Welcome

Caversham Court Gardens is situated on the banks of the River Thames, below St Peter's Church. It reopened in 2009 after a restoration project funded by the Heritage Lottery.

In July 2010, the garden won a prestigious Green Flag Award, as well as a Green Heritage Site award.

The Green Flag singles out parks that are clean, well run, and welcoming, and the Green Heritage Site accreditation shows that a site is valued, acknowledged and conserved, and that people are helped to appreciate it,


The Friends of Caversham Court Gardens are delighted that the hard work of the Reading Borough Council Parks Department staff has been recognised, especially that of the Head Gardener, Emily Waters, and her assistants.  


This website is run by the Friends of Caversham Court Gardens. It provides information about visiting the gardens, their history, and about the Friends.
 
Visiting Caversham Court

Opening times 
The gardens are open to the public every day, from 8am to 9pm in May to September, and from 8am to dusk, October to April. The gazebo and vaults are open when a gardener is on site. Special events are sometimes held as well. 

Facilities
There is a tea kiosk, which is open Thursday to Sunday, and on bank holidays, from 1pm to 6pm. There are also toilets, with baby changing facilities. 

Let us show you around
Volunteers from the Friends of Caversham Court are available to take groups around the gardens to talk about the history of the site and about the garden. If you would like to arrange to be shown round between Easter and October 2010, please contact the Friends to arrange this.

Representatives of the Friends will also be on hand on the first Sundays of each month between 2.30 and 5.00 pm to answer questions and to offer informal tours.

Please email friends@fccg.org.uk for further information.

Schools groups
Please contact the head gardener, Emily Waters 
Email: Emily.Waters@reading.gov.uk  or telephone: 0118 9478930

More information

You can download Reading Borough Council information leaflets to bring with you. They include:

Leaflets are also available at the Tea Kiosk when it is open and from the Head Gardener when she is on site.

 
 
The Kennet Morris men were a highlight at a recent parish fete 
(Photo provided courtesy of http://www.jingphotography.co.uk/)

Getting here

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The gardens are located on Church Road (A4074), about half a mile from Caversham Bridge. The main entrance is between St Peter's Church and The Griffin pub.

Parking is limited nearby - your best bet is on The Warren - but there is disabled parking at the main gates.

Buses 22, 24, 27, X39/X40 all stop on Bridge Street, about 4 minutes' walk away.

A big thank you to the pupils of Highdown School for designing the website.