Reading

Caversham
(http://www.caversham.org.uk/). Across the river from Reading on the north side of the Thames River. Caversham has been mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records as one of the areas where some of the earliest evidence of mankind in England has been found. Be sure to check out the Holy Well (http://www.megalithic.co....) if you are a historian or religious. It is to be found, appropriately, on Priest Hill just next to the junction with St. Anne’s Road. Interestingly, St. Anne’s Road does not appear on the 1882 OS map, and Priest Hill was then known as Priest Lane.

Goring and Streatley -- a pair of Thameside villages with great views and country walks

Henley-on-Thames -- an attractive Thameside town within a quarter of an hour's drive

London -- only half an hour on a fast train

Oxford -- a nearby Thameside city with its famous university

Bristol -- a large port city on the river severn and the unofficial capital of the west country approx 1 hr 15 mins by train

Bath -- a historic resort spa town and World Heritage Site approx 1hr by train

Winchester -- a cathedral city within easy day-trip distance and with many interesting and historical sights

Windsor -- a nearby Thameside town with a splendid castle and royal residence