Reading Town Centre's Brutalist Architecture

Travel back to Reading in the 1970s/80s when key sites in Reading were redeveloped in a modern brutalist style.

Type of walk Learn something new on a guided tour - Less walking/more talking

More detail A perambulation around the key sites and sights of Reading's brutalist architecture starting from Reading Station and finishing at Reading Museum. The clockwise route heads south and across the IDR (Inner Distribution Road) before turning back to the town centre and the soon to be redeveloped civic area. Access to toilets is best at the start and end.

Walk length / difficulty / accessibility 3.5km, 1.5 hours / Medium / not wheelchair accessible / not family friendly

Ticket price Free

About the walk leader Evelyn is chair of Reading Conservation Area Advisory Committee and is interested in Reading architecture and heritage from all eras.

Getting there Start: Reading Station (in front of The Three Guineas) RG1 1LY ///hardly.youth.items [https://what3words.com/hardly.youth.items] End: Reading Museum RG11QH ///island.amuse.feed Most bus routes pass close to Reading Station.