The festival is held at King's Meadow in Reading.
Around a 5-8 minute walk from Reading rail station.
Coming by Train?
Reading station is situated a short walk from the festival site. The new north entrance is the quickest exit from the station to the festival site.
Travelling by train is the ideal way to travel to the festival if you are coming in from outside Reading.
Travelling times can be as little as:
London Paddington - 28 minutes, London Waterloo 1hr 5 mins, Newbury - 16 mins, Oxford - 22 mins, Basingstoke - 22mins, Swindon - 28 mins, Slough - 15mins.
Reading station is served by: (Click on Train operator logo for more information)
To save money on travel consider the following when planning your journey:
- Railcard discounts
- Groupsave offers
- Booking in advance
- Ticket splitting your journey
Travelling times can be as little as:
London Paddington - 28 minutes, London Waterloo 1hr 5 mins, Newbury - 16 mins, Oxford - 22 mins, Basingstoke - 22mins, Swindon - 28 mins, Slough - 15mins.
Reading station is served by: (Click on Train operator logo for more information)
To save money on travel consider the following when planning your journey:
- Railcard discounts
- Groupsave offers
- Booking in advance
- Ticket splitting your journey
To plan your journey and more information please click the National Rail logo
Coming by Bus?
Reading buses operates a good service throughout the day in the greater Reading area.
Click for fares information
Click for route information and times
Don't forget that the 17 and 21 routes now operate 24 hours a day.
Services from outside of Reading are also run by Thames Travel, First Bus and Stagecoach
Services from outside of Reading are also run by Thames Travel, First Bus and Stagecoach
Coming by bicycle?
Why not travel to the Festival in the most environmentally friendly way?
We will have a public cycle park on the Beer Festival site but do remember to bring your bicycle lock.
We will have a public cycle park on the Beer Festival site but do remember to bring your bicycle lock.
We cannot take responsibility for lost or stolen bikes.
It is strongly recommended that you are careful with your alcohol consumption at the Festival if you are planning on cycling home afterwards.
Coming by car?
Not a recommended option, however there may be reasons why you need yo come by car.
Please note we have no parking available on the festival site but there are a number of parking options nearby.
All locations offer 24hr parking, payment by card or mobile
King's Meadow car park (Nearest to the festival)
Mon-Fri 24 hours
2 Hours = £2.00, 12 Hours = £7.00
Sat-Sun 24 hours
2 Hours = £2.00, 4 Hours = £4.00, 12 Hours = £7.00
Hills Meadow car park
Mon-Fri 6:00-21:30
2 Hours = £2.00, 12 Hours = £6.20
Sat-Sun 6:00-21:30
2 Hours = £2.00, 4 Hours = £4.00, 12 Hours = £6.20
Reading Rail Station car park
Mon-Fri 24 hours
1 Hour = £ 4.70, 2 Hours = £ 7.40, 4 Hours = £10.30, 6 Hours = £14.80,
9 Hours = £17.80, 12 Hours = £20.20 and 24 Hours = £23.70
Sat-Sun 24 hours
2 Hours = £ 4.40, 6 Hours = £ 7.40 and 24 Hours = £12.00
Directions by Car
From the East
Leave the M4 at Junction 10 and follow the A329(M) northbound, it later becomes the A3290.
Leave at the A4 (Suttons Seeds junction) and turn left. Stay in the second lane past several sets of traffic lights.
After a while, just after a Murco petrol station, there should be signs for "Town Centre, Caversham and Henley" pointing down a road (Sidmouth Street) to the right. Turn right here and, at the end of the road, turn right again.
You should now be on a dual carriageway (the Inner Distribution Road). Follow the dual carriageway as it bends to the left, first passing over the River Kennet and then Reading Gaol on your left.
At the roundabout take a left, the road then comes to another roundabout, for which you need to turn right to go under the railway line.
Immediately after passing under the railway, turn right at the next roundabout (probably signposted Hypermarket).
The Festival entrance is on your left, just after Kings Meadow Road and before the car park.
From the South and West
Leave the M4 at Junction 11 and take the A33 northbound.
After about 6 km you'll reach a junction with a big dual carriageway (the Inner Distribution Road). Continue straight on.
After a while you'll pass under the railway then, soon after, you'll reach a roundabout with TGI Friday's restaurant on the right.
Turn right, then at the next roundabout go straight on (probably signposted Hypermarket).
The Festival entrance is on your left, just after Kings Meadow Road and before the car park.
From the North
Head through Caversham centre and cross the river Thames. Continue straight on until you reach a roundabout by the station car park.
Go straight across (probably signposted Hypermarket) and the Festival entrance is on your left, just after Kings Meadow Road and before the car park.