Reading in General Reviews

I was born and raised in Reading some 23 years ago, and therefore it will always be my home, wherever I live. I've lived in the Midlands for 3 years whilst at university, but it's nothing compared to being at home. Reading has certainly gone through a bit of a transition during recent years. And it all came at the right time for ...  Read the complete review

Both the best and worst thing to be said about Reading is that "it's very convenient." And there's the rock Festival! It almost beggars belief that any town (oops, missed out on the millenium list to be renamed as a city -- better luck next time) should be this convenient in terms of transport. The trains from Reading ...  Read the complete review

I have lived just outside Reading all of my life. Although not perfect it does have some good features. I think its best point is probably its locality. It is reasonably close to London & Windsor and also to the South coastal towns of Southampton and Portsmouth. Reading is a very old town, with its own Abbey ruins . The town ...  Read the complete review

With reportedly 130 bars in the Reading area it is unsurprising for a new comer to this town in Berkshire to quickly understand why this is turning into a drinkers paradise. With the town center crammed full of all types of pubs the possibilities for a pub crawl are endless, there is rumour that you can pub crawl 22 bars without have to be outside ...  Read the complete review

Well..its my home town..so I suppose I`m bound to be attached to it sentimentally!!! Reading has had a rapidly expanding population over the years..and has grown from a small place centred around a biscuit factory(Huntley and Palmers) and a canal and the Thames, to a thriving and vibrant almost city...with a hugely successful university ...  Read the complete review

In my time, I've lived in some interesting places e.g. Straford-Upon-Avon and I've lived in some holes e.g. Luton. Reading is neither. You could say its nothing exciting - but for some reason I've lived in the area for 13 years - so it can't be that bad. Reading is a large town (trying to become a city) situated on the River Thames ...  Read the complete review