Things to do in Reading Archives

Mar

2024

The Herb Farm in Sonning Common

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The Herb Farm in Sonning Common is a lovely little family run business comprising of a garden nursery, café, shop and maze. You can read more about it below. If you find this post useful and informative make sure you join the Berkshire Mummies Mailing List and follow on Instagram and Facebook. What Can You do at The Herb Farm? The Herb Farm is a lovely place to visit and you can easily spend a couple of hours here exploring what they have to offer. You will find a barn shop selling everything from gifts and toys to eggs and honey... There is a cafe...…

Oct

2023

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Prospect Park in Reading

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We visited Prospect Park in Reading earlier this year and were very impressed. The new play area is great! Read on to find out more and what you can find there. If you find this blog useful and informative make sure you join the Berkshire Mummies Mailing List and follow on Instagram and Facebook. What is there at Prospect Park? The new play area here opened in March 2023 and is very impressive. It's huge and has something for all ages and abilities. There is lots of accessible play equipment and some activity panels too for quieter play. As you enter the new play area the…

Oct

2023

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Bucklebury Farm Deer & Safari Park

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(AD Disclaimer: Berkshire Mummies has worked in paid partnership with this business in the past) We always enjoy visiting Bucklebury Farm Deer & Safari Park. It's a lovely place for children to play and see the farm animals. If you find this blog useful and informative make sure you join the Berkshire Mummies Mailing List and follow on Instagram and Facebook. What is there to do at Bucklebury Farm? We always love visiting Bucklebury Farm no matter what the weather is doing. We have so much fun exploring the farm and getting up close to the animals and the children love the play areas. In terms of…

Oct

2023

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Ranger Station in Prospect Park

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Have you discovered Ranger Station at Prospect Park in Reading? It's a great place to visit - read on to find out more. If you find this blog useful and informative make sure you join the Berkshire Mummies Mailing List and follow on Instagram and Facebook. What Can you Do at the Ranger Station? We recently discovered the Ranger Station at Prospect Park in Reading and are very glad we did! It's a great little activity place. There are low ropes for younger children (toddlers - 7yrs) to explore. The children will need to be comfortable wearing a harness for this activity. The children also receive…

Oct

2023

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Forbury Gardens in Reading

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Forbury Gardens is a lovely town garden in the heart of Reading located between the town centre and the ruins of the 11th century abbey. You can read more about it here. If you find this blog post useful make sure you sign up to the mailing list and follow Berkshire Mummies on Instagram and Facebook. What is there at Forbury Gardens in Reading? Forbury Gardens is a lovely town garden which is free to enter and explore in the heart of Reading. The ornamental gardens are surround by a wall making it a really peaceful place to visit. There is a bandstand (where bands…

Oct

2023

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A Visit to Basildon Park

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There are several great National Trust sites in and around Berkshire. Basildon Park is in Reading and is a lovely place to visit. If you find this blog useful and informative make sure you join the Berkshire Mummies Mailing List and follow on Instagram and Facebook. What is there to do at Basildon Park? As well as the main house, there is the parkland, formal garden, and children's wild play trail. The ball runs are always very popular. Just remember to take your own tennis ball and put your name or a mark on it so it’s easy to identify! There's lots of space for den…