Deanery Garden, Reading

#120 among attractions in Reading

Park, Relax in park

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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. The gardens -- laid out by Lutyens and planted by garden designer Gertrude Jekyll -- are Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. ()

Elevation: 148 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°28'28"N, 0°54'41"W

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Reading United Kingdom

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Deanery Garden – 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.

~410 ftW
Church
St Andrew's Church, Reading
2 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.
1.4 miSE
Church
St John the Evangelist Church
36 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.
~1250 ftNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Mill at Sonning, Reading
7 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.
~750 ftNW
Bridge, Boat or ferry
Sonning Bridge, Reading
4 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.
0.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Reading
22 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.
1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Caversham Lakes, Reading
31 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.
~1460 ftS
Park
Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve, Reading
8 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.
1.2 miSW
Park
Thames Valley Park, Reading
32 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.
~1320 ftNW
Bridge
Sonning Backwater Bridges, Reading
7 min walk • Sonning Backwater Bridges are the road bridges across the first two of three branches of the Thames at Sonning Eye, Oxfordshire, England.
0.6 miS
Sport, Sport venue
Sonning Lane, Reading
16 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.
~1620 ftW
Cafe
Sonning Lock, Reading
8 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 Deanery Garden?

Nearby attractions include St Andrew's Church, Reading (2 min walk), Sonning Bridge, Reading (4 min walk), The Mill at Sonning, Reading (7 min walk), Sonning Backwater Bridges, Reading (7 min walk).

How to get to Deanery Garden by public transport?

The nearest stations to Deanery Garden:

Bus

Hanwood Close • Lines: 14 (29 min walk)
Shepherd's Hill Top • Lines: 13, 14 (29 min walk)