What's New for 2020/21

From new group animal tours to dining river cruises, new hotels and restaurants and group packages and group walks, there are plenty of new reasons to visit Reading in 2020. Planning for 2021? Next year is the year of anniversaries for Reading. Reading Abbey Ruins is celebrating the 900th anniversary of the Abbey’s founding by King Henry I, The MERL (Museum of English Rural Life) is celebrating 70 years, Reading Football Club is 150 and one of the oldest football clubs in the country, the iconic Reading Festival celebrates 50 years and much more. Start planning your visit now for 2021.

2020

• Beale Wildlife Park introduces zebras and new group animal tours
• Reading Museum exhibitions / indoor and outdoor group tours, including the Bayeux Tapestry tour (full size Victorian facsimile) and Reading Abbey Quarter tour
• New group packages at The MERL
• New Thames cruise from Reading to Pangbourne and evening dining cruise
• Voco Reading, a new hotel at the Madejski Hotel, with new bedrooms and restaurant menus
• The Roseate Reading Hotel has refurbished its fine dining restaurant and has a new bar and menu for 2020

2021 – multi-anniversaries year

• Next year is the year of anniversaries for Reading. Reading Abbey Ruins is celebrating the 900^th anniversary of the Abbey’s founding by King Henry I, The MERL (Museum of English Rural Life) is celebrating 70 years, Reading Football Club’s 150^th anniversary as one of the oldest football clubs in the country, the iconic Reading Festival celebrates 50 years and much more. Start planning your visit now for 2021.