The Museum of English Rural Life
University of Reading
Redlands Road
Reading
RG1 5EX
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Getting here
The Museum of English Rural Life is located on Redlands Road, on the University of Reading’s London Road Campus.
- Car
- Train
- Bus
- Bike
- Foot
Sat nav users, please use the postcode RG1 5EX.
Parking
There is a small car park for museum visitors at the front of our building. Spaces are limited.
Visitors are welcome to use the University Acacia Road car park adjacent to the museum. Visitors without a University parking permit must collect a permit from the museum reception, to be displayed in your car. This car park can be very busy during university term time.
Some paid street parking is available on Redlands Road. There is a maximum stay of 2 hours. Typically, these spaces are in high demand due to the proximity of the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
The closest public car park is the Queens Road car park.
Reading is easily accessible by regular, fast trains from London Paddington, as well as via London Waterloo. It is well connected by routes from the north, south and west via Bournemouth, Bristol, Oxford, Guildford and Basingstoke.
Reading Buses operate several services which stop close to the museum.
Use the Reading Buses website or Google Maps to plan your journey.
We have a secure bike rack in the car park by the main entrance to the museum.
The museum is about a 20 minute walk from Reading station, or 15-20 minute walk from the University’s Whiteknights Campus. Use Google Maps to plan your route.
