Holme Park, Reading

#137 among attractions in Reading

Sport, Sport venue

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Facts and practical information

Holme Park is a sports ground in Sonning, a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, a few miles east of Reading. It is used for rugby union matches and is the home of Reading Rugby Football Club. ()

Opened: 1939 (85 years ago)Coordinates: 51°28'0"N, 0°55'5"W

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

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

0.5 miNE
Church
St Andrew's Church, Reading
14 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
31 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.
0.6 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Mill at Sonning, Reading
17 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.
1.3 miSW
Park
Palmer Park, Reading
35 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.
1.5 miSW
Cemetery
Reading Old Cemetery, Reading
39 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.
0.6 miN
Bridge, Boat or ferry
Sonning Bridge, Reading
17 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 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Reading
16 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.
1.3 miSW
Monuments and statues
Statue of George Palmer, Reading
35 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.
0.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Caversham Lakes, Reading
20 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.
1.2 miW
Sailing, Marina
Thames & Kennet Marina, Reading
30 min walk • The Thames and Kennet Marina is located at Caversham Lakes in south Oxfordshire, England, just north off the River Thames on the reach above Sonning Lock. It is just to the east of Caversham, a suburb in the north of Reading, Berkshire. The marina is named after the River Thames and the River Kennet which joins the Thames nearby.
~1980 ftNE
Park
Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve, Reading
10 min walk • 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. The pond adjoins King George's Field in Sonning. It was established in 1997 by professional ecologist and local resident Alastair Driver, who acts as the voluntary warden.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Holme Park?

Nearby attractions include Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve, Reading (10 min walk), Sonning Lock, Reading (11 min walk), St Andrew's Church, Reading (14 min walk), Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Reading (16 min walk).

How to get to Holme Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Holme Park:

Bus

Shepherd's Hill Top • Lines: 13, 14 (14 min walk)
Hanwood Close • Lines: 14 (14 min walk)