Cole Museum of Zoology

The Cole Museum of Zoology is a university museum, part of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Reading. It is located on the ground floor of the Health and Life Sciences building on the university's Whiteknights Campus in the town of Reading, Berkshire, England.

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Type: Museum
Description: university museum in Berkshire, UK
Address: Reading

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology and Harris Garden.

Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology

Museum

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The Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology is a museum of ancient Mediterranean archaeology, primarily that of ancient Greek civilisation but with smaller collections of Egyptian, Etruscan and Roman items. Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology is situated 1,200 feet north of Cole Museum of Zoology.

Harris Garden

Garden

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The Harris Garden is a botanical garden of the University of Reading, situated about 2 miles from the centre of the English town of Reading. It was established in 1972 and expanded into its current form in 1988. Harris Garden is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Cole Museum of Zoology.

Whiteknights Park

Park

Whiteknights Park, or the Whiteknights Campus of the University of Reading, is the principal campus of that university. The park covers the area of the manor of Earley Whiteknights, also known as Earley St Nicholas and Earley Regis. Whiteknights Park is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Cole Museum of Zoology.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Earley and Lower Earley.

Earley

Suburb

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Earley is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Wokingham, Berkshire, England. Along with the neighbouring town of Woodley, the Office for National Statistics places Earley within the Reading/Wokingham Urban Area; for the purposes of local government it falls within the Borough of Wokingham, outside the area of Reading Borough Council.

Lower Earley

Suburb

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Lower Earley is a suburb of Earley, a town in Berkshire, England. Lower Earley is a predominantly lower-density residential area lying on the northern banks of the River Loddon.