If I had a pound for every tourist that Windsor gets each year, I’d probably have enough to buy Reading. Travel newsletter Your weekly round-up of the best travel inspiration, guides, hotel reviews and advice from our experts. Sign up with one click You’ve successfully signed up to the Travel newsletter Explore our newsletters An error occurred. Travel newsletter Explore our newslettersMy first stop in Reading was the Thames Lido, a glorious Edwardian swimming bath that reopened in 2017 after fifty years of dereliction. After my walk I decompressed at the Windsor & Eton Brewery with a pint of Republika, whose name struck me as pleasingly close to the bone.

Source: The Times March 15, 2026 15:32 UTC