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Forbury Gardens

Forbury Gardens

Walk starts from the bandstand in Forbury Gardens

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Distance: Approx 0.2 miles

Duration: Approx 1 hour

Walk finishes in Forbury Gardens

Enjoy a gentle walk around the English Heritage Grade 2 listed Forbury Gardens in the centre of Reading.

Come and hear about:

  • The Maiwand Lion and why it's in Reading

  • Why one particular oak tree has a protective fence around it

  • How the gardens have had a similar use for over 900 years

  • Why a group of volunteers from Reading go to Spain in the 1930's and what did they do there

  • What happened in the gardens during the English Civil War in 1643

  • The memorial erected by Dr Jamieson B. Hurry 

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