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Woodley concentrates almost everything useful on Headley Road East, which makes the loading order the only real decision. The tyres, the trade counters and the storage all sit within a few hundred yards of each other there, with Crockhamwell Road covering the food and London Road the fuel. Heavier collections are best taken together on Headley Road East, leaving the wash and the fill to wherever the route passes them last.

Garages

Poplar Lane is the strongest local repair option for Woodley. BGS – Accident Repairs & Car Service Centre has a 4.9 rating from 373 reviews. Total Tyres at Unit 3, Base, 329 Headley Road East opens from 8:30 AM to 6 PM on weekdays and sits next to the storage. Mobile Tyre Hub 24/7 Emergency Mobile Tyre Fitting Reading at 40 Culver Lane in Earley is useful for tyre help when the van route is already busy between Woodley and Earley.

Car Wash

The nearest wash is just over the boundary in Earley, at 5 Star Valeting Solutions on Moor Copse Close. It has a 4.5 rating from 127 reviews and opens from 8 AM to 6 PM every day. That seven-day opening on Moor Copse Close is rarer among hand washes than it sounds.

Petrol Stations

New Bath Road in Charvil covers the fuel for Woodley. Texaco has a shop attached and opens from 5 AM to midnight every day, which leaves only the most awkward timings uncovered. M&S Food To Go at the BP on London Road near Sonning Cutting is open 24 hours, covering a start before the shops or a finish after them. Both are handy when the route links Woodley with Reading, Charvil or Sonning along London Road.

Garden Centres

Reading Road is the closest garden stop from Woodley. Winnersh Garden Centre at 656 Reading Road opens from 9 AM to 5 PM Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5:30 PM on Saturday and 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM on Sunday. Playhatch Garden Centre on Henley Road is another outdoor-supplies option with daily opening. Wickes Winnersh at 1 Gazelle Close also includes garden centre goods alongside home-improvement materials for a combined stop off Gazelle Close.

• Winnersh
• Earley
• Caversham
• Wokingham
• Tilehurst
• Sandhurst
• Bray
• Ascot

DIY Stores

Both trade counters sit on Headley Park, a minute apart. Toolstation Reading Woodley at 22 Headley Park Ten has a 4.6 rating from 128 reviews and offers long weekday hours. Screwfix Woodley at Unit 23, Headley Park Nine opens from 7 AM to 8 PM on weekdays. Being that close on Headley Park, a forgotten item means a walk next door and nothing more.

Self-Storage Facilities

Headley Road East puts the storage next to the workshop. Storage King Woodley – Self Storage Units at Unit 5, Base, 329 Headley Road East shares a building with Total Tyres, so the two are effectively the same stop. It has a 4.9 rating from 438 reviews, with removals, packaging, shredding and storage available. Weekday hours run from 8:30 AM to 6 PM, with Saturday opening from 10 AM to 4 PM. The narrow Saturday window on Headley Road East is the detail to check against a weekend hire.

Takeaway

Most of the food is on Crockhamwell Road, within walking distance of the shops. Bosco Lounge at 55 Crockhamwell Road offers takeaway and opens from 9 AM to 11 PM daily. McDonald's at The Square, Chalfont Way in Lower Earley gives a drive-through option from 6 AM to 11 PM every day. Domino's Pizza – Reading – Woodley at 145 Crockhamwell Road is another takeaway option for evening jobs, with later closing at the weekend on Crockhamwell Road.

Car Parks

Dinton Pastures Car Park opens from 7 AM to 10 PM daily and is the easiest option on the Winnersh side. Crockhamwell Road Car Park at 106 Crockhamwell Road is open 24 hours, making it more flexible for town-centre errands. There is also a car park at 73 Haddon Drive for local stops, though it is small enough that a loaded van is better left on Crockhamwell Road.