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Christmas at Calderstones – opening hours
We'll be open as usual in the run up to the festive period this year, with some changes to our…

The Reader and dot-art Announce New Partnership
The Reader, which in September re-opened the Mansion House in Calderstones Park after a multi-million pound refurbishment project, has announced…

The Reader at Calderstones is ‘Home for Christmas’
Festive community concerts as musical performances return to the Mansion House. Family fun as The Storybarn brings the classic poem…

Calderstones Park’s ‘1000 year old’ Allerton Oak named England’s Tree of the Year
Nestled deep in Calderstones Park is one of the must-see landmarks of the local area, the Allerton Oak, rumoured to…

The Reader marks new Whittard partnership with ‘Tea Masterclass’ fundraiser – join us!
To kick-start its partnership with Liverpool-based charity The Reader, Whittard of Chelsea is hosting a Tea Masterclass and Shared Reading…

The joy of welcoming Reader Friends to The Reader at Calderstones
"If you ask me, when a house looks like that, it's time to find another one." - Eeyore Winnie the Pooh…

The doors are open – check out some of the best bits from the Mansion Housewarming Weekend
A huge thank you to everyone who came down and visited us over our Housewarming Weekend at The Reader at…

The Reader at Calderstones has been ‘Recalled to Life’ – here’s what we’ll be reading this year
This year, because of the refurbishment and opening of Calderstones Mansion House, our Big Idea is 'Recalled to Life'. To…

Make Yourself at Home at the Mansion House in Calderstones Park
Once Upon a Time… Way back in 2012, The Reader (we’re a national charity, headquartered here in Liverpool) successfully bid…

Make yourself at home at the Mansion House
Join us for a special housewarming weekend as we re-open the doors to the Calderstones Mansion House Saturday 14 –…

Be Part of the Next Chapter with The Reader at Calderstones
If you’ve visited Calderstones Park, home of The Reader, you'll have seen the Mansion House is a hive of activity…

Project Update and FAQs: June 2019
The Reader Mansion House is finally starting to look like a finished building and we can’t wait to offer a…