A walk to explore the riversides and countryside near Reading. Starting from the station, the walk will be along the Kennet and Avon canal, viewing Reading Gaol on the way, returning via the Old Coley Branch Line and alongside Holy Brook back to Reading Town Centre.
Please bring a picnic lunch, but stops will be made for tea and coffee en route.
Either take the Elizabeth Line departing Paddington at 9.17am, Ealing Broadway at 9.26am arriving Reading at 10.12am, or take the GWR service departing Paddington at 9.48am arriving Reading at 10.11am. Please meet on the overbridge within Reading Station by the stairway from Platform 8/9.
There are no significant hills on this walk, but some paths may be muddy after heavy rain.