Dedication:St. Giles, Reading benefice
  Tower Correspondent: Ruth Hine, 10 Addington Road, Reading.    Tel: 0118 9262406

  Service Ringing: Sun 9.45-10.30
  Practice night: Wed 7.15-9.00pm
  Availability and Restrictions: Ringing chamber ventilation not suitable for summer peals.

  The Bells (8) 14-2-7 Restored in 1975 further details

• Draught:
• Audibility: 3
  (On a scale of 1 to 5, 1=faint 5=very loud)
• Extra facilities:

  Access to ringing chamber: Access via west door (doorbell for practices)
open iron spiral staircase, (about 10 stairs) to enclosed balcony behind organ.

  Points of interest in church ?
  Church facilities: Toilet in vestry. Would require unlocking doors and only available with local ringer present.
  Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SU716730
Free parking behind church on road during evenings and on Sundays.
At other times pay for parking in the Oracle car park.

  Public Transport: 15 minute walk from Reading Main train station and bus terminus.
  Eating Places:

• Various eating places in the Oracle shopping centre.
• Indian and Thai in London St. (behind church): Khukuri
• Hop Leaf pub in Southampton St (5 min walk up the hill from the church), beer and bar snacks only, but serves real ale.
• Sweeney and Todd pie shop, - pies with a difference and good real ale in Castle St, walk towards St. Mary's and turn left just before.

• Shops and Museum (in Town Hall, Blagrave Street) in Reading City Centre
• Oracle Shopping Centre
• Reading Abbey Ruins

Page last updated 5 Feb 2007