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Revealing the
River ThamesKey to River MapRoad CrossingWallingfordThames Path
If Wallingford looks familiar, it might be because it featured
National Trail
regularly in the popular TV drama ‘Midsomer Murders’! Once
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a heavily fortified Saxon town, then the royal residence of
Train Station
William the Conqueror and later ransacked by Oliver Cromwell,
Wallingford has an incredible history – and you can find out all
about it in the recently refurbished museum. There are bustling
boutique shops and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty too –
all just a stone’s throw from the M4 and M40.
www.visitthames.co.uk/wallingfordReading
Reading may be a bustling commercial and
shopping centre, but as the county town of Royal
Berkshire, it’s also got some great history up
its sleeve. Alongside Reading’s famous redbrick
Victorian buildings are striking medieval churches
and fascinating Abbey ruins. The town is also a
hub of musical activity, and boasts the legendary
Reading rock festival every summer.
www.visitthames.co.uk/reading