Reading is a large, historically important town in Berkshire, England, of which it is the county town. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway.

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After being named one of 2019’s best places in the UK to live and work, Reading in Berkshire has grown in popularity for both residents and visitors. Plus, being just 30 minutes away from London on the train, Reading makes a great day trip from London and other nearby towns.

It is an important junction of railways running west from London and south from the Midlands, and the Kennet and Avon Canal (to Bath and Bristol) and the River Thames afford it connections by water. It lies on the River Kennet where it joins the Thames. Reading was a Danish encampment as early as 871.