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Abbey Quarter Caversham Central Retail District T RD FRY’S EE ISLAND RT TR ABCDS EF Reading, part of the A4074 FO GE HILLS CA NT CHRISTCHURCH ® CHRISTCHURCH MEADOW ROSS OR V AD MEADOWS MO Great West Way CAVERSHAM ER RO BRIDGE ADCAVERSHAM GE COUMERT RO ADOW S DE RO D H TO AD A A D Reading sits at the heart of the Great West Way, a multi-modal AD CAVERSHAM M RI RO OUTH RIVER TH OA V AM B RO route from London to Bristol, which can be travelled by bike, road, ES R RI ER K NM rail, canal or on foot, making it the first of its kind. Reading is a RDG LY E NOR FRY’S TH 9 YO E 2 great base from which to explore the route and has lots to offer in THFIELD ISLAND A DG ANSEA I 1 ADDISON ME 1 THA R its own right; from Reading Abbey – the burial place of King Henry I ME R VA L B SW S 1 PA OA P S THAMES TH ST CARD D ER IFF N of England to splendid stretches of the River Thames, a wonderful R NG PROMENADE OA N I D A open-air Lido, great museums, luxurious places to stay and the ROA D M AD R E region's best shopping and open-air dining. Explore Reading as part R H MES PAT Approximately 250m of a road, rail, hiking or boat trip or just base yourself here at one NO THA of our great hotels and make the most of the 500 miles of 8 5 minute walk navigable routes along the Great West Way. To Caversham 22 KING’S MEADOW Attractions Offices To Bristol 1 Abbey Ruins, E3 1 9 Greyfriars, B2 and the West ABAT BAGNA TOIR LL WA S RD Y NAPIER 2 Caversham Boat Services, B1 2 12 Forbury Road, D2 ROAD 20 3 3 READING STATION Cinema (opening 2020), A4 Abbey Gardens, D3 T UDOR 19 4 Grosvenor Casino Reading, 4 Abbots House, D3 To London Paddington 2 RD 2 TTLE S D4 5 Advantage House, A5 THE CA TATION H MARKET ILL 5 Medical Museum Royal 6 D Apex Plaza, D2 A Berkshire, F5 REET 26 7 Aquis House, C2 LYS ST RO KNOL GREAT S 6 Reading Museum, C3 8 Central Point, D4 6 AR 15 7 I 23 Riverside Museum, F3 BLAGRAVE ST FORBURY RO 9 Davidson House, D3 FR AD Y 3 14 8 1 STREET 7 10 21 Thames Lido, E1 RD ST RRA BLA 2 10 Forbury Works, C2 RE GA 6 G 9 12 AT 13 Thames Rivercruise Reading, D 11 G FO ION Fountain House, A4 AR R REET HARR BUR LE ST RA A1 WELDA OA Y RO R CADE ST AD 12 V PY K Greyfriars House, B3 VAL T ENA RD V 10 E H O The Museum of English Rural M 18 N IS 13 S 6 4 E D Number 1 Forbury Place, D3 T R FO FORBURY I Life, F5 HA 2 V S E READING R 14 R GARDENS 11 Vue Cinema, D4 Number 2 Forbury Place, D2 9 4 TOWN B VE U 15 HALL R Number 3 Forbury Place, D2 CA T Y E T FRIAR STRE S LK 16 EET ’S WA 1 Number 3 Queens Road, D4 A BOT READING TR UNION Venues 3 S 7 COUNTY TOWN AB AB 3 M R GAOL HA RI HALL 4 17 One Forbury Square, D3 COURT UINS CHAT W CR 1 C ST BE Hexagon, A4 TO SQ 12 COUR HEAPSI ES C OWN 18 SS One Valpy, D3 E MARKS & T VI ST Y 2 Milk, B3 AT O 17 ST SPENCER N T ON PL E K 19 CR 3 Phoenix, B2 RE WAL E E 7 Oakford Social Club, C2 D 9 LD ET AR WI E SC 20 Pinnacle, B2 KT O QU 4 Reading Town Hall Concert E A M H AC STREET AR 25 BB 13 D IG 21 R+, C2 BROA R QU Hall, C3 E S 3 E 7 EY D T H EY R T BB S ST 5 22 Reading Bridge House, D2 MKT A K RISC, D5 ROAD CENTRAL RETAIL S ABBEY R OXFORD BU PL T O CENTR R 6 23 Thames Tower, C2 K AL W South Street Arts Centre, D5 10 3 ST ING ST LIB E S RARY E QUARTER A G DISTRICT 28 T 24 BROAD MARY 8 7 Sub 89, B3 The Anchorage, C5 JOHN KING’S 11 ROAD D STREET LEWIS ET 27 WA 8 25 The Blade, D3 RE D OA The Purple Turtle, C4 ’ ST 5 3 R ZINZAN S TER U TS MALL INS T R H K B M L O 9 26 The Brick Works, B2 UTTS E University of Reading Great OW I ET N S NN G ST T