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The Oracle
Reading Station
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road campus
Museum of English Rural Life
To Whiteknights campus To Whiteknights campus
Footpath
(no cycling)
9, 19, 19a
One way road
Pedestrianised area
Suggested walking route from the station
Bus stop and route number
Bus and cycle contra�ow20
Pedestrian entrance
Vehicle entrance
20, 20a, 21
13, 14, 17, 144
13, 14, 17, 144
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13, 14, 17,
9, 19, 19A, 28, 144
5, 6, 20, 20A, 21
9, 19, 19a, 20, 20a, 21, 1445, 6, 11,
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EAST STREET
SILVER STREET
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BROAD STREET
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Travel WiseIssue 6 | Winter 2011
Clean&Green, Campus Services, Facilities Management Directorate, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6BW. Email: [email protected] | Tel: (0118) 378 7604 | Fax: (0118) 975 3499 | Website: www.reading.ac.uk/cleanandgreen
5 minutes’ bus ride or 20 minutes’ walk from Reading train station
Travel information for London Road campusThe London Road campus is conveniently situated only 15 minutes’ walk to central Reading, with its excellent train and bus links and shopping and other entertainment opportunities.
Travel on foot Reading train station and the bus station is only 20 minutes’ walk, 0.7 miles, from campus, so it is easy to travel to London Road by public transport from many different locations within and outside Reading. See the map above for a suggested walking route between the campus and central Reading.
London Road is only a 10-15 minute walk from the edge of the main University Whiteknights campus at Shinfield Road. Walk along Redlands Road (which is a bit of a hill), go straight on into Shinfield Road, and a pedestrian entrance will be on your left.
See www.walkit.com for more infor-mation and tips on walking to work.
Travel by bicycle Quicker than walking, but just as healthy, cycling is another cheap way of commuting to work. You can save money and get fit at the same time.
The redevelopment of the London Road campus includes covered cycle parking facilities and showers in buildings 33 and 16. Reading Council’s recommended cycle routes from the town centre can be found at www.reading.gov.uk/residents/parking-road-and-travel/CyclinginReading
Make sure you have good powerful lights and consider a high visibility jacket to ensure you can be seen in the dark evenings. Good quality locks and high vis jackets are available
at a reduced price from Security in Whiteknights House.
We are also considering developing a Bike buddy scheme, where experienced cyclists accompany less experienced cyclists on their journey to and from work. This could be a one off to show the best route and things to look out for, or a longer term arrangement for company, similar to car sharing. If you would be interested in this idea, either as a guide or participant, please email [email protected] to let us know.
For door to door public transport route information visit www.transportdirect.info
mailto:eest%40reading.ac.uk?subject=http://www.reading.ac.uk/cleanandgreenwww.reading.gov.uk/residents/parking-road-and-travel/CyclinginReadingwww.reading.gov.uk/residents/parking-road-and-travel/CyclinginReadingwww.reading.gov.uk/residents/parking-road-and-travel/CyclinginReading
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PEPPER LANE
Town centre,Royal Berkshire Hospital,
and Museum of English Rural Life
Town centre,Royal Berkshire Hospital,
and Museum of English Rural Life
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Tennis courts
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Friends'Bridge
RoyalBerkshireHospital
Museum of English Rural Lifeand Special Collections Service
Sibly Hall
Wells Hall
Mackinder Hall
WindsorHall
WessexHall
BridgesHall
St Patrick’sHall
BenyonHall
Sher�eldHall
WantageHall
St George'sHall
ChildsHall
Hollins
Winchcombe
Penn
Faringdon
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Highwood
Addington
Blagrave
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4 Art
49 Clock tower memorial
22 Drama and Teaching classrooms
45 Great Hall
33 ICT and MFL
14 London Road Eat and Drink cafe and bar
16 Main Reception and Administration
29 Music
14 National Centre for Language and Literacy (NCLL), northern part of building
46 Old library building
28 Physical education (Gym)
41 Porters lodge
10 Science
43 Senior Common Room
19 Staff offices
24 Teaching Resource Base, TSU and Library Book Drop
5 Theatre Arts, Education and Deaf Studies (TAEDS)
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BEECH LANE
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Town centreTown centre
Town centreand station
Town centreand station
Town centreTown centre
Town centreand station
Town centreand station
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PEPPER LANE
Town centre,Royal Berkshire Hospital,
and Museum of English Rural Life
Town centre,Royal Berkshire Hospital,
and Museum of English Rural Life
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Under construction
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Cafe
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TOILETS
TOIL
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Acacia Road
Pedestrian entrance
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Sportsgrounds
Sportsgrounds
Foxhill
HealthCentre
Harris Garden
WhiteknightsLake
Tennis courts
To playing �elds
Friends'Bridge
RoyalBerkshireHospital
Museum of English Rural Lifeand Special Collections Service
Sibly Hall
Wells Hall
Mackinder Hall
WindsorHall
WessexHall
BridgesHall
St Patrick’sHall
BenyonHall
Sher�eldHall
WantageHall
St George'sHall
ChildsHall
Hollins
Winchcombe
Penn
Faringdon
Grey
ReptonLoudon
Highwood
Addington
Blagrave
Blackstone
Mitford
Huntley
Hillside
McCombie
Greenow
Stenton Hall
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200m0
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50m0
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Travel by busA number of services operate directly to the London Road campus. Some key services that may be of use are shown below, with their stops nearest to London Road marked on the map.
See www.reading-buses.co.uk for more routes in the Reading area, and details of timetables and fares. London Road is only a short walk from Central Reading, with many more services available here.
Further providers of buses in the Reading area are www.thames-travel.co.uk and www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/berkshire_thames/
20, 20a, 21 From the train station, Whiteknights Campus and Lower Early, to Kendrick Road, every 7 to 8 minutes.
13, 14 From Woodley and Bulmershe, to Kings Road, Eldon Road stop, every 30 minutes each.
19, 19a From Woodley and Bulmershe a longer journey that also comes past Whiteknights Campus, every 30 minutes.
9 From the train station, the edge of Whiteknights Campus, Shinfield, and Whitley Wood, to London Road, every 10 minutes.
5, 6 From Whitley Wood and Northumberland Avenue to Southampton Street.
17 From Earley, to Kings Road, every 10 minutes.
144 from Wokingham and Aborfield Garrison, hourly.
Short Hop £1 fareAvailable between Reading Station and London Road; and between London Road and the Whiteknights Campuses (services 9, 20, 20a, and 21).
Great value termly bus passes
Consider a SimplyUni card, available for both staff and students, giving great savings on general bus fares. The cost is £99 for a ten week term, or £297 for the academic year. Look out for details or visit www.simplyuni.co.uk
Travel by carThe proximity to Central Reading means that car parking space is very limited and will be strictly by permit only. Please consider leaving your car at home if at all possible. This will ensure parking is available for those who need their car throughout the day; avoid you being stuck in central Reading traffic; and may also allow us to provide parking permits for those placement students with greatest need. We hope to have one day permits available for occasional use.www.reading.ac.uk/parking
Consider car sharing, the University has a dedicated car share site to match up potential sharers. www.rucarsharing.com
If you need a car during the day consider the University Car club which can be booked by the hour. www.reading.ac.uk/cag-carclub.aspx
www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/berkshire_thames/www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/berkshire_thames/