mapledurham
Reading
Berkshire
England
RG4 7TR
Location: 4 m NW Reading, 1.5 m W of A4074
Website: Mapledurham House and Watermill
Email: enquiries@mapledurham.co.uk
Phone: 0118 972 3350
Fax: 0118 972 4016
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Stratfield Saye
Home of the Dukes of Wellington since 1817, the house exhibits mementoes of the
Iron Duke and a an exhibition on his life and times.
Details
Stratfield Saye
Reading
Berkshire
England
RG7 2BZ
Location: 6.5 m NE Basingstoke, off A33
Website: Stratfield Saye
Email: info@stratfield-saye.co.uk
Phone: 01256 882 882
Fax: 01256 881 466
map
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Reading Museum
Explores the history and development of Reading from early
Saxon times. Contains a full-size replica of the Bayeux Tapestry and a display
of Roman artefacts from nearby Calleva Atrebatum.
Details
Reading Museum
The Town Hall
Blagrave Street
Reading
Berkshire
England
RG1 1QH
Website: Reading Museum
Phone: 0118 939 9800
Fax: 0118 939 9881
map
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Museum of English Rural Life
The National collection of the countryside and farming crafts. On the university
campus.
Details
Museum of English Rural Life
Redlands Road
Reading
Berkshire
England
Location: opposite the Royal Berkshire Hospital, just off A4
Website: Museum of English Rural Life
Email: merl@reading.ac.uk
Phone: 0118 931 8660
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Text © David Ross and Britain Express 2001
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