John Carr was an eminent architect of the 18th Century and was commissioned to build this fantastic Palladian mansion for Francis Sykes, a wealthy man...

Beale Park - part of the Child-Beale Trust - isn’t just home to an extraordinary bird collection (including peacocks, swans, owls and parrots) but offers...

The Holies is a picturesque area of woodland and downland in Berkshire, with fantastic views, making it a popular destination for hikers and dog walkers....

Lardon Chase is owned by the National Trust, from this beautiful spot at the top of Streatley Hill, a panoramic view of Goring on Thames...

The Ridgeway is Britain’s oldest road. Stretching 87 miles, this chalk ridge route was used by prehistoric man, and is still enjoyed today by walkers...

A living rainforest inside glass houses near Newbury. It successfully brings together an array of animals, including free ranging butterflies, lizards & birds, and over...

The Forbury Gardens, originally part of Reading Abbey, were laid out between 1856 and 1864. The gardens are dominated by the Maiwand Lion, an 1886...

Most of the buildings that made up Reading Abbey, whose 30-acre site dominated the town from 1121 to its dissolution by Henry VIII in 1539,...

Reading Museum is home to many collections devoted to the town’s ‘beer, biscuits and bulbs’ history. There’s a gallery featuring the influence of biscuit makers...

The museum tells the story of Reading’s two rivers, the Thames and the Kennet and occupies two former industrial buildings. The centrepiece is Dunton’s gypsy...

Founded in 1997, the heritage centre is focussed on the rich and interesting developments in medical science that have taken place not only in this...

Housed in the Old Laundry (1881) of the Royal Berkshire Hospital, the Centre preserves and displays items of historical medical interest particularly those with a...

The Cole Museum of Zoology contains some 3500 specimens of which about 400 are on display at any one time. The collection was mainly...

This museum was founded by the University of Reading in 1951 and offers an insight into the lives of people who live and have lived...

This beautiful local history museum is housed in a medieval oak beamed hall-house. The museum has a wide-ranging collection, the focus of which is...