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Museum Details
Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock
off Kenavon Drive
Reading
RG1 3DH
Berkshire
England
Collection details
Archaeology
Architecture
Inland Waterways
Industry
Social History
Trade and Commerce
Facilities
Parking: yes
Food: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Contact details
Reading Museum Service (Tel)
:
0118 9399800
Reading Museum Service (Fax)
:
0118 9399881
E-mail
:
mail@readingmuseum.org.uk
Website
:
www.readingmuseum.org.uk/galleries/blakes.htm
Open
Open every day
10am - 6pm Summer (1 April - 30 Sept)
10am - 3pm Winter (1 Oct - 31 Mar)
Admission charges
Free admission
Description
The museum is sited on the banks of the River Kennet in the centre of Reading. The displays tell the story of the Reading's two rivers - the Kennet and the Thames. The Museum occupies the Screen and Turbine Houses of a former Victorian pumping station.
Also housed in the pumping station buildings is 'The Bel and the Dragon' bar and restaurant. This offers hot and cold drinks as well as freshly prepared food.
Collections description
Objects on display include a spectacular gypsy caravan and a medieval mill wheel. There are waterside views of the town centre and occasional summertime art exhibitions in the Turbine House.
We recommend that you also visit the nearby Museum of Reading, only a ten minute walk via the Abbey Ruins and the beautiful Forbury Gardens.
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Disability Access
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to all public areas
Facilities
Refreshments
Restaurant
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