Reading UK
#1
Reading UK
Are there any people from Reading on this forum.
We are looking rent in Reading or surrounding areas, so that we have an easy commute to London airports and rail links into London.
Can you recommend a great location?
We are looking rent in Reading or surrounding areas, so that we have an easy commute to London airports and rail links into London.
Can you recommend a great location?
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Re: Reading UK
I wouldn't live in Reading itself although I don't know a lot about all the estates, I know there are some rough areas.
Perhaps look in the outskirts in Earley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Theale, etc.
Good luck
#3
Re: Reading UK
Thanks Lorry1 that does help.
I was looking at some of the areas mentioned below including Henley on Thames. I used to live in a hamlet in Warwickshire, which I loved for the quietness, however I do like having access to a town or city for shopping etc.
I was looking at some of the areas mentioned below including Henley on Thames. I used to live in a hamlet in Warwickshire, which I loved for the quietness, however I do like having access to a town or city for shopping etc.
Hi Back2UK, I use to live just 30 minutes from Reading and this was my nearest decent town. I use to shop there a lot and plan do do so again when I return .
I wouldn't live in Reading itself although I don't know a lot about all the estates, I know there are some rough areas.
Perhaps look in the outskirts in Earley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Theale, etc.
Good luck
I wouldn't live in Reading itself although I don't know a lot about all the estates, I know there are some rough areas.
Perhaps look in the outskirts in Earley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Theale, etc.
Good luck
#4
Re: Reading UK
I live a few miles south of Reading, in a village. Henley is gorgeous, although very pricey.
My husband commutes in to London from Wokingham so it's definitely commutable from around here, shout with any questions and I'll try and help.
My husband commutes in to London from Wokingham so it's definitely commutable from around here, shout with any questions and I'll try and help.
#5
Re: Reading UK
So what is Workingham like?
How long does it take your husband to commute to London?
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Re: Reading UK
Its all horrible. Why on earth would you move to Reading of all places?
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Re: Reading UK
Wokingham is a nice town. It has a high street with most shops in that you would want/need and plenty of pubs and good restaurants. Reading is just 10/15 minutes away by car and 4 stops on the train, so very easy to get to a larger town.
Close by is Finchampstead with California Country Park if you like walking it has a nice lake.
I like Berkshire, have lived there many years. We moved from Sandhurst when we came to Canada. Sandhurst is lovely and still has a village mentality. Unfortunately there is not a direct train to London from here, you would have 1 change.
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Re: Reading UK
Very helpful
Wokingham is a nice town. It has a high street with most shops in that you would want/need and plenty of pubs and good restaurants. Reading is just 10/15 minutes away by car and 4 stops on the train, so very easy to get to a larger town.
Close by is Finchampstead with California Country Park if you like walking it has a nice lake.
I like Berkshire, have lived there many years. We moved from Sandhurst when we came to Canada. Sandhurst is lovely and still has a village mentality. Unfortunately there is not a direct train to London from here, you would have 1 change.
Wokingham is a nice town. It has a high street with most shops in that you would want/need and plenty of pubs and good restaurants. Reading is just 10/15 minutes away by car and 4 stops on the train, so very easy to get to a larger town.
Close by is Finchampstead with California Country Park if you like walking it has a nice lake.
I like Berkshire, have lived there many years. We moved from Sandhurst when we came to Canada. Sandhurst is lovely and still has a village mentality. Unfortunately there is not a direct train to London from here, you would have 1 change.
#10
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Also look at places like Charvil, Spencers Wood, and Swallowfield.
I used to live in Spencers Wood and loved it. It had (and still does have) a rural feel about it, and yet was pretty close to everything. Rush hour is a nightmare though where ever you live around Reading, so if you are looking at working in the city centre you will need to give yourself at least 45 mins min to get to work in the mornings from the locations I've mentioned above.
I used to live in Spencers Wood and loved it. It had (and still does have) a rural feel about it, and yet was pretty close to everything. Rush hour is a nightmare though where ever you live around Reading, so if you are looking at working in the city centre you will need to give yourself at least 45 mins min to get to work in the mornings from the locations I've mentioned above.
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Re: Reading UK
Also look at places like Charvil, Spencers Wood, and Swallowfield.
I used to live in Spencers Wood and loved it. It had (and still does have) a rural feel about it, and yet was pretty close to everything. Rush hour is a nightmare though where ever you live around Reading, so if you are looking at working in the city centre you will need to give yourself at least 45 mins min to get to work in the mornings from the locations I've mentioned above.
I used to live in Spencers Wood and loved it. It had (and still does have) a rural feel about it, and yet was pretty close to everything. Rush hour is a nightmare though where ever you live around Reading, so if you are looking at working in the city centre you will need to give yourself at least 45 mins min to get to work in the mornings from the locations I've mentioned above.
Both of us will work outside of Reading and are very used to travel mayhem from travelling the M1 and M6 and other major routes. We are just looking for somewhere nice to live but within easy reach of London and its airports.
I shall certainly check out them places.
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Re: Reading UK
It may also depend which rail line to London you would prefer to be on. Wokingham, Winnersh and Earley are all on the (slower) Waterloo line rather than the (faster but very busy) Paddington line. Twyford is another area you may wish to look at, or even Woodley.
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Re: Reading UK
I will need a car as it is my one of my work tools lol. As for the OH he could be travelling to one or 3 of the London Airports so we stuck a pin in a map and came up with the Reading area.
There is a possibility that both of us could be working in London so we will face the commuting nightmare if it happens.
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If required, there is the RailAir bus between Reading station and Heathrow, and also a train between Reading and Gatwick (that train normally stops at Wokingham, but not Earley or Winnersh I believe). Other airports close to London (Stansted, Luton) are not quite so easy to reach as LHR & LGW.