Green Park Village Local Area Guide
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READING, BERKSHIRE LOCAL AREA GUIDE Reading 1 READING, BERKSHIRE Contents WELCOME TO Live Local 2–3 Green Park Village Parks & Days Out 4–5 Eating Out 6–7 A new lakeside village of New England inspired Health & Wellbeing 8–9 houses and apartments in Reading, Berkshire, Sports & Leisure 10–11 Green Park Village offers the chance to become part Retail Therapy 12–13 of a thriving new community. Arts & Culture 14–15 If you enjoy dining out there is a wide selection of Educational Facilities 16–17 bars, restaurants and cafés nearby. Green Park Village Better Connected 18–19 is also within easy reach of a good selection of entertainment and shopping amenities. Doctors & Hospitals 20 Within this guide we uncover some of the best places to eat, drink, shop, live and explore, all within close proximity of Green Park Village. 2 1 GREEN PARK VILLAGE LOCAL AREA GUIDE LAKES COFFEE POD NUFFIELD HEALTH The lake at Green Park Village 0.7 miles away READING FITNESS LIVE is a beautiful setting for your Coffee Pod café is open & WELLBEING GYM life outdoors with play and throughout the working day, 0.9 miles away offering tasty breakfasts and a picnic areas and viewing State-of-the-art facilities for great selection of lunches. platforms. In addition, everyone including a 20-metre Longwater Lake at Green 100 Brook Drive, Green Park, swimming pool, gymnasium, Local Park Village also offers rowing Reading RG2 6UG health and beauty spa, exercise and fishing opportunities. greenpark.co.uk classes and lounge bar. At Green Park Village enjoy effortless living with all the Permission will be required from the Business Park. 240 South Oak Way, facilities that a local neighbourhood needs. In addition to a WOLF ITALIAN Lime Square, Green Park, new primary school, community hall and Market Square, you Tel: 0118 945 0000 STREET FOOD Reading RG2 6UL 0.7 miles away Tel: 0118 975 0550 can enjoy leisure, retail and restaurant facilities at the nearby nuffieldhealth.com OPEN SPACES Serving piada (an Italian wrap), Green Park Business Park. Green Park Village offers 60 pasta, fabulous pizza, luscious acres of beautifully landscaped salads and Italian breads to ZEST open spaces with designated cater for a health-conscious 1.0 mile away consumer who doesn’t nature and leisure paths. Set With such a diverse array of compromise on taste. amongst 195 acres and just a cultures and customs, Zest have 8 minute walk away is Green 250 South Oak Way, been able to bring together Park Business Park, idyllically Green Park, Reading RG2 6UG various cuisines to craft a truly located within mature parkland Tel: 0118 986 8892 modern British brasserie menu, and with its own lake to explore. wolfstreetfood.com including locally sourced, sustainable produce. TRIM TRAILS TESLA 220 South Oak Way, A fantastic way to keep SUPERCHARGERS Lime Square, Green Park, fit outdoors, with exercise 0.7 miles away Reading RG2 6UP equipment at 100 Longwater A short drive away there are four Tel: 0118 987 3702 Avenue and Brook Drive superchargers allowing residents zestatlimesquare.co.uk opposite Regus and CGI. to rapidly charge their Teslas close to home. Some non-Tesla WHSMITH EXPRESS vechicles may also be compatible 1.0 mile away CYCLING with Tesla superchargers. Providing a broad range of Green Park Village is located 250 South Oak Way, magazines, books, stationery, on National Route 23, Lime Square, Green Park, confectionery, drinks and food. providing plenty of Reading, RG2 6UG The store offers a number of opportunities for cycling. greenpark.co.uk convenient services such as lottery, dry cleaning, a free-to-use MULTI-SPORTS COURT MAD HOUSE SOFT ATM, Costa Coffee and e-top up. The court can be booked for PLAY & PARTY WORLD 220 South Oak Way, Lime Square, tennis, football, netball and 0.9 miles away Green Park, Reading RG2 6UP Tel: 0118 986 0019 basketball, and is available to The Mad House is fantastic occupiers of Green Park Village children’s play and party whsmith.co.uk and members of the Nuffield facility at Green Park. Offering Health Reading Fitness & great fun, great food, great GREEN PARK DAY Wellbeing Gym service and great value in a NURSERY & PRESCHOOL comfortable parent and child 1.0 mile away BYTE CAFÉ friendly air-conditioned environment. Providing day care facilities for 0.3 mile away up to 120 children in 6 playrooms, 240 South Oak Way, Lime Start the day with morning each complete with sensory Square, Green Park, Reading coffee and drop back in for a and designated sleeping areas. RG2 6UL light lunch, a selection of snack, Core opening hours are between tea and coffee options. Tel: 0118 975 5455 7.30am and 6.30pm, 52 weeks a Green Park, Reading themadhousereading.co.uk year (except public holidays). 