R KE 27 R T Hall, E5 The Carbon Building, D4 AR SIE VE RI SIDE O ST HO Y T NET IE N N 28 D S LD KE The White Building, D4 RE 4 S 4 ST N HA U T ET G L RE L Hotels 8 P L 4 S E 1 THE ORACLE 16 T 1 T Reading Crown Plaza Reading, A1 Key S J T O College 2 ' AD J H Great Expectations, D4 Bus Stops RO O N’S N TES UEE H Q ’ ET RA N’ S 3 House of Fisher 100 Kings Car Park with Disabled Spaces E 11 TR S ST RT H ER S AK GI G 8 S I Road (serviced accom), E4 B BR L Coach Drop Off Point COU T N S MA I T L N I EE I D DG 2 4 TR DI M ibis Reading Centre, C3 Public Toilet with C S READING DE A E E S I O D L BOROUGH S L W R RE R 5 ’S E 5 Disabled Access E ON U N ibis Styles Reading Centre, POLICE ST T A H L J COUNCIL V T JO D E ES Y A RE TL RI H T S L STATION C D CT O D4 Hospital ON D D ST I S ET ON ON L S N N O E T VE G RE T Taxi Rank 6 R O P N 6 Malmaison Reading, C2 TE ET R TO S EE RE E G L W ST ST P ET E E R RR AN TR SOUTH H N R S RD T T O 7 Park and Ride Pick Up and RE I Market House Reading, D3 N P Y S A A LA E E T CE D CE Drop Off C BN LAND T R 8 Mercure George Hotel A3 E S EE FO S ’S 5 W O 29 R T Reading, C4 Park and Ride Pick Up 24 C S 11 E T 5 RO C A 5 Park and Ride Drop Off H ST 9 Novotel Reading Centre, C3 D A329 E HILL UR TL C A4 S Place of Worship CAS H CH 10 Pentahotel, A4 TR E LLAR RI S EE Post Office A T 11 Premier Inn Reading Central, TO 32 FI MA T AD E N Reading Walk-In COLE 7 N RO ROYAL C5 LD O E ND C LO Health Centre T 9 BERKSHIRE AC 10 12 The Roseate Reading, D3 RO Y HILL HOSPITAL 13 A Travelodge Reading Central, D Y PL E 5 L A3 A327 LONDON ROAD ABCO CDEFCAMPUS A3 3 15 To Oxford To Henley Approximately To Bristol and the West 1 mile 55 1 4 A TWYFORD PURLEY ON CHARVIL 12 13 THAMES Basildon Park A4 13 and Beale Wildlife Park 07 Thames Valley Park 4 Dedicated free bus service RI from Reading Station. VER OX THAM Short bike ride along the FOR ES Thames from Reading D CAVERSHAM RO 17 21 AD THAMES VALLEY 16 PARK AND RIDE 5 20 19 A329 To London TILEHURST 4 Suttons Business Park and Windsor Orange Buses from Reading Reading Town 11 town centre, operated by Centre Reading Buses (shown on reverse) 16 A4 WOODLEY Winnersh Triangle Business Park AD 10 Rail station 2 14 BATH RO SOUTHCOTE minutes’ walk WO A3 KIN 290 18 GHA J12 Green Park M R p Ma t ke Poc CALCOT OA Business Park 14 24 D 28 7 Greenwave buses A 1 33 3 18 27 ADVERT A from Reading rail WINNERSH TRIANGLE ET 23 ding a Re NN PARK AND RIDE ER KE station and town Arlington RIV 17 centre. Operated LOWER EARLEY J10 Business Park by Reading Buses. 5 minute From late 2020, EARLEY 15 walk from 26 Green Park Station WINNERSH Theale Station 2 will provide direct 29 rail access 25 MADEJSKI Hotels M4 STADIUM 27 M4 Attractions PARK AND 14 12 Best Western Calcot RIDE 19 12 Basildon Park Your handy guide 15 DoubleTree by Hilton Reading M4 J10 3 13 Beale Wildlife Park 16 easyHotel Reading 14 Harris Garden Welcome to Reading, an exciting J11 6 17 Hilton Reading Thames Valley 15 Loddon Brewery cultural city with a vibrant centre, home Science Park 18 Holiday Inn Reading M4, Jct.10 MEREOAK 16 Museum of Berkshire Aviation to global business, the University of PARK AND RIDE Reading Leopard buses from Reading, Reading Football Club and the 19 Holiday Inn Reading South International SHINFIELD Reading town centre, 17 Rivermead Leisure Complex Business Park operated by Reading Buses 18 best shopping and dining on offer in 20 ibis Styles Reading Oxford Road Greenwave 60 The Cole and Ure Museums the region.
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