University Heritage Trail London Road
Reading Walks Festival 2024
The walk takes us around the campus which was the University's new home in the early 1900s and its use of buildings generously donated by the Palmer family. The specially constructed newer buildings form a quadrangle reminiscent of many Oxford colleges.
*Tour is partly accessible for wheelchairs but there are sections across grass lawns. Do get in touch if you need more information.
Key facts
- Part of Reading Walks Festival 2024
- Learn something new on a guided tour - less walking/more talking
- Easy difficulty / 1.5 km / 1.5 hrs
- Start and finish – Redlands Road, next to entrance to The MERL
- Stout footwear recommended
- The Dairy on campus or the MERL cafe will both be open
- Toilets at the start/end (The Dairy)
- Wheelchair accessible*
- Not family friendly
About the walk leader
The walk leader is Chris Rayner.
"I am a former University of Reading employee and now a trustee of the Friends of the University."
Getting there
Bus 21 from the town centre then a short walk down Crown Place passage
Meet location : https://what3words.com/hops.branded.save
