7 booked in already (27/6/25). I will explain how the area of Reading has developed since the early 1820s, tell you about the people who have lived here & influenced the area. I will show what used to be where modern buildings now stand & the house where King George VI's librarian used to live ... Read more
This special walk covers two Conservation Areas (CA) takes you to the west of the Inner Distribution Road and will cover the Georgian and Victorian development of Reading. Famous Buildings & Institutions, relating to Bricks, Water & a famous School! We finish at the Rose & Thistle Pub! There is a Maximum Limit of 20 ... Read more
Only done twice before for Nature Nurture! I will be leading this short flat guided walk along the Kennet nearby and over a few bridges - you will find out about the Bridges, Wharfs, Reading Navigation & later the Kennet & Avon Canal & more! Suitable to Adults & Children. NB Some stretches may not ... Read more
This Heritage Open Days - Kendrick Conservation Area (CA), WB developed with Richard Bennett (Chair of RCS) is our 6th collaboration. We will take you back over 150 years to when it looked so different. Highlights inc. - Enormous long Lost Swimming baths complex, only 1 pub, Kendrick Court, 2 Sec. Schools, Albion Terrace, Original ... Read more
This Heritage Open Days - Kendrick Conservation Area (CA), WB developed with Richard Bennett (Chair of RCS) is our 6th collaboration. We will take you back over 150 years to when it looked so different. Highlights inc. - Enormous long Lost Swimming baths complex, only 1 pub, Kendrick Court, 2 Sec. Schools, Albion Terrace, Original ... Read more
New 2025 Medieval Reading Walkabout (WB) - which started as a chance suggestion by Jennifer Berdollt. We will in our costumes take you back in time over a 1,000-year period, 476AD to 1450s. Jennifer has co-produced this Walkabout and will join me to co-lead. Reading would have looked & felt so much different! Highlights include ... Read more
New 2025 Medieval Reading Walkabout (WB) - which started as a chance suggestion by Jennifer Berdollt. We will in our costumes take you back in time over a 1,000-year period, 476AD to 1450s. Jennifer has co-produced this Walkabout and will join me to co-lead. Reading would have looked & felt so much different! Highlights include ... Read more
6 places booked (27/06/25) so far- do not leave too late to book! My Very Popular Huntley & Palmers (H&P) 200th Anniversary jaunt, tells a Biscuit Themed story from Roman times to the Present, features the H&P people, their massive influence & service to Reading, Biscuits, Factory, Buildings, Generosity, Legacy & so much more - ... Read more
7 places booked (27/06/25) so far- do not leave too late to book! Please book early as it sold out last year!! Private Dixon of Tilehurst Home guard - will lead this extra special - nominal 75mins, easy 1 mile walk on the flat passing important Buildings, Places, History, Culture & the role of Women ... Read more
