Meet Reading
Reading has a whole host of meeting spaces to meet the needs of your business event. From small group meeting spaces or Board away days to conferences of up 700 people, exhibition spaces, unusual venues and ideas for incentive trips.
Choose from dedicated conference venues in the town centre or close to the M4, business hotels with a wide range of high quality meeting spaces and facilities and venues for exhibitions or to host incentive groups.
- Book a free place on the Reading Venue Showcase - 18 September 2025
- Download the Meet Reading brochure
- See where we took PA Life members on a Meet Beyond London Reading familiarisation visit. See where we took our visitors.
- Looking for a wedding venue in Reading? Check out our list.
- Read what PA Life Club had to say about the Reading venues showcase
Location, location, location
Reading is one of the best connected meetings venues in the UK. 40 minutes west of London, close to Heathrow Airport and at the heart of the Thames Valley, the most vibrant economy in the UK, Reading is the western terminus of the new Elizabeth Line, which means you can travel direct to Reading from Canary Wharf, the City or West End without changing trains in around an hour. Or Reading is just 22 minutes by direct train on GWR services from London Paddington as well as being reachable directly from over 250 stations in the UK. Reading is also easy to reach by car - just two miles north of the M4 and with close links to the M3 and A34.
For delegates arriving by air, Reading is 40 minutes from London Heathrow Airport by RailAir or the Elizabeth Line and is served by direct trains to Gatwick Airport, Southampton Airport and Birmingham Airport.
All of Reading's meeting spaces are close to the many businesses that make up Reading's burgeoning knowledge economy.
Why Reading?
As well as great connectivity, Reading's day rates, room rates and venue fees compare very favourably with those in nearby London, making Reading a good value alternative to the capital.
Reading's hotels and conference centres can provide space for meetings from 2 people to 700 in modern hotel meeting rooms, medium sized conference centres, historic venues - and all easily accessible by train and by road.
With great shopping, a vibrant nightlife, a wide range of dining options to alpaca walking, Thames cruises and plentiful green space, Reading will also keep your delegates entertained beyond the meeting room.
Contact us
If you are looking to bring a conference or meeting to Reading and would like some advice on suitable venues, you can contact REDA and we will put you in touch with venues that meet your requirements.
