Key things to know about living in Reading:
Reading is known as one of the UK’s top retail destinations with the Oracle being home to House of Frasier, Debenhams, John Lewis and many more shops. Reading has a lot more to explore and enjoy in addition to shopping…
- Forbury Gardens is the town’s floral heart, a nationally acclaimed Victorian formal garden and venue for many events
- Reading Abbey, the burial place of King Henry I
- The Kennet and Avon Canal, passes through the town centre and is flanked by many industrial monuments from Reading’s past
- Reading has a vast range of restaurants along the Canal and is definitely an experience not to be missed, especially in the summer when one can tuck into some of the best food Reading has to offer whilst watching the geese swim along the water
- Reading town centre is always bustling with life, with street performers, people singing, locals playing chess, folks riding uni-cycles, and visitors who have come to explore this fascinating area
- The river Thames is only 10 minutes from the town centre
- Reading’s friendly community spirit shines through with many organised events
- Reading is well-connected by road and rail, with the recently upgraded mainline railway station providing regular services to London Paddington and other major cities, and the M4 motorway within a few minutes drive of the town centre and easy access to the countries major airports
- Over the last decade, Reading has appeared in the top twenty list of UK destinations on the Inbound Passenger Survey (source: Office for National Statistics)
- Reading and the surrounding areas offer a great place to visit, live and work; why not pop into the office where we look forward to helping you find your perfect home.
