SIGHTSEEING
The most popular park in the city called Prospect Park, Reading. It is a public park in the western suburbs of Reading, situated north of the Bath Road. It’s known as the largest and most popular park in Reading. There are also sporting facilities and a miniature railway within the 50 hectares of parkland. If you want to relax and enjoy some good food, there’s a restaurant you can enjoy in the Mansion House.
Prospect Park, Reading
DOWNTOWN
Ready Abbey is the perfect place to begin your journey in the city. Lying in the heart of Reading, this abbey has witnessed almost nine hundred years of history. Founded in 1121, this abbey has gardens, a gateway, and dormitory for pilgrims. Discover the history of the city with its beautiful recreational atmosphere.
Ready Abbey
SHOPPING
Broad Street Mall, a large indoor shopping center, is located in the heart of Reading near The Hexagon theater. You can easily find this place with the help from variety of public transportation. Places you can visit are fashion shops, supermarket, fast-food outlets, and eateries. Other good recommendation is The Oracle. It is a high-street shopping mall in the modern building with riverside eateries and 10-screen cinema. For a not-so-large town, Reading has a budding shopping district and The Oracle Shopping Center is a main focal point. As one of the best malls in the city, it has all of the main high-street shops in a central location.
Broad Street Mall
The Oracle
FOOD & DRINK
Well-known traditional British dishes are fish and chips, mash, the Sunday roast, steak, kidney’s pie, and more. In Reading, you’ll see some famous Italian and France cuisines, too. Beer remains the most popular alcohol drink in the United Kingdom. In 2018, 8.5 billion pints were sold.
CULTURE
Reading is a large town in Berkshire England and known for its theater, arts, and literature. Every year, the city hosts Reading Festival that has been running since 1971. The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that’s held in Reading and Leeds on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
The UK’s climate is relatively temperate, it doesn’t experience extreme during either summer and winter. If you want to visit in a warm and dry atmosphere, spring and autumn are the best time to visit. But overall, UK can be visited at any time of year.
HOTEL
Stay at one of the best hotels in the city, Hilton Reading. This 4-star hotel is less than two miles from The Oracle, Madejski Stadium, and the University of Reading. The upscale rooms and suites are fully equipped with things you need. With the gorgeous settings and designs, this hotel comes with a modern restaurant and a sleek bar that are ready to get closer to you. While health and beauty treatments plus a gym are pleasantly available to beautify you, the indoor pool is all the way yours. Crowne Plaza Reading is another 4-star hotel that’s good for your stay. This stylish riverside hotel comes to you with a health club, swimming pool, meeting rooms, and a restaurant. Setting in a peaceful beside the Thames, this hotel is a perfect stay whether you’re visiting for business or pleasure. It’s only 15-minute walk from Reading town center.
Hilton Reading
Crowne Plaza Reading
RESTAURANT
Coconut Bar & Kitchen is one of the most popular restaurants in Reading. This restaurant/bar is serving oriental foods and Pan Asian cuisine that’s unite fresh flavors, vibrant ingredients, and creative cooking. Your sense will truly be glad to taste what this restaurant has to offer. Whatever the occasion, this place suits you. Pepe Sale is another good restaurant for your culinary exploration. This award-winning restaurant is serving Sardinian/Italian food. Enjoy Sardinian bread, various homemade pasta, wild boar, fish dishes, and their specialty Suckling Piglet. Located in the heart of Reading, this restaurant is also serving you the best wine from Sardinia and Italy.
Coconut Bar & Kitchen
Pepe Sale
CAFE
C.U.P. Speciality Coffee and Tea is the perfect cafe to enjoy luxurious coffee and tea with affordable price. The interesting thing is that knowledge and passion are a big part of their approaching in coffee and tea philosophy. This cafe welcomes you with a warm smile. Café YOLK is another good recommendation for you. This cafe is a popular neighborhood pit shop offering breakfast, pancakes, and burgers in a casual atmosphere. This cafe also wants you to taste their delicious smoothies that’s made with fresh fruit and natural yogurt.
C.U.P. Speciality Coffee and Tea
Café YOLK
BAR AND NIGHTLIFE
Spending the night at The Purple Turtle is a perfect choice you make. This bar is a 2-level nightspot with heated garden and table football for live music and weekly club nights. Both inside and outside areas are excellently available for you to have the best night. Revolution Reading is another great spot for a fun night out. This cocktail bar is a modern, vibrant venue set right in the center of the city. With space to drink, dine, dance, and an unforgettable party atmosphere, this bar is definitely one the best spots for spending the night/day.
The Purple Turtle
Revolution Reading
INTERESTING PLACE
If you want to know the history of English food and farming, make sure to visit The Museum of English Rural Life. A museum, a library, and an archive, this is what this place is all about. The museum is dedicated to recording the changing face of farming and the countryside in England. It collects archives, photographs, films, and rare books. The museum is run by the University of Reading. If you’re looking for a peaceful spot away from the crowd of the city center, Maiden Erlegh Lake is the perfect place for it. This 10.2-hectare lake is a suburb of Reading in Berkshire. The scenery of this place is serene and inviting. The combination of trees and the sky’s reflections on the lake becomes your company. While on the other hand the wind is blowing your hair making you more intimate with the existence of nature.
The Museum of English Rural Life
Maiden Erlegh Lake
INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOT
Spend your time clicking picture at Dinton Pastures Country Park while walking your dog. This 335-acre countryside has 3 hides for bird watching, fishing lakes, pathways, and also a cafe. The serene atmosphere this place has is just another perfection to add to your pictures. Before you leave the city, make sure to visit and enjoy the beauty of Harris Garden. It’s a botanical garden of the University of Reading, situated about 2 miles from the center of Reading city. The natural color with its stunning greenery is ready to be captured by your camera.
Dinton Pastures Country Park
Harris Garden
