Things to see in Reading
Reading is a city in United Kingdom, with an urban population of about 370 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 5 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Museum of English Rural Life Museum
The Museum of English Rural Life, also known as The MERL, is a museum, library and archive dedicated to recording the changing face of farming and the countryside in England.
2Reading Museum Museum
Reading Museum (run by the Reading Museum Service) is a museum of the history of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire, and the surrounding area.
3Forbury Gardens Park
Forbury Gardens is a public park in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The park is on the site of the outer court of Reading Abbey, which was in front of the Abbey Church.
4Reading Minster Place of worship
Reading Minster, or the Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, is the oldest ecclesiastical foundation in the town of Reading, Berkshire, England.
5The Hexagon Arts & culture
The Hexagon is a multi-purpose theatre and arts venue in Reading, Berkshire, England. Built in 1977 in the shape of an elongated hexagon, the theatre is operated by Reading Borough Council under the name "Reading Arts and Venues" along with South Street Arts Centre and Reading's concert hall.
6Appletree Eyot Nature
Appletree Eyot is an island in the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England.
7Poplar Island Nature
Poplar Island is an island in the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England.
8Statue of George Palmer Landmark
The statue of George Palmer stands in Palmer Park, in Reading, Berkshire. The statue, by George Blackall Simonds, was unveiled on 4 November 1891, though it was originally in Broad Street and only later moved to Palmer Park.
9Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology Museum
The Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology is a museum of ancient Mediterranean archaeology, primarily that of ancient Greek civilisation but with smaller collections of Egyptian, Etruscan and Roman items.
10Caversham Bridge Landmark
Caversham Bridge is a bridge across the River Thames between Caversham and the town centre of Reading. The bridge is situated on the reach above Caversham Lock, carrying the A4155 road across the river and also providing pedestrian access to the adjacent mid-river Pipers Island.
11Pipers Island Nature
Pipers Island, or Piper's Island, is the third smallest map-named island in the River Thames, in England. It is on the Reading, Berkshire reach the head of water above Caversham Lock.
12West Memorial Hall Place of worship
The West Memorial Hall, or West Memorial Institute, is a Victorian Grade II listed building at 7-9 Gosbrook Road, Caversham, Berkshire, designed by Alfred Waterhouse.
13Fry's Island Nature
Fry's Island, also known as De Montfort Island, is an island in the River Thames in England. The island is on the reach above Caversham Lock at Reading, Berkshire.
14Mapledurham House Museum
Mapledurham House is an Elizabethan stately home located in the civil parish of Mapledurham in the English county of Oxfordshire. It is a Grade I listed building, first listed on 24 October 1951.
15View Island Nature
View Island is a small island near Caversham Lock, on the River Thames at Reading, Berkshire in England.
16Statue of Queen Victoria Landmark
The statue of Queen Victoria stands at the eastern end of Friar Street outside the Town Hall of Reading, Berkshire, in southern England.
17St Laurence's Church, Reading Place of worship
St Laurence's Church is a Church of England mission and former parish church in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated alongside the site of Reading Abbey, formerly bounded by the main Compter Gate to the south and the Hospitium of St John to the north.
18Maiwand Lion History
The Maiwand Lion is a sculpture and war memorial in the Forbury Gardens, a public park in the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire.
19St Mary's Island Nature
St Mary's Island is an island in the River Thames on the western outskirts of the town of Reading, Berkshire, in England. It has a size of about 150 metres (490 ft) by 50 metres (160 ft).
20Sonning Cutting History
Sonning Cutting is on the original Great Western Railway built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It is to the east of Reading station and to the west of Twyford station near the village of Sonning in Berkshire, England.
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