RG6 6BF
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Tourism

Tourist Information Centres

Reading Tourist Information Centre
1.52 mi
Chain Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2HX
Phone: 0118 956 6226
Email: touristinfo@reading.gov.uk

Bracknell Tourist Information Centre
9.56 mi
The Look Out, Discovery Centre, Nine Mile Ride, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 7QW
Phone: 01344 354409
Email: TheLookOut@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Maidenhead Tourist Information Centre
11.32 mi
Maidenhead Library, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1QU
Phone: 01628 796502
Email: maidenhead.tic@rbwm.gov.uk

Libraries

Palmer Park Library
0.8 mi
St. Bartholomews Road, Reading, RG1 3QB
Phone: 01189015106
www.readinglibraries.org.uk

Whitley Library
0.81 mi
Northumberland Avenue, Reading, RG2 7PX
Phone: 01189015115
www.readinglibraries.org.uk

Maiden Erlegh Library
0.96 mi
Silverdale Road, Reading, RG6 7HS
Phone: 01189666630  
www.wokingham.gov.uk

Leisure Centres

Palmer Park Sports Stadium
0.79 mi
Palmer Park Sports Stadium, Reading, RG6 1LF
Phone: 0118-901-5080
South Reading Leisure Centre
1.05 mi
Northumberland Avenue, Reading, RG2 8DF
Phone: 0118-901-5040
Wolfenden Sports Centre
1.15 mi
PO Box 217, Reading, RG6 6AH
Phone: 0118-378-6692
Ryeish Green Leisure Centre
1.22 mi
Loddon Valley Leisure Rushey Way, Reading, RG6 4GD
Phone: 0118-931 2066
Woodford Park Leisure Centre
2.18 mi
Haddon Drive, Reading, RG5 4LY
Phone: 0118-921-6969

Golf Courses

Reading Golf Club
3.21 mi
17 Kidmore End Road, Reading, RG4 8SG
Phone: 0118 9472909
www.readinggolfclub.com
Club Type:Members
Course Type:Parkland
Driving Range:No
Number of Holes:18 Hole
Yardage:6059
Par:70

Bearwood Lakes Golf Club
3.65 mi
Bearwood Road, Wokingham, RG41 4SJ
Phone: 0118 9797900
www.bearwoodlakes.co.uk
Club Type:Proprietary
Course Type:Woodland
Driving Range:Yes
Number of Holes:18 Hole
Yardage:6850
Par:72
Hurst Golf Club
3.41 mi
Sandford Lane, Wokingham, RG10 0SQ
Phone: 01189 344355
www.hurstgolfclub.com
Club Type:Municipal
Course Type:Parkland
Driving Range:No
Number of Holes:9 Hole
Yardage:3015
Par:70


Pubs

The Queens Head
0.43 mi
54 Christchurch Road, Reading, RG2 7AZ
Phone: 0118-986-1279
Fruit Bat
0.62 mi
30 Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5NA
Phone: 0118-926-0077
Scottish & Newcastle Plc
0.63 mi
191 Wokingham Road, Reading, RG6 1LT
Phone: 01189-262-170
The Roebuck
0.71 mi
37 Auckland Road, Reading, RG6 1NY
Phone: 0118-926-2226
The Granby
0.83 mi
120 London Road, Reading, RG1 5AY
Phone: 0118-935-2537

Cinemas

Reading Film Theatre
1.15 mi
Palmer Building, Reading, RG6 6AH
Phone: 0118-378-7151
Ster Century Ltd
12.38 mi
Granite House 55-61 Frimley High Street, Camberley, GU16 7HJ
Phone: 01276 605605
The Ambassadors Cinemas
18.57 mi
The Peacocks Centre, Woking, GU21 6GQ
Phone: 01483 545945
Odeon Cinemas
21.3 mi
, Uxbridge, UB8 1JR
Phone: 08705 050007
The Ozone Cinema
22.25 mi
Grenoble Rd, Oxfordshire, OX4 4XP
Phone: 0870 4443030

Churches

Tyndale Baptist Church
0.52 mi
2-4 Cressingham Road, Reading, RG2 7JE
Phone: 0118-986 7195

