Prospect Park, Reading

Name: Prospect Park
Address: Liebenrood Rd, Reading, RG30 2ND, United Kingdom

#31 among attractions in Reading

Park, Relax in park, Top attraction

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Prospect Park is a public park in the western suburbs of Reading situated north of the Bath Road in the English county of Berkshire. It is the largest and most popular park in Reading, and includes a large regency style house, now known as Prospect Park Mansion House and previously as Prospect House. There are also sporting facilities and the Prospect Park Miniature Railway within the 50 hectares of parkland, and a restaurant in the Mansion House. ()

Elevation: 220 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°27'6"N, 1°0'28"W

Address

Liebenrood RdSouthcoteReading RG30 2ND United Kingdom

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Prospect Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Calcot Park, Oxford Road, Southcote Lock, Caversham Court.

1.3 miW
Golf
Calcot Park, Reading
33 min walk • Calcot Park is a country house, estate, and golf club in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated between Calcot and Tilehurst, suburbs of the town of Reading, and within the civil parish of Tilehurst. It is north of the Bath Road.
0.9 miN
Shopping, Shopping district
Oxford Road, Reading
24 min walk • Oxford Road is an urban street and major arterial road in Reading, Berkshire, England, Beginning near the town centre at the meeting of St. Mary's Butts/West Street/Broad Street. The road leads west to Pangbourne, continuing eventually to the city of Oxford. The road was previously known as Pangbourne Lane.
1.1 miS
Canal
Southcote Lock, Reading
28 min walk • Southcote Lock is a lock on the River Kennet at Southcote near the town of Reading in Berkshire, England. It has a rise/fall of 5 feet 3 inches.
1.6 miNE
Park, Garden
Caversham Court, Reading
43 min walk • Caversham Court is a public garden and was a mansion located on the north bank of the River Thames in Caversham, a suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The park lies within the St Peter's conservation area. The park is listed as Grade II in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
1.5 miSE
Canal, Nature and wildlife, Park
Fobney Lock, Reading
39 min walk • Fobney Lock is a lock on the River Kennet in the Small Mead area of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. Between the lock cut for the lock and the river itself is Fobney Island, which is a nature reserve.
1.6 miNE
Church
St Peter's Church, Reading
42 min walk • St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church in Caversham, a suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated close to the River Thames in Caversham Heights.
0.8 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
All Saints' Church, Reading
22 min walk • All Saints' Church is a Church of England parish church in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The church is on Downshire Square, a tree-lined square in West Reading close to the Bath Road. It is part of the parish of St. Mark and All Saints, which includes St. Mark's Church.
1.1 miW
Park
Blundells Copse, Reading
28 min walk • Blundells Copse is a local nature reserve in the suburb of Tilehurst in the town of Reading, UK. The site is 5.55 hectares in size, and comprises a close growing, ancient woodland with a stream.
0.8 miSE
Park
Courage Park, Reading
20 min walk • Courage Park is a public park in the Coley Park suburb of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The park includes amenity grassland, together with a wooded area to the south of the site.
1.2 miE
Church
Carey Baptist Church, Reading
31 min walk • Carey Baptist Church is an independent evangelical/Baptist church in Reading, England.
1 miW
Church
Church of St Michael, Reading
27 min walk • St. Michael's Church, Tilehurst, is the parish church of Tilehurst in the English county of Berkshire. It is a parish of the Church of England in the Diocese of Oxford. The church dates from the 12th century, although the oldest part of the current building is the south aisle, built round about 1300, now dedicated as the Lady Chapel.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Prospect Park?

Nearby attractions include Church of St Mark, Reading (12 min walk), Royal Berkshire Regiment War Memorial, Reading (13 min walk), Lousehill Copse, Reading (17 min walk), Krazy Playdays, Reading (20 min walk).

How to get to Prospect Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Prospect Park:

Bus

Circuit Lane • Lines: 1 (11 min walk)
Liebenrood Road • Lines: 1 (11 min walk)

Train

Reading West (20 min walk)