100 Longwater Avenue, 200 South Oak Way, Green Park, Reading RG2 6GP Green Park, Reading RG2 6UQ greenpark.co.uk Tel: 0118 931 3115 childbasepartnership.com 2 3 LOCAL AREA GUIDE GREEN PARK VILLAGE FORBURY GARDENS BASILDON PARK ASCOT PARKS & 3.0 miles away 10 miles away 16.1 miles away Popular with families and the Set in 400 acres of historic Ascot is an attractive town town’s business folk wishing parkland, this magnificent 18th with plenty of shops and to enjoy lunch in the open air, century Georgian mansion restaurants, as well as lively Forbury Gardens is home to the was lovingly restored by Lord bars and music venues. It is Days Out famous Maiwand Lion statue and Lady Iliffe in the 1950s and of course synonymous with Beyond the magnificent 60-acre grounds of Green Park Village, and offers music during the features fine paintings, the spectacular racecourse. summer from the bandstand. fabrics and furniture. One of the world’s finest and Reading offers a huge variety of activities for the whole family 26 The Forbury, Lower Basildon, most famous courses, Ascot Reading RG1 3EJ Reading RG8 9NR attracts over half a million to enjoy. From beautiful farm parks to adventure play areas, visitors each year. Mid June is Tel: 01491 672 382 prime racing time. While there you’re spoilt for choice when it comes WELLINGTON nationaltrust.org.uk/ basildon-park are meets throughout the year to the perfect day out. COUNTRY PARK at Ascot, nothing compares 6.1 miles away to Royal Ascot – an incredible The Park consists of 350 acres HENLEY-ON-THAMES display of world-class horse of woodland with several nature 10.2 miles away racing, extravagant hats, and Forbury Gardens, Reading trails, a lake, play areas, Henley’s riverside location, socialising on an epic scale. miniature railway, animal farm surrounded by a Chiltern and crazy golf. landscape of wooded hills and BRAY green fields, lends itself to Marlow Odiham Road, 16.2 miles away Riseley RG7 1SP relaxation and long lunches in The small Thames-side Tel: 0118 932 6444 the fine pubs and restaurants. It village of Bray is known as wellington-country-park.co.uk has an international reputation earned over the centuries by ‘the culinary village’ for its exceptionally fine dining. There DINTON PASTURES the Henley Royal Regatta and offers a lively summer arts are three restaurants by Heston COUNTRY PARK festival scene including the ’80s Blumenthal: The Fat Duck with 6.7 miles away music festival ‘Rewind.’ three Michelin stars, The Crown, A local nature reserve, this 450- a 16th century inn with low beams and open fires and The acre park boasts seven lakes, BUCKLEBURY The Long Walk, Windsor two rivers and three public bird Hind’s Head, a Tudor building hides. The Museum of Berkshire FARM PARK which retains its relaxing pub Aviation is located in the park. 12 miles away atmosphere. The Roux brothers’ A great place for sailing, angling This 74-acre site includes a host rival Waterside Inn, also with and kayaking. of attractions including a deer three Michelin stars, serves French cuisine at its finest. Davis Street, Hurst, park, farm animals, go kart Wokingham RG10 0TH track, indoor play, tractor rides Tel: 0118 974 6343 and café & tea room. WINDSOR dinton-pastures.co.uk Bucklebury, 19.6 miles away Reading RG7 6RR The town of Windsor offers BEALE PARK Tel: 0118 971 4002 a rich mix of history, culture, 10 miles away buckleburyfarmpark.co.uk heritage and fun. It is home to Beale Park’s the place to be Windsor Castle, a residence of with fun, adventure, animals, MARLOW the British Royal Family and gardens, play and activities on 16.1 miles away Windsor Great Park, where you the banks of the picturesque will find the famous Deer Park, Situated on a beautiful stretch historical monuments and rare River Thames. A great day out of the River Thames, Marlow for all ages near Pangbourne in wildlife. For children, Legoland is a town rich in history. This is in Windsor is a must! Berkshire. reflected in the architectural Lower Basildon, character and quality of Reading RG8 9NW buildings; in the medieval Beale Park Tel: 0118 976 7480 layout of the town and in bealepark.co.uk Marlow Bridge and Marlow Lock and Weir. 4 5 GREEN PARK VILLAGE LOCAL AREA GUIDE BROWNS BAR LONDON STREET THE MILL AT SONNING & BRASSERIE BRASSERIE 5.9 miles away EATING 2.6 miles away 2.7 miles away There has been a mill at Sonning Soak up the atmosphere at Situated next to the River since the time of William the Browns where you can relax and Kennet in the heart of Reading, Conqueror. Recently renovated, enjoy one of their classic dishes the London Street Brasserie has enjoy the theatre after dining in and a legendary Browns cocktail.