A Tale of Two Rivers
Friday 15 - Monday 18 May
In a suburban location, the 3* HOLIDAY INN, Reading, provides a modern, well-equipped base. Bedrooms are air-conditioned with mini-bar and satellite TV. There is also an indoor heated pool, Jacuzzi and saunas.
Discover the history of two rivers - the Kennet and the Thames - and explore them at the sort of relaxing pace that evokes a bygone age that has almost disappeared.
Included in the price of this holiday is a leisurely cruise on the Kennet and Avon canal by motor or horse-drawn barge. When it originally opened, the canal provided a “fast” link between London and Bristol but of course was superceded by the railways, and then by the roads.
Also included is a visit to Mapledurham House, an Elizabethan Manor House situated beside the Thames. Enjoy the collection of portraits, furniture, the great oak staircases and original plaster ceilings. On the estate is the only surviving working watermill on the Thames. A mill was here at the time of the Domesday Survey, and stoneground flour can be bought in the shop.
You may wish to visit the Riverside Museum at Blake’s Lock on the banks of the River Kennet in the centre of Reading. Telling the story of Reading’s two rivers - the Kennet and the Thames - the Riverside Museum occupies two former industrial buildings, the Screen House and the Turbine House, a former Victorian pumping station.
Included in the price of this holiday is a leisurely cruise on the Kennet and Avon canal by motor or horse-drawn barge. When it originally opened, the canal provided a “fast” link between London and Bristol but of course was superceded by the railways, and then by the roads.
Also included is a visit to Mapledurham House, an Elizabethan Manor House situated beside the Thames. Enjoy the collection of portraits, furniture, the great oak staircases and original plaster ceilings. On the estate is the only surviving working watermill on the Thames. A mill was here at the time of the Domesday Survey, and stoneground flour can be bought in the shop.
You may wish to visit the Riverside Museum at Blake’s Lock on the banks of the River Kennet in the centre of Reading. Telling the story of Reading’s two rivers - the Kennet and the Thames - the Riverside Museum occupies two former industrial buildings, the Screen House and the Turbine House, a former Victorian pumping station.
£169
