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Reading Abbey Quarter

Blagrave Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1QH
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The Abbey ruins and Reading Gaol
  • The Abbey ruins and Reading Gaol
  • The ruins of Reading Abbey
  • The Abbey Gatehouse on a sunny day
  • People reading an information board in the Abbey ruins in Reading
  • Walls of the ruined Reading Abbey
  • Children learning at the Abbey
  • Reading Abbey Quarter
  • Reading Abbey Quarter

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Lying at the heart of Reading, the Quarter has witnessed almost 900 years of history. Start your visit at Reading Museum, discovering the story of Reading's royal abbey and the Norman Conquest. Then stroll through the Quarter and the beautiful Forbury Gardens, discover historic churches and monuments, before finishing in the spectacular Abbey Ruins, burial place of King Henry I.

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