Medieval Reading - a walking tour

When: Friday 2 October 2026, 13:00 - 15:00
Where: Reading Abbey

The historic stone ruins of Reading Abbey in Berkshire, with the modern, sail-shaped Blade building rising in the background.

This tour of Medieval Reading will take you back in time over a 1,000-year period, from 476AD to the 1450s. Reading would have looked and felt so different. Highlights will include the Greatest Knight, the Viking invasion, Reading Abbey, Reading’s 3C’s, food & so much more.

The meeting place will be notified a few days before the visit. Please arrive 10 mins early for signing in and safety briefing etc.

Numbers are limited, so pre-booking is required. Bookings close three days beforehand. 

Images (above and right): Reading Abbey by Chris Wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

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