Reading City Centre Travel Guide
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Visit Reading City Centre
Popular places to visit

Oracle
Tap out a tune on the baby grand piano, watch your kids have fun in the play complex and sample the international cuisine in this urban mall.

Reading Museum and Town Hall
Marvel at a replica of the Bayeux Tapestry and inspect the artifacts from the Roman town Calleva Atrebatum in this enchanting structure.

Reading Abbey Ruins
Gaze up at the surviving arches, windows and stone walls of a 12th-century abbey in the heart of rolling green parkland.

Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin
Consider the immense history and marvel at the preserved tower and scenic churchyard of the oldest religious structure in Reading.

Forbury Gardens
See the Maiwand Lion war monument and gaze at the water feature in this charming park in the heart of Reading.

St. Laurence Church
Admire the intriguing religious gems dotted around the extravagant interior of this historic Norman church that also serves as a youth center.
Things to do

LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort Tickets

Windsor Castle, Stonehenge & Oxford Day Tour with Admission

Stonehenge, Windsor Castle and Bath, Day Guided Tour from London

Windsor Castle Admission Tickets

From Brighton: Oxford, Windsor and Eton Full Day Trip

Windsor Castle Half Day Trip from London by Luxury Coach
Top hotels in Reading City Centre

pentahotel Reading
"- Breakfast is very basic, would not recommend. Save your money and go somewhere else. - Bedrooms are very dirty and smelly. - Checked in to my bedroom which had a dirty toilet full of stains, the toilet would not flush properly. Water running thru the whole night. Sink getting blocked everytime ..."
Reviewed on 24 May 2026

Novotel Reading Centre
"We stayed here because we have found Novotel perfect for our needs before, as a stop over on the way to Heathrow. Nice clean room with good shower. Quiet. 5 minute walk to RailAir bus stop. Will use again."
Reviewed on 20 May 2026

Malmaison Reading
"The location was excellent, close to the railway station and the RailAir stop, which is why we chose this hotel. Our biggest complaint were the two single beds, they were uncomfortably hot with only a single very heavy duvet. As simple sheet and blanket would be much more comfortable."
Reviewed on 25 May 2026

ibis Reading Centre
"The room was a bit like a cabin on the Brittany Ferries but larger. The room was clean but very basic- the bed was comfortable. There was no information given when checking in, so hadn't a clue we could have had breakfast."
Reviewed on 27 May 2026

The Roseate Reading

De Vere Beaumont Estate
"Great location, beautiful grounds, lovely room & good breakfast. Pool was nice too."
Reviewed on 30 May 2026
