Reading services comprises a pair of adjacent motorway service areas on the M4 motorway to the south of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The two areas are on opposite sides of the motorway, with Reading West services serving westbound traffic and Reading East services serving eastbound traffic.

Reading Services
Reading East services
Reading Services is located in Berkshire
Reading Services
Reading Services
Location within Berkshire
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CountyBerkshire
RoadM4
Coordinates:51°25′28″N 1°02′08″W / 51.4245°N 1.0356°W / 51.4245; -1.0356
OperatorMoto Hospitality
Date opened1993[citation needed]
Websitemoto-way.com/services/reading-westbound/

Reading services are operated by Moto. Co-located with each of the two service areas is a Travelodge budget hotel. In 2021, consumer organisation Which? ranked Reading Services as second place on the M4, and 29th overall in the United Kingdom.[1]

The services are within the civil parish of Burghfield. There is no direct vehicular or pedestrian link between the two service areas, whilst each area has its own access to the local road network that is gated and restricted to authorised vehicles.

References

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  1. ^ Burnett, Tom (4 April 2021). "Which? names Reading Services second best service station on M4 motorway". Berkshire Live. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

Further reading

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  • Crockett, A, Iron Age to Saxon settlement at Wickhams Field, near Reading, Berkshire: excavations on the site of the M4 Granada Reading Motorway Service Area, vol. 10, Wessex Archaeology Report
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