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Car Hire Reading

Reading is a town of Berkshire in England. Tourists visit here to see the abbey ruins, rivers Kennet and Thames and to have fun with miscellaneous restaurants, shopping centers, and pubs. There are many airports in London by which one can reach Reading. Heathrow, Luton, Gatwick, and Stansted airports are the convenient ones to reach this place. However, Heathrow airport offers the shortest route to reach the place by a 40min journey. A person can hire a car from the airport to reach Reading.

The rental cars run through the M4 motorway, which leads from London to South Wales. It is only a hour drive from central London. The cars can be parked at the town centers such as Oracle Holy Brook, Oracle Riverside, and Broad Street Mall. The best site to park the vehicle is at Oracle Riverside, which is open all 24 hours in the day.

Tourists find using rental cars as the best way to navigate within the town. It allows the people to see the local scenery and villages. Traffic won’t be a problem here. Roads are quieter and easier to move through. Many also prefer cycles as their choice of transport to get around the place. There are many interesting sights to watch in the central area of Reading. First one is, Abbey Ruins and Forbury Gardens. This is a beautiful garden near the river Kennet. In between the river and garden there are ruins of Abbey, high altar of Henry I is one of them. Second, Museum situated on the Blagrave Street. The museum highlights the history of Slilchester, Abby, Medieval period, and arrival of railways to the town. The places to visit in the surrounding areas are Maledurham House, Basildon Park, and Silchester Roman Town.

Other than visiting the ancient monuments and structures by a rented car, there are many other excitements that one can do at this place. River cruises, run day trips, and walks at the Thameside are some of them.

Reading is also famous for annual music festivals that are held for several days. The tickets for these festivals should be booked in advance. Rock festival is one such event for which thousands of crowds gather over the weekend. This festival happens in the month of August. If a person is enthusiastic about sports, then one can enjoy the thrill of football by Reading FC tournaments.

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