Kendrick Conservation Area Walkabout
Reading Walks Festival 2025
10 May, 10:20 & 14 May, 17:30
This Conservation Area Walkabout will take you back over 150 years to when the Kendrick area of Reading looked very different. You'll discover lost swimming baths, Kendrick Court, Albion Terrace, the original University campus, impressive Listed buildings, lovely mature trees and the stories of the people who lived there.
Type of walk
Learn something new on a guided tour - less walking/more talking
More detail
This Conservation Area Walkabout has been developed by Terry Dixon and Richard Bennett (Chair of Reading Civic Society) and is our sixth collaboration. We will take you back over 150 years to when the area looked very different. At the end of the walk, there is a planned stop at the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) for refreshments / light lunch & loos. Wear good walking shoes or trainers as mainly on pavements, Toilets at the end. of the walk. The Oracle toilets are 5 mins walk away from the start point.
Walk length / difficulty / accessibility
3km, approx. 2 and a quarter hours / Medium / wheelchair accessible / family friendly
Ticket price
£3
About the walk leader
Terry Dixon leads themed walks of his home town to uncover Reading's history, culture, events and people in a fun & entertaining way. He is an experienced walk leader & through his walks has raised over £23,000 for Reading charities.
