Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve, Reading

Name: Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve
Address: Reading, United Kingdom

#93 among attractions in Reading

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Ali's Pond is a 0.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Sonning in Berkshire. It is owned by Sonning Parish Council and managed by the Friends of Ali's Pond. ()

Elevation: 190 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°28'13"N, 0°54'42"W

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Reading United Kingdom

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Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Andrew's Church, St John the Evangelist Church, The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Bridge.

~1350 ftN
Church
St Andrew's Church, Reading
7 min walk • St Andrew's Church is Church of England parish church in a central position in the village of Sonning, close to the River Thames, in the English county of Berkshire. It is notable for its fine array of church monuments and for being the successor of an Anglo-Saxon Cathedral.
1.2 miSE
Church
St John the Evangelist Church
30 min walk • St John the Evangelist, Woodley, is a parish church in Woodley, close to Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a Church of England church in the Reading Deanery of the Diocese of Oxford. The church was built by Robert Palmer in 1873. In 1987 an extension was added to the south-east wall.
0.4 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Mill at Sonning, Reading
12 min walk • The Mill at Sonning is a theatre and restaurant, converted from a circa-1800 flour mill on earlier foundations, on an island in the River Thames at Sonning Eye in the English county of Berkshire.
~1990 ftN
Bridge, Boat or ferry
Sonning Bridge, Reading
10 min walk • Sonning Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames at Sonning, Berkshire. It links Sonning with Sonning Eye and crosses the Thames on the reach above Shiplake Lock, just short of Sonning Lock. It is a brick arch bridge completed in 1775, to replace an earlier wooden bridge.
0.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Reading
21 min walk • The Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake is a rowing lake in the United Kingdom, named after the Olympic rowers Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Caversham Lakes, Reading
28 min walk • Caversham Lakes is a set of lakes created through gravel extraction between the suburb of Caversham in Reading, Berkshire and the hamlet of Sonning Eye in Oxfordshire, just north of the River Thames and also refers to the sports buildings and facilities alongside those lakes.
1 miSW
Park
Thames Valley Park, Reading
27 min walk • Thames Valley Park is a high-tech business park adjacent to the River Thames on the eastern outskirts of Reading in Berkshire, England.
0.5 miNW
Bridge
Sonning Backwater Bridges, Reading
12 min walk • Sonning Backwater Bridges are the road bridges across the first two of three branches of the Thames at Sonning Eye, Oxfordshire, England.
~1460 ftN
Park
Deanery Garden, Reading
8 min walk • Deanery Garden -- or The Deanery -- is an Arts and Crafts style house and garden in Sonning, Berkshire, England. The house was designed and built by architect Edwin Lutyens between 1899 and 1901. It is a Grade I listed building.
~1740 ftS
Sport, Sport venue
Sonning Lane, Reading
9 min walk • Sonning Lane is a cricket and hockey ground in Reading, Berkshire, England, near the village of Sonning. It is located on a road called Sonning Lane between the A4 road and Sonning, hence the name.
~1710 ftNW
Cafe
Sonning Lock, Reading
9 min walk • Sonning Lock is a lock and associated weir situated on the River Thames at the village of Sonning near Reading, Berkshire, England. The first lock was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1773 and it has been rebuilt three times since then.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve?

Nearby attractions include St Andrew's Church, Reading (7 min walk), Deanery Garden, Reading (8 min walk), Sonning Lock, Reading (9 min walk), Sonning Bridge, Reading (10 min walk).

How to get to Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve:

Bus

Hanwood Close • Lines: 14 (22 min walk)
Howth Drive top • Lines: 13, 14 (23 min walk)