Reading

[Oval Gull]

Go to ticket exchange, Magoo has one for sale details there.

Or you could just phone the ticket office and get one - I've just got hold of a couple - 01273 776992

 

[227 BHA]

The Swan in 3 mile Cross is a 20-25 minute walk away from the Stadium.

Any more info on this please RoyalAli?
Directions and is it used by visiting fans, colours allowed?

 

[Reading Posh]

Any more info on this please RoyalAli?
Directions and is it used by visiting fans, colours allowed?

J11 M4 turn left on A33 towards Basingstoke (away from Reading)

1st R'bout on A33 (400yds) trun left - signposted Three Mile Cross / Spencer's Wood / Swallowfield

Follow road round bend, Swan is on the left just before BP garage on the right.

Colours no probs, might even pop along and join you

 

[227 BHA]

Cheers man - just found this link Swan Inn

Looks like a cracking place for a pre-match It even has a beer garden.

Thers car parking as well as we'll have a driver with us so we'll either walk to the stadium from there or it can't be more than 2 mins by car

Whos gonna join us? - lets fill the place with blue and white

 

[berkshire seagull]

Indeedy doody Uncle Buck it would be. Was supposed to be at Edgeley but due to network rails bloody incompetence in shutting half the bloody network down uop there I'm not going

Hobgoblin yuk thats a pile of shite of a pub everyone to there own i guess.
If i was coming up by train i would hit the three guineas and then the forum and then the monks retreat if you like a cheap drink as it used to hold the reading boys,but they are all banned from there now.

you then have bar oz and yates and if you like to sit on your lazy arse like many then the pitch and piano is basicly all seats mmmm,last time we played reading i was with the mates i.e reading lot and we was in that shite orange bar oposite the broad street mall,so best avoid that one just in case he he.

All are close and rearly its just arrive and take your pick

 

[berkshire seagull]

Cheers man - just found this link Swan Inn

Looks like a cracking place for a pre-match It even has a beer garden.

Thers car parking as well as we'll have a driver with us so we'll either walk to the stadium from there or it can't be more than 2 mins by car

Whos gonna join us? - lets fill the place with blue and white

You can't swing a cat in that place

 

[berkshire seagull]

Also there is a new sports bar oposite the mall by the market which is not a bad place i.e live footer before.

 

[Reading Posh]

You can't swing a cat in that place

T'is true, Farriers Arms 2 minutes further up the same road is bigger.

 

[227 BHA]

You can't swing a cat in that place

Any other suggestions then?

But what is the beer garden like?

Want to avoid town centre parking and by the sound of it the town centre pubs aren't too keen on fans in football shirts and it doesn't sound like there are any pubs near the stadium

 

[berkshire seagull]

Any other suggestions then?

But what is the beer garden like?

Want to avoid town centre parking and by the sound of it the town centre pubs aren't too keen on fans in football shirts and it doesn't sound like there are any pubs near the stadium

Can't say i recall a garden as mostly a car park,but i think they have a few chairs right at the top of the car park.

Not sure what pubs allow shirts in,but im sure you will find a fair few in the town centre as there is many little crappy pubs if you get turned away.Maybe the blackboy on the shinfield road is best and nearest to the ground unless of course you wanna drink in whitley here.

 

[berkshire seagull]

I no a few sneaky parking places in the town centre without paying

 

[Wilts]

Posted this elsewhere:

About 120 within 2 miles of the city centre:

http://www.readingpubs.co.uk/

All in here - enjoy the delights of pubbing wonderland!

There's about 7-8 sports bars with the newest being "Cafe Du Sport". Avoid the Hope Tap and the Monks Retreat... 2 of the 4 Wetherspoons. Last time both kicked off (very small scale) between Reading and Brighton.

 

[227 BHA]

Cheers for all the info guys - but as i said we are going by car and was hoping to find somewhere within walking distance that we can leave the car.

The Swan Inn in Three Mile Cross still looks promising - Royalali posted that its a 20 - 25 min walk to the stadium. Is this a realistic time by foot as the village is the other side of the motorway?

 

[readingstockport]

Hobgoblin yuk thats a pile of shite of a pub everyone to there own i guess.

As you say Indeed

If i was coming up by train i would hit the three guineas and then the forum and then the monks retreat if you like a cheap drink as it used to hold the reading boys,but they are all banned from there now.[/B]

Guineas ok for a railway station pub but has gone downhill recently imho. Only visit the Monks if you want to spend your time drinking with the alcoholics who can't get into any of the other pubs in the town centre

All are close and rearly its just arrive and take your pick
[/B]

I prefer real ale so the hobgoblin for me.

 

[berkshire seagull]

Posted this elsewhere:

About 120 within 2 miles of the city centre:

http://www.readingpubs.co.uk/

All in here - enjoy the delights of pubbing wonderland!

There's about 7-8 sports bars with the newest being "Cafe Du Sport". Avoid the Hope Tap and the Monks Retreat... 2 of the 4 Wetherspoons. Last time both kicked off (very small scale) between Reading and Brighton.

Yeah it was small scale as i was there and the old bill shipped us off to the forum after as a mate reading fan had a glass thrown at him and straight in the face grrrrrr.

 

[berkshire seagull]

As you say Indeed



Guineas ok for a railway station pub but has gone downhill recently imho. Only visit the Monks if you want to spend your time drinking with the alcoholics who can't get into any of the other pubs in the town centre


I prefer real ale so the hobgoblin for me.

Yeah thats a bit of an old mans pub in my book How old are you?

Guineas is great to sit out there in the sun and have a nice cold beer after popping off the train.

Real ale i prefer anything with alchole

 

[readingstockport]

Yeah thats a bit of an old mans pub in my book How old are you?

43 today young man so not totally old yet.

 

[berkshire seagull]

43 today young man so not totally old yet.

I new you was getting on a bit

Happy birthday anyway

HOBGOBLIN

 

[maidstoneseagull]

I went in the Swan when we played in the 2nd division. Nice little pub, but was absolutely jam packed. Will be going there again on Saturday.

Was about 25 minutes walk to the stadium.