I travelled to Reading for many moons and learned the ins and outs of this beautiful city so I can guide you towards anything you may be on the look out for…and somethings you didn’t know you needed to see
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Time to traverse? Let’s see what Reading has to offer!!
Great places to eat 🧑🍳
Watering holes
Places to wet your whistle, meet with friends or take the family for something to drink and eat all curated into a “best of” with side notes in each rec
I don't care how old you are, or what sort of music your into you have to visit the staple of reading Purple turtle will welcome you with open arms and you will and hug it back lovingly. Ask what's being played downstairs to be treated like a local �...
The Purple Turtle
This place knows how to have a party with the occasional live music on, get your dancing shoes on and your gladrags out it's time to hit the dance floor!!
McCafferty's Bar Reading
This place is magical I kid you not, weekends the live band will play any song you request! Imagine having a live band available to sing your absolute bangers at your fingertips...and then add your friends and alcohol! Yes this place is THAT good! An...
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Weatherspoons need I say more?! For those of you international travellers weatherspoons is a chain of public houses who serve great food at great prices and decent sized meals u at prices which won’t hurt your pocket.
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The Hope Tap - JD Wetherspoon
Time to traverse? Let’s see what Reading has to offer!!
Reading, Berkshire is one of the most underrated cities in the United Kingdom and with that comes an unexpected treasures which can be found on your doorstep or a short train ride away from London!!
Take a stroll here and go and see the lion while your at it! Great open space for picnics and family's to get some steps in or post dinner walk to aid digestion!!
Forbury Gardens
*** ATTENTION WHOVIANS ***
They have an amazing dalek escape room and yes you will want to go back just to see the aesthetics!!
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Escape Hunt Reading
Absolute gem of a venue. You go in thinking you’ll have “a chill night” and leave covered in glitter, sweat, and questionable life choices. The sound’s great, the crowd’s friendly, and there’s always some random banger that gets everyone losing it. B...
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Great places to eat 🧑🍳
All you chicken connoisseurs grab 6 wings and chips and thank me later!
For the mature, seasonsed vets PLEASE ORDER A MASSALA FISH!
Cheeky order for a person away with work in the area or a nice Saturday night walking home from the pub scran
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Perfect Fried Chicken
I stumbled across this place a few years ago and now I try to go back as often as I can! With their absolutely massive menu of British favourites of Chinese cuisine married with a lot of Chinese specialties you won’t find on your average takeaway men...
Memory of Szechuan
Do not let the location of this place put you off, it may not be smack bang in the middle of town but TRUST ME it has everything you could desire for food options.
A friend of mine introduced me to this place pre 2019 event 👀 and I haven’t looked ...