Central Whiteknights Campus: From Parkland to University

Central Whiteknights Campus: From Parkland to University is a guided walk starting at Park House on Saturday 31 October, and it's a bit of a special one for the university. The date falls exactly 100 years to the day after the University of Reading received its Royal Charter, so the walk is part of the university's Centenary Heritage Tours programme.

The route traces the history of the Whiteknights Campus, from its beginnings in the early 1800s as a grand country estate to its transformation into the university's main campus after it acquired the estate in 1947. You'll start at the site of the campus's oldest building and cover about two kilometres, with the university's Centenary Tour Guides leading the way. It's a good chance to see how the grounds changed from a private estate into the university we know now.

It runs for an hour and a half, starting at 11:00 from Park House, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UA. It's free to join, but places are limited and you have to book your spot in advance through Eventbrite. If you're driving in, they provide a parking permit for Whiteknights Campus.