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B478 - Thames Street, Reading, United Kingdom, RG4 6TN
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Rooms with Garden Views

The French Horn offers a double room with a private bathroom that includes a bath, shower, and free toiletries. Each air-conditioned double room provides a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a seating area, a wardrobe, carpeted floors, and views of the garden. Some rooms are located in an annex building. The suite includes a bedroom, a bathroom with a bath and a shower, a seating area, a wardrobe, a sofa, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, and views of the garden and river. Amenities include air conditioning, ironing facilities, a sitting area, a terrace, an in-room safe, a patio, a television, a telephone, and carpeted floors.

Riverside Restaurant

The French Horn restaurant serves dishes made from local, seasonal produce. You might enjoy pan-fried Orkney Island Scallops with White Asparagus and Creamed Rocket Sauce, Roast Pheasant with accompaniments, or Dover Sole Caprice. A wine cellar features wines from every Burgundy village and a shorter list of specially selected wines. There is also a private dining room adjoining the main restaurant. The terrace is the place to enjoy a drink before your meal. Single-use menus are used across all outlets except for outdoor areas.

Leisure near The Thames

Henley on Thames, home to the world-famous regatta, is nearby. Hobbs of Henley provides self-drive and cruising opportunities on The Thames. The Henley Rowing Museum features a gallery on The Wind in the Willows. Reading's premier retail center, The Oracle, has over eighty stores, cafes, and bars. Sonning on Thames features a golf course. The Mill, a 215-seat dinner theatre with productions, is located nearby.

Location and Access

The French Horn is in Sonning, Berkshire, a 10-minute ride from Reading and 40 km from London Heathrow Airport. Landmarks nearby include Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake (2.5 km), King's Meadow (3.5 km), The Mill at Sonning (0.3 km), St Andrew's Church (0.5 km), Clayfield Copse & Blackhouse Wood (3 km), Holmwood (2.5 km) and Loddon Nature Reserve (3 km).

Hotel Services

The French Horn is based in the 19th-century Furleigh Cottages within riverside grounds. The B&B combines a setting with what the Capital offers. Historic buildings in the area include Blenheim Palace, Stratfield Saye House, Windsor Castle, Greys Court, Basildon Park, and The Vyne. The French Horn sponsors two races at the Kingston Blount point-to-point in March and May. Josiane uses seasonal produce. There is an old British bar with a fire in winter. French Horn's cellars hold rare wines from the annual wine auctions at the Hospices de Beaune.

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The hotel offers a variety of rooms including double rooms, family rooms, and suites with breakfast, free cancelations, and special deals
Deluxe Double Room
2 persons
18 m² 
1 Double bed
Garden view
Shower
Heating
Suite
2 persons
22 m² 
1 Double bed
Garden view
Shower
Heating
Junior Suite
2 persons
20 m² 
1 Double bed
Garden view
Shower
Heating
Double Room
2 persons
16 m² 
1 Double bed
Shower
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Facilities

The hotel offers amenities for your comfortable stay and unforgettable experiences

General

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Car park
  • Rooms/ Facilities for disabled

Dining

  • Breakfast

Room features

  • Sitting area
  • Patio
  • Ironing facilities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries

Media

  • Flat-screen TV

Room decor

  • Carpeted floor
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Location

B478 - Thames Street, Reading, United Kingdom, RG4 6TN
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B478 - Thames Street, Reading, United Kingdom, RG4 6TN
Nearby
Church
St Andrew's Church
520 m
The Mill at Sonning
240 m
Restaurants
The French Horn
0 m
Playhatch Road B478
Coppa Club
350 m
Thames Street
Getting around
City Centre
Reading7 min  ·  4.4 km
Airports
London Heathrow (LHR)60 min  ·  39.4 km
London City (LCY)113 min  ·  74.8 km
Train
Reading Station7 min  ·  4.4 km
Bus
Bus stop8 min  ·  600 m
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Property information and rules
Check-in
from 14:30-22:30
Check-out
from 07:00-11:00
Guest Parking
Private parking is possible on site for free.
Internet
Wireless internet is available in the entire hotel for free.
Breakfast
You can start your day with a full breakfast, which costs GBP15 per person per day. 
Children & extra beds
There are no cots provided in a room. 
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish
Number of rooms:
21

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