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See www.walkit.com for more infor- Make sure you have good powerful Travel on foot mation and tips on walking to work. lights and consider a high visibility Reading train station and the bus station jacket to ensure you can be seen in is only 20 minutes’ walk, 0.7 miles, the dark evenings. Good quality locks from campus, so it is easy to travel to Travel by bicycle and high vis jackets are available London Road by public transport from Quicker than walking, but just as at a reduced price from Security in many different locations within and healthy, cycling is another cheap way Whiteknights House. Free security outside Reading. See the map above for of commuting to work. You can save labelling and registering for your bike is a suggested walking route between the money and get fit at the same time. campus and central Reading. also available. The London Road campus includes London Road is only a 10-15 minute covered cycle parking facilities and We can provide a Bike buddy scheme, walk from the edge of the main showers in buildings 33 and 16. Reading where experienced cyclists accompany University Whiteknights campus at Council’s recommended cycle routes less experienced cyclists on their Shinfield Road. Walk along Redlands from the town centre can be found at journey to and from work. This could Road (which is a bit of a hill), go straight www.reading.gov.uk/residents/parking- be a one off to show the best route on into Shinfield Road, and a pedestrian road-and-travel/CyclinginReading and things to look out for, or a longer entrance will be on your left. term arrangement for company, You could also take advantage similar to car sharing. If you would be Sustainable travel offers of Reading’s new Readybike interested in this idea, either as a guide hire bike scheme as there is Collect points and prizes for travelling or participant, please email travel@ a docking station at London Road. See sustainably with Reward Your World. reading.ac.uk to let us know. www.readybike.co.uk for more details. Download the free app to your phone. Please call

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Clean&Green, Campus Services, Estates and Facilities, , Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6BW. Email: [email protected] | Tel: (0118) 378 7604 | Website: www.reading.ac.uk/cleanandgreen Town centre Bus stop Academic, administrative and service buildings Town centre London Road campus, Pedestrian entrance town centre, Path Halls of residence P* and Museum of English Rural Life Wells Hall WHITEK NI Cafe Under construction Pedestrian entrance GH Wantage TS R P8 Car parks ALLCROFT ROAD Hall PPER REDLANDS ROAD OA U D Childs P* P* Car park restricted to Hall 84 users of this building P* Foxhill Hillside P* One-way system P* Greenow To LondonR Road St George's E D Hall 202 L D Mackinder Hall McCombie Town centre A OA Whiteknights N R and station D EW D Lake S N A P*

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T Hollins 1f 6b 12 P 9 Faringdon 1i To playing fields P 1e P 1k Travel by bus 4 Travel by car Tennis courts P P A number of services operate directly 9 From the train station1a , the edge of The proximity8 to Central Reading means 1d 3 1h to the London Road campus. Some key Whiteknights Campus, Shinfield1b , and that car parking space is very limited 5 7 1j DS AVENUE services that may be of use are shown , to London Road, every and will be strictly by permit only. Please Entrance 2 WOODLAN T Main Entrance below, with their stops nearest to London 1g consider leaving your car at home if at P 10 minutes. P 1c P 6a Road marked on the map overleaf. all possible. This willP ensure parking is P Entrance 3 5, 6 From Whitley Wood and T 0 100m P 1f available6b for those who need their car Northumberland Avenue1i to See www.reading-buses.co.uk for more 0 300ft 1e throughout the day; avoid you being routes in the Reading area, and details Southampton Street. 1k stuck in central Reading traffic; and of timetables and fares. London Road is P 17 From Earley, to Kings Road, every may also allow Pus to provide parking only a short walk from Central Reading, 1d 10 minutes. 24 hour service. permits for those placement students with many more services available here. 1j AVENUE Entrance 2 withOODL AgreatestNDS need. We hope to have one Leopard 3 from and W Main Entrance Further providers of buses in the Reading Aborfield Garrison, hourly. day permits available for occasional use. area are www.thames-travel.co.ukP and Entrance 3 www.reading.ac.uk/parking 0 100m www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/berkshire_ Short Hop £1.20 fare Consider car sharing,0 the University300 ft thames/ Available between Reading Station and has a dedicated car share site to match London Road; and between London 21, 21a From the train station, up potential sharers. Road and the Whiteknights Campuses Whiteknights Campus and , www.rucarsharing.com (services 9, 21, and 21a). to Kendrick Road, every 5 minutes during If you need a car during the day the day. 24 hour service. Great value termly bus passes consider the University Car club which Consider a , Salary 13, 14 From Woodley and Bulmershe, SimplyUni pass can be booked by the hour. sacrifice available for both staff and to Kings Road, Eldon Road stop, every 30 www.reading.ac.uk/cag-carclub.aspx minutes each. students, giving great savings on SIDMOUTH STREET general bus fares. The cost is between London Road sat nav postcode RG1 5AQ Pedestrian only entrance 19a, 19b, and 19c From Woodley and £80 and £120 per term (different term Crown Place LONDON ROAD (A4) Bulmershe a longer journey that also lengths); £305 for an Academic Year Town centre VEHICULAR ENTRANCE comes past Whiteknights Campus, every (22 Sept 14 – 14 June 15); or £460 for an 20 minutes. Royal Annual Pass – valid for 365 days. Berkshire 41 43 Hospital SIDMOUTH STREET Pedestrian only entrance KENDRICK ROAD Crown Place LONDON ROAD (A4) Town centre VEHICULAR ENTRANCE White TOILETS 4 Art 9 Gates Royal car park 46 Clinical Health Sciences 21 Berkshire 45 REDLANDS ROAD 41 43 21a Hospital CROWN PLACE 49 Clock tower memorial Buses to 49 KENDRICK ROAD Whiteknights

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33 ICT and Modern Foreign Languages CROWN PLACE TOILETS 46 49 16 Institute of Education main reception and staff offices 5 4 Cafe 22 Main lecture theatre, drama and teaching classrooms 29 10 33 Bus stop 29 Music 28 TOILETS 46 Taxis 14 Student social space Bike rack Cafe

46 Old library building cloister car park West 29 10 Bus stop ReadyBike 28 28 Physical education (Gym) 24 19 14 Taxis 41 Porters lodge Bike rack 0 50m 10 Science cloister car park West 0 80ft 22 16 24 19 14 43 Senior Common Room TOILETS ReadyBike stand Acacia Road Footpath to Kendrick Rd. and bus stop Bike rental 19 Staff offices 0 50m Acacia Road car park Kendrick car park MERL entrance 0 80ft 16 24 The Learning Hub 22 TOILETS ReadyBike stand Bike rental Acacia Road 5 Theatre Arts, Education and Deaf Studies (TAEDS) Footpath to Kendrick Rd. and bus stop Acacia Road car park Kendrick car park MERL entrance Museum of English Rural Life and Special Collections Service Museum car park

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