What to do and see in Reading, United Kingdom (UK): The Best Places and Tips

Two Live Interactive Escape Room Scenarios - Mad Scientist & Prison Break Try to Escape within the 60 minutes - teamwork is best! Ideal fun for corporate, friends or family Minimum Age 12+

Set on the banks of the River Thames, The Mill at Sonning Theatre promises a unique experience where your visit includes a two-course meal and a show in a beautiful converted water mill. Start your visit with a drink (or two...) in the Waterwheel Bar, or, if you visit us in the summer, take a sunny seat on The Mill Stream Terrace. From the bar make your way upstairs to our restaurant with views out over the river, where you will find your tickets and complimentary programme waiting on your table. The main course is served buffet style but our friendly staff will be on hand to take your drinks and desserts orders. After enjoying a two-course meal, prepared daily in our kitchen using only the best locally sourced ingredients, you will make your way into the main event of your visit - the theatre! The theatre itself is an intimate venue, Seating just over 200 people, air conditioned with spacious and comfy seats that won't leave you longing for legroom or calling for a cushion. During the year we produce a wide variety of plays in the theatre, including a musical over the Christmas season, and regular music and comedy nights that will have you dancing and rolling in the aisles. Whatever your tastes, in both theatre and food, you will be sure to find something to whet your appetite here at The Mill. Our Waterwheel Bar is also open for artisan coffee and homemade cakes during the day. Pop in and see us from 11am-5pm every Tuesday-Sunday.

2 hour Afternoon Cream Tea Cruises and full day cruises on the River Thames on a luxury wide beam canal boat(max 12 passengers per cruise). Includes welcome drinks, tea/coffee, scones, buffet (buffet available on full day only). Depart Caversham or Sonning cruising to Mapledurham, Pangbourne or to Shiplake and Henley-on-Thames. Also available are Children's Pirate's cruises. Includes visit to an island,a treasure hunt and meal. All cruises must be booked in advance.

At Skiplex indoor ski slopes our revolving, fully adjustable slopes replicate a real piste. Covered with an Astroturf carpet, they are the fastest and most economical way to learn, train and gain – suitable for all ages and abilities from absolute beginners, right up to expert seasonnaires, and because it’s indoor skiing, you can ski whatever the weather. Whilst our focus is on the learning element, with qualified instructors included in every lesson, we can’t help but make it fun! We stand aside from other indoor slopes and ski schools on the mountain, never leaving you half way up the slope with snow down your jacket and the instructor shouting from below. We teach you at a personalised and tailored pace and always incorporate new games, challenges and tasks into the session. Why not do do something different! With a comfy alpine style bar and a large conference and party room we are an ideal venue for your birthday party, Christmas party, corporate party, training day or hen and stag evening. Skiplex, we move Mountains.

An 18th-century house, a 1950s homeThis is a story of grandeur created, dissolved and resurrected - not once, but twice.Basildon Park is an impressive Georgian mansion, surrounded by glorious parkland, which was lovingly rescued from ruin by Lord and Lady Iliffe in the mid 1950s. The house you see today is a re-creation and restoration of the 18th-century mansion. They restored the elegant interior and scoured the country salvaging 18th-century architectural fixtures and fittings. They filled their comfortable new home with fine paintings, fabrics and furniture, which can still be enjoyed by visitors today.