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A329 dining and social scene. Bagnall B3345 King’s Meadow Way Reading consistently appears at the top 28 Reading Napier Road Bars & restaurants Cafés Station of many annual surveys as one of the best 5 10 M 01 Bel & Dragon 24 Costa Station Hill in places to live and work in the UK. s W 02 Bill’s 25 Caffè Nero Great Knolly Street 17 25 43 GreyfriarsRd a Caversham Rd Forbury Rd l Garrard St k The town has attracted companies from 03 BrewDog 26 Lincoln Coffee House Forbury Road the creative and tech industries in recent Station RdStation 30 15 45 04 Broad Street Bar & Kitchen 27 Picnic Merchants 18 29 12 Place 35 years – thanks to Reading’s vibrant local 05 Carluccio’s 28 Pret A Manger Valpy St Weldale St 19 Forbury environment, diverse amenity offering 06 Cerise at The Forbury 29 Shed Gardens Friar St 40 37 34 and entrepreneurial spirit.

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EALING BROADWAY 94 mins 93 53 53 23 23 24 14 mins 12 12 mins mins mins mins mins mins M

PADDINGTON 25 () B WHITECHAPEL LIVERPOOL ST. FARRINGDON 55mins TOTTENHAM COURT RD. BOND STREET PADDINGTON HEATHROW 33mins HAYES &HARLINGTON SLOUGH MAIDENHEAD Y ELIZABETHLINE

CENTRAL LONDON BOND STREET

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD 50 50 64 mins 58 mins 38 mins 53 53 61 mins 21 mins 12 mins mins mins FARRINGDON OTAPO 47 miles BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL miles 44 SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL LONDON SWINDON HEATHROW OXFORD M25 J15 SLOUGH NEWBURY BASINGSTOKE M3 J3 MAIDENHEAD BRACKNELL WOKINGHAM M4 J11 B Y CAR

LIVERPOOL STREET 103 103 3.5 3.5 44 miles44 26 26 23 24 24 24 miles 27 miles 19 19 16 miles 12 miles 81 81 17 17 11 11 miles miles miles miles miles miles miles miles miles

THE BLADE CONNECTIVITY | P15 Further information

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Terms

Upon application. Tom Fletcher Neil Seager 0118 960 6914 0118 921 1516 [email protected] [email protected]

The Blade James Newton Harry Bevins Abbey Square 0118 960 6910 0118 921 1517 Reading RG1 3BD [email protected] [email protected]

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MISREPRESENTATIONS ACT 1967: Whilst all the information in this brochure is believed to be correct, neither the agent nor the client guarantee its accuracy nor is it intended to form any part of any contract. All areas quoted are approximate. October 2018.

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