Category: Walk

This historical walk around Caversham will encompass much of central Caversham and will end at St Peter’s Church and graveyard, from where you could walk through to Caversham Court Gardens for tea and cake at the kiosk. It is led by an architectural historian and the long-time chairman of the Caversham and District Residents Association.

Join historian Ann Smith for a circular walk around Woodley, looking at Woodley’s listed buildings, the forge, pub, and what remains of Miles Aircraft and aviation heritage. The walk will last around 2 hours.

Join guide, Terry Dixon, for this walk through three of Reading’s conservation areas – The Mount, Redlands & Alexandra Road. The history of much of this area is inextricably tied up with the growth of Huntley and Palmers, in particular, in its heyday, and the growth overall of Reading in the Victorian period, accelerated by…

This trail, led by the Friends of the University, explores the London Road campus, visiting the pre-existing buildings (East Thorpe, Acacias and Green Bank), the site’s links with the Palmer and Sutton families, before looking at the growth and development of the University (Great Hall, Library, War Memorial and gymnasium). It also looks at the…