Wokingham Methodist Church
0.62 mi
165 Wokingham Road, Reading, RG6 1LS
Phone: 0118-926 1765

Assembly Of God Pentecostal Church
0.63 mi
171a Wokingham Road, Reading, RG6 1LT
Phone: 0118-987 2400


Shopping Centres

The Oracle
1.39 mi
, Reading, RG12AG
Phone: 0118 965 9000
http://www.theoracle.com

The Oracle is a large indoor shopping and leisure mall, located on the banks of the River Kennet on the site of a 17th-century workhouse of the same name in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It was developed by, and is owned by, a joint venture of Hammerson and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.[1]


Nicholsons Centre
11.15 mi
, Maidenhead , SL61LB
Phone: 01628 783746
http://www.nicholsonsshoppingcentre.co.uk/

There is a fantastic range of stores at Nicholson's Centre, offering a wide range of products at competitive prices.

Festival Place
13.62 mi
Festival Way, Basingstoke, RG217LJ
Phone: 01256 326022
http://www.festivalplace.co.uk/

Festival Place is a shopping centre in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England which opened on Tuesday, 22 October 2002. It houses over 200 shops[1] including large stores such as BHS, Debenhams, Marks and Spencer, Apple Store and HMV. There are also restaurants, bars, and cafes, mostly located outside in the covered Festival Square.


Family Attractions and Theme Parks

Legoland Windsor
Winkfield Road, Windsor, SL44AY (12.8 mi)
https://www.legoland.co.uk/
LEGOLAND Windsor has over 50 fantastic rides and attractions, including..

Thorpe Park
Staines Road, Chertsey, KT168PN (19 mi)
https://www.thorpepark.com/
ColossusRiders flung into a record breaking 10 loops of fear at 65 kph. 120 jockey wheels of NASA-developed materials tenaciously grip 850 metres of proximity-sensor monitored track.

Chessington World of Adventures
Chessington, KT92NE (27.9 mi)
Phone: 0871 663 4477
https://www.chessington.com/
Come to a place where tales of family fun never end. With a major new themed land specially for 2-8 year olds, a great new family spinning coaster and a park crammed full of activities, attractions and rides suitable for under 12s, it's strictly families first at Chessington World of Adventures in 2004.

BBC Television Centre Tours
Wood Lane, White City, W127RJ (31.3 mi)
Phone: +44 1732 42 7770
http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/tours/
You have been inviting the BBC into your homes for many years, and now it's your turn to come to visit us! On the award-winning tour of BBC Television Centre you will get the chance to immerse yourself in the fascinating world of broadcasting.Take an exclusive look into the BBC newsroom, see our famous studios, and take part in making your own bit of TV in our interactive studio.

Well Place Zoo
Well Place, Ipsden, Wallingford, OX106QZ (9.9 mi)
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The Living Rainforest
Hampstead Norreys, RG180TN (12.1 mi)
Phone: +44 (0)1635 202444
Explore the rainforest, and discover its wonders for yourself. On your visit, look out for free roaming lizards, birds and butterflies - you never know where they will appear next! See some of the world's most popular foods, from bananas to coffee, cocoa and ginger.

Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary
Old Didcot Rd, Brightwell Cum Sotwell, Wallingford, OX100SW (15.5 mi)
http://www.donkeyrescue.co.uk/
The Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary is a registered charity, caring for abused and ill-treated animals. We rely totally upon public donations to enable us to do this valuable work.

Museums

Museum of English Rural Life
University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG66AH (0.3 mi)
The Museum of English Rural Life was founded by the University of Reading in 1951 to reflect and record the changing face of farming and the countryside. It houses Designated collections of national importance that span the full range of objects, archives, photographs, film and books.

River and Rowing Museum
Hill Meadows, Henley on Thames, RG91BF (6.7 mi)
The River & Rowing Museum was designed by David Chipperfield Architects to a brief which set out to establish an astonishing Museum. The building is raised on columns above water meadows beside the Thames and is built of exposed concrete and glass with a terne coated steel roof, clad in green oak.

