Berkshire Tourist Guide - Information & Events
***** CAVERSHAM
Caversham is a suberb of Reading in the county of Berkshire and lies on the north bank of the River Thames.
The town spreads accross the floodplains of the River Thames and up the foothills of the Chilterns.
There are four well known areas in the area.
Caversham Heights which is fully residential area, Caversham which is the shopping area and residential surroundings, Lower Caversham which is a light industrial area aswell as having a surrounding residential area and Caversham Park which is purely residential area to the north east. Caversham park was developed in the 1960's on what used to be parkland.
During the middle ages Caversham Manor was one of the demesnes of William Marhshall who was Earl of Pembroke and Regent of England. He died in Caversham Manor.
Pilgrims used to come to Caversham to see the Shrine of Our Lady of Caversham aswell as the well of the chapel of St Anne, the waters of the well were said to have healing properties.
The well still stands although now dry and surrounded by a wall and topped by a domed iron grill. A new modern shrine to Our Lady was re-established at the RC Church of Our Lady and St. Anne.
Caversham Manor was replaced in the 16th century by Caversham Park. Many houses still stand from the site, notably the house of William Codogan.
BBC Monitoring which was built in 1850 is housed in the present Caversham Park, it is the area of the BBC World Service that supplies news and information gathered from the media around the world.
It is also where the BBC Written Archives Centre and BBC Radio Berkshire stands.
Caversham Lakes are very popular in the area, they are a set of lakes created through a gravel extraction.
The Thames and Kennet Marina is found there with the lakes also being used for sailing and waterskiing.
The Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake has recently been created at the Caversham Lakes aswell.
The Sonning Regatta has been held next to the lakes every two years since 2000 and occasionaly the lakes have been used for the regatta when the conditions of the river were too bad
There is a great amount of beautiful architecture in Caversham with plenty of things to see and do aswell wonderful restaurants, pubs, guest houses and bed & breakfasts in the area.
You couldnt be more spoilt for choice in Caversham.
The town spreads accross the floodplains of the River Thames and up the foothills of the Chilterns.
There are four well known areas in the area.
Caversham Heights which is fully residential area, Caversham which is the shopping area and residential surroundings, Lower Caversham which is a light industrial area aswell as having a surrounding residential area and Caversham Park which is purely residential area to the north east. Caversham park was developed in the 1960's on what used to be parkland.
During the middle ages Caversham Manor was one of the demesnes of William Marhshall who was Earl of Pembroke and Regent of England. He died in Caversham Manor.
Pilgrims used to come to Caversham to see the Shrine of Our Lady of Caversham aswell as the well of the chapel of St Anne, the waters of the well were said to have healing properties.
The well still stands although now dry and surrounded by a wall and topped by a domed iron grill. A new modern shrine to Our Lady was re-established at the RC Church of Our Lady and St. Anne.
Caversham Manor was replaced in the 16th century by Caversham Park. Many houses still stand from the site, notably the house of William Codogan.
BBC Monitoring which was built in 1850 is housed in the present Caversham Park, it is the area of the BBC World Service that supplies news and information gathered from the media around the world.
It is also where the BBC Written Archives Centre and BBC Radio Berkshire stands.
Caversham Lakes are very popular in the area, they are a set of lakes created through a gravel extraction.
The Thames and Kennet Marina is found there with the lakes also being used for sailing and waterskiing.
The Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake has recently been created at the Caversham Lakes aswell.
The Sonning Regatta has been held next to the lakes every two years since 2000 and occasionaly the lakes have been used for the regatta when the conditions of the river were too bad
There is a great amount of beautiful architecture in Caversham with plenty of things to see and do aswell wonderful restaurants, pubs, guest houses and bed & breakfasts in the area.
You couldnt be more spoilt for choice in Caversham.
