| check-in time: 5:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. housed in a victorian building, this unassuming hostel is 1 mile from goring & streatley train station, and 3 miles from both basildon park country house and beale park. parking is complimentary. humble single-sex dorms and private rooms have shared bathrooms. breakfast is available for a fee. theres no air-conditioning. other amenities include a bar, a shared kitchenette and a guest lounge, plus a a garden with picnic tables
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 3
Didcot Railway Centre (19 min)
Displays of train life past, with railway memorabilia, steam locomotives and Thomas the Tank Engine. Nuffield Place (19 min)
This museum in the home of the founder of the Morris Motor Co. houses the original furnishings. Mapledurham House (23 min)
Summer weekend tours of a medieval country house with a 15th-century water mill that stills works. Welford Park (34 min)
Park surrounding an historic mansion, selling pork, ham and sausages from pigs reared on the estate. National Trust - Greys Court (25 min)
16th-century manor house with a donkey-powered mill wheel, 12th-century tower and grass maze. Reading Museum (26 min)
Museum on local history and the natural environment, also displaying artefacts from round the world. Beale Park (8 min)
350-acre park with nature trails, river cruises and red deer, plus a number of rare birds. No dogs. Stonor Park (33 min)
Portrait, bronze and ceramic collections in opulent, 850-year-old manor house with walled garden. River & Rowing Museum (32 min)
The history of rowing is celebrated at this education center mixing barn & boathouse design. Reading Abbey Ruins (27 min)
Founded in 1121, the extant ruins of this abbey include gardens, a gateway & dormitory for pilgrims. Basildon Park (6 min)
Restored stately home with a garden and extensive parkland, plus a tearoom and gift shop. The Living Rainforest (11 min)
Rainforest fauna like birds, lizards and monkeys move freely in tropical plant-filled glasshouses. Reading Winter On Ice (27 min)
Scenic park area featuring grand commemorative statues, a fountain, refreshment kiosk & rose garden. Bucklebury Farm & Deer Safari Park (26 min)
Run, jump, swing, go-kart, ride on tractors and feed the animals, plus a cafe and farm shop. Donnington Castle (31 min)
Site of a ruined medieval castle, founded in 1386, with the twin-towered gatehouse still standing. | 