Deddington Castle
Hill Meadows, Henley on Thames, RG91BF (6.7 mi)
Buffy Heywood The site of Deddington Castle lies to the east of the town and comprises some 8 acres. At the present time it is a grassed-in enclosure surrounded by banks and trees on three sides, and is used as a recreational area for walking dogs and so on.

Calleva Roman Museum
Bramley Road, Silchester, RG72LU (8.8 mi)
Phone: +44 (0)118 378 6255
Calleva Roman Museum provides background information for the site visit to the Roman town walls and amphitheatre. In the centre lay the Forum and Basilica.

Milestones - Hampshires Living History Museum
Basingstoke Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, RG216YR (13.8 mi)
Imagine an open-air museum inside a massive modern building a network of streets with shops, a village green and even a pub..

Household Cavalry Museum
Combermere Barracks, St Leonards Road, Windsor, SL43DN (14.4 mi)
The Household Cavalry Museum collection relates to The Life Guards (1st and 2nd), Horse Grenadier Guards, Royal Horse Guards (Blues), 1st Royal Dragoons (Royals) and The Blues and Royals, covering over three hundred years of the history of the Sovereign's mounted bodyguard. The collection contains Uniforms, Weapons, Standards, Guidons, Drum Banners, Horse Furniture, Campaign and Gallantry Medals, Regimental Medals from the 17th Century.

Aldershot Military Museum
Evelyn Woods Road, Queens Avenue, Aldershot, GU112LG (14.5 mi)
Phone: 01252 314598
The story of Aldershot Military Town, and the civil towns of Aldershot and Farnborough. The gallery is sited within one of the only two surviving barrack bungalows built in North Camp in the 1890s.


Historic Houses

Mapledurham House
Mapledurham, RG47TR (4.9 mi)
Phone: 01189723350
Away from the distractions of town, business or busy hotels, Mapledurham is an oasis of peace, natural beauty and history. Mapledurham House, still the home of the descendants of the original family, is an Elizabethan Manor House situated beside the Thames and sheltered by the Chiltern Hills, visitors can enjoy the collection of portraits, furniture, the great oak staircases and original plaster ceilings.

Wellington Country Park
Wellington Country Park, Riseley, RG71SP (5.6 mi)
A wonderful place for walking, and an ideal destination for children, with safe play areas, beautiful nature trails and lakeside walks to interest and educate. Featuring 350 acres of woodland, parkland and lakes, the Park is part of the estate of the Duke of Wellington, and is close to Stratfield Saye House, home of the Dukes of Wellington.

Stratfield Saye House
Stratfield Saye House, RG72BZ (6.7 mi)
In the heart of the English countryside on the Hampshire/Berkshire border, you'll find the elegant, but intimate, Stratfield Saye House, home to the Dukes of Wellington since 1817. The 1st Duke of Wellington acquired the house and estate in 1817, choosing it for its proximity to London and Windsor.

Greys Court
Rotherfield, Greys, Henley on Thames, RG94PG (7.2 mi)
This picturesque house, mainly Tudor in style, has a beautiful courtyard and one surviving tower dating from 1347. The house has an interesting history and was involved in Jacobean court intrigue.

Basildon Park
Lower Basildon, RG89NR (8.6 mi)
Phone: 0118 984 3040
18th-century country house set in extensive parklandThis beautiful Palladian mansion was built in 177683 by John Carr for Francis Sykes, who had made his fortune in India. The interior is notable for its original delicate plasterwork and elegant staircase, as well as for the unusual Octagon Room.

Beale Park
Lower Basildon, Reading, Berks, RG89NH (8.8 mi)
No simulated high-tech adventures..

National Parks

South Downs National Park
35.66 mi
Discover the world-famous white cliffs at Seven Sisters, rolling green and gold hills, ancient woodland and lowland heaths or explore 'picture perfect' villages, traditional country pubs and flourishing vineyards.

Website: nationalparks.gov.uk/quick-guide-to-the-uks-national-parks

New Forest National Park
49.08 mi
An historic royal hunting forest, where ancient woodlands and open heathland have commoning rights for grazing ponies, cattle and pigs. Home to ponies, cows and pigs in the open forest.

Website: nationalparks.gov.uk/quick-guide-to-the-uks-national-parks