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Reading Museum

Reading Museum is a local museum in Reading, Berkshire. It is on the official list as a Grade II* listed building. Close by, Abbey Ruins is 300 m away, one of 31 within 15 km.

Photo: Reading Museum, Leslie (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Reading

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Reading

Inside Reading

Reading Museum is inside Reading’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Reading has 463 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

Afternoons in Reading peak at 18–23°C, May to September.

Jan8° / 2°67 mm

Feb9° / 2°47 mm

Mar11° / 3°42 mm

Apr15° / 5°49 mm

May18° / 8°45 mm

Jun21° / 11°46 mm

Jul23° / 13°48 mm

Aug23° / 12°55 mm

Sep20° / 10°50 mm

Oct15° / 8°72 mm

Nov11° / 5°74 mm

Dec8° / 2°66 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Reading, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Reading. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Reading’s full climate →

About

Reading Museum

Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages.

Reading’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Reading
Official site: readingmuseum.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting to Reading Museum

Orange shows Reading Museum; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases near Reading Museum

Of these 7 towns, the largest is Reading (203,789 people). All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Reading

203,789 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 700 m north of it

Caversham

33,038 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km east of it

Woodley

28,019 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km east of it

Sonning

1,615 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Reading Museum is	People	Places to visit
Reading	It’s in town	203,789	16
Caversham	700 m north of it	33,038	10
Woodley	3.3 km east of it	28,019	11
Sonning	3.6 km east of it	1,615	9
Chalkhouse Green	3.7 km north of it	212	7
Tokers Green	3.8 km northwest of it	354	7
Shinfield	4.9 km south of it	5,417	9

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Among the 31 within 15 km are 4 museums, an abbey or priory and a historic house.

Abbey or prioryAbbey Ruins300 m away 2

MuseumMuseum Of English Rural Life1.1 km away 3

Historic houseCaversham Park2.7 km away 4

Castle · National TrustGreys Court (National Trust)9.8 km away 5

MuseumThe Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology2.4 km away 6

Fort · English HeritageCalleva Atrebatum14 km away 7

MuseumRiverside Museum at Blake's Lock800 m away 8

MuseumCole Museum of Zoology2.8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Reading Museum: the answers

Where is Reading Museum?

Reading Museum is in Reading, Berkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Reading Museum?

Local museum in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Reading Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Reading, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Reading Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Reading Museum?

Within 15 km: Abbey Ruins (300 m), Museum Of English Rural Life (1.1 km), Caversham Park (2.7 km) and Greys Court (National Trust) (9.8 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Reading Museum: Leslie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbey Ruins: Chris Wood (User:chris_j_wood)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum Of English Rural Life: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caversham Park: Yablochko (Uploads), CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Greys Court (National Trust): Dennis Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology: Voluremuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Calleva Atrebatum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock: Juan J. Martínez from Exeter, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cole Museum of Zoology: Chris_huh (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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