Reading

Reading, UK

Reading feels like a town that has quietly grown into its own: a slice of the Thames Valley where red-brick streets and abbey ruins meet glass-fronted riverside developments.

Reading feels like a town that has quietly grown into its own: a slice of the Thames Valley where red-brick streets and abbey ruins meet glass-fronted riverside developments.Morning walks along the Kennet and Thames reveal narrowboats, willows, and the low hum of a commuter train that can whisk you to London in about half an hour.