Sonning Lane, Reading

Name: Sonning Lane
Address: Reading, United Kingdom

#124 among attractions in Reading

Sport, Sport venue

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Coordinates: 51°27'56"N, 0°54'41"W

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Sonning Lane – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Andrew's Church, Museum of Berkshire Aviation, St John the Evangelist Church, The Mill at Sonning.

0.6 miN
Church
St Andrew's Church, Reading
15 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.
1.6 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Museum of Berkshire Aviation, Reading
42 min walk • The Museum of Berkshire Aviation is a small aviation museum in Woodley, a suburb of Reading in Berkshire, England. The museum is on the edge of the site of the former Woodley Aerodrome and many of its exhibits relate to the Phillips & Powis company, later renamed Miles Aircraft, which was based there from 1932 to 1947.
0.9 miSE
Church
St John the Evangelist Church
24 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.
0.7 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Mill at Sonning, Reading
19 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.
1.5 miSW
Park
Palmer Park, Reading
39 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.
0.7 miN
Bridge, Boat or ferry
Sonning Bridge, Reading
18 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 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Reading
23 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.
1.5 miSW
Monuments and statues
Statue of George Palmer, Reading
39 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.
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.
~1740 ftN
Park
Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve, Reading
9 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.
0.9 miW
Park
Thames Valley Park, Reading
23 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Sonning Lane?

Nearby attractions include Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve, Reading (9 min walk), Sonning Lock, Reading (15 min walk), St Andrew's Church, Reading (15 min walk), Deanery Garden, Reading (16 min walk).

How to get to Sonning Lane by public transport?

The nearest stations to Sonning Lane:

Bus

Hanwood Close • Lines: 14 (14 min walk)
Howth Drive top • Lines: 13, 14 (15 min walk)