Thames Valley Park, Reading

Name: Thames Valley Park
Address: Reading, United Kingdom

#97 among attractions in Reading

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Thames Valley Park is a high-tech business park adjacent to the River Thames on the eastern outskirts of Reading in Berkshire, England. Companies based at the park include BBC Radio Berkshire, Steria, SGI, Regus, Websense, Oracle, Microsoft, OpenText and ING Direct. The site had formerly been Earley Power Station, which had been operational from the early 1940s until the early 1970s. ()

Elevation: 125 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°27'41"N, 0°55'52"W

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EarleyReading United Kingdom

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Thames Valley Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Blake's Lock, St Andrew's Church, Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock, The Mill at Sonning.

1.1 miW
Canal
Blake's Lock, Reading
28 min walk • Blake's Lock is a lock situated on the River Kennet in Reading, Berkshire, England. It is on the short reach of the River Kennet which is administered as if it were part of the River Thames and is hence owned and managed by the Environment Agency.
1.2 miNE
Church
St Andrew's Church, Reading
30 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 miW
Museum
Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock, Reading
32 min walk • Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock is a museum located at Blake's Lock in the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. The museum contains information about the history of human activity on the Kennet and the Thames rivers in Reading.
1.2 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Mill at Sonning, Reading
31 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.
0.7 miSW
Park
Palmer Park, Reading
19 min walk • Palmer Park is a public park in Reading, England. The land for the park was given to the town by the proprietors of the Huntley & Palmers biscuit firm and it contains a statue of George Palmer.
1.6 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows
Progress Theatre, Reading
42 min walk • Progress Theatre is a local theatre company at Reading, Berkshire in England. It is a registered charity and it is a member of the Little Theatre Guild and the National Operatic and Dramatic Association.
0.8 miSW
Cemetery
Reading Old Cemetery, Reading
22 min walk • Reading Old Cemetery is in the east of Reading, Berkshire, England. It is located immediately to the east of Cemetery Junction, a major road junction in Reading. The cemetery is Grade II listed.
1.2 miNE
Bridge, Boat or ferry
Sonning Bridge, Reading
32 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.
0.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Reading
17 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.
0.7 miSW
Monuments and statues
Statue of George Palmer, Reading
19 min walk • The statue of George Palmer stands in Palmer Park, in Reading, Berkshire. The statue, by George Blackall Simonds, was unveiled in 1891, though it was originally in Broad Street and only later moved to Palmer Park.
0.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Caversham Lakes, Reading
12 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Thames Valley Park?

Nearby attractions include Caversham Lakes, Reading (12 min walk), Thames & Kennet Marina, Reading (17 min walk), Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Reading (17 min walk), Palmer Park, Reading (19 min walk).

How to get to Thames Valley Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Thames Valley Park:

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Shepherd's House Lane • Lines: 13, 14 (9 min walk)
Earley Power Station • Lines: 13, 14 (9 min walk)