| a 15-minute walk from reading west train station, where direct trains to central london take around 40 minutes, this modest hotel in a victorian home is 1 mile from the oracle shopping centre and 2 miles from the university of reading. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. there's a lounge bar, plus secure parking. low-key, warm rooms have satellite tv, complimentary wifi, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. breakfast is included
Heathrow Airport 47 min
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335 acres of countryside including 3 hides for bird watching, fishing lakes, pathways and a cafe. Stonor Park (35 min)
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Country house with a stained glass chapel, an ornamental lake and a walled kitchen garden. | 
