About this Event
Key facts
- Part of the Reading Walks Festival 2024
- Learn something new on a guided tour - less walking/more talking
- Easy difficulty / 2.5 km / 2 hrs
- Start and finish University of Reading Earley Gate entrance, off Whiteknights Road
- The walk is over pathways and some rougher terrain so stout footwear is recommended
- Refreshments available on campus at the end of the walk
- Not family friendly
- Not wheelchair accessible
About the walk
The walk will take us from the campus entrance through buildings to the Friends Bridge over the lake, then on through the Wilderness to the Harris Garden entrance, passing the site of Wilderness House, sadly now demolished, and returning via The Citadel, the purpose built war room built in the 1950s as a regional government outpost.
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
19 or 19A bus from the town centre stops outside the entrance
Meeting location: https://what3words.com/rates.faced.safety
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Earley Gate entrance, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
GBP 3.00