Getting here

Sat nav users, please use the postcode RG1 5EX.

Parking

22 – 31 July: Please note that the museum car park may be very busy, as the Whitegates and Acacia Road car parks are currently reserved for University of Reading graduation.

There is a small car park for museum visitors at the front of our building. Spaces are limited.

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.