Reading households order from us for much the same reason most of Berkshire does: real kiln-dried wood, delivered by the people who actually load the van, about 12.0 miles down the road from Winchfield.
Free delivery over £150 to Reading (£15 otherwise). Woodsure Ready to Burn WS721, below 20% moisture, every batch.
Woodsure Ready to BurnCertified · WS721
Free delivery over £150£15 flat fee otherwise
Our own vans and teamNo couriers, ever
Delivery here means an actual person from our yard bringing your logs to the exact spot you choose, on the day you choose, not a generic courier slot.
Distance-wise, Reading is 12.0 miles out, generally 25 to 39 minutes on the road; a normal part of the working week for our drivers, not an exception.
If you're out when we deliver to Reading, that's fine; the notes you leave at checkout tell our driver exactly where to leave everything, safely and out of the way.
The RG1, RG2, RG30 and RG31 district takes in Reading and Arborfield and Shinfield together, which is exactly the kind of tight local patch our own drivers know best.
Prefer to collect rather than wait for Reading delivery day? The yard at The Barn, Bagwell Lane, Winchfield RG27 8DB is open for free collection every Tuesday and Thursday, 1pm to 5pm, and we'll load your vehicle for you, no booking fuss beyond picking a slot.
We're not the only firewood merchant covering Reading, so here's what we'd want to know before ordering, if we lived there ourselves and were choosing between suppliers.
Whatever reaches Reading, it's been kiln-dried below 20% moisture first and checked against the Woodsure Ready to Burn standard, certificate WS721. We measure moisture ourselves rather than taking a supplier's word for it.
Trading from the same yard on Bagwell Lane the whole time, with the same founder still running it day to day. Not a marketplace reseller relabelling somebody else's stock under a new name.
4,000-plus customers so far and every single review is five stars, real names attached, nothing filtered out or hidden behind a curated selection.
No couriers and no subcontractors for Reading deliveries. The person who answers the phone usually knows the person driving the van that day, and can tell you where your order actually is.
"Highly recommended - the delivery is always on time and exceptional service. Logs burn really well - great value."
James B"A relatively new customer, last Autumn, but they go above and beyond. Ran out of logs as used so much due to boiler not working, no hot water or heating. Another 3 days before boiler is fixed. But after calling William Alexander on Monday morning, Alex delivered my logs at tea time on same day. What can I say. Fabulous service. Thank you so much. You have a life long customer."
Linda Stainer"First time using this company from placing my order which was very straight forward to receiving my delivery thus morning early,Richard was a fab guy very chatty and pleasant.put my logs inside double gates.would highly recommend the company.thank you.will definitely use again."
Sue RushtonNothing here is a starting-from price that changes once you get to checkout; what's shown is what a Reading order actually costs.
We get asked this by nearly every first-time Reading customer: how many bags. The table below is the same rough guide our team gives over the phone.
A rough starting point, not a fixed rule. See our full how much firewood do I need guide for open fires, wood burners, fire pits and pizza ovens in more detail.
Most Reading orders are for a wood burner topping up before the coldest months, though plenty are fire pits and pizza ovens getting more use as the weather turns. Call 01252 416123 if you'd rather talk quantities through than guess.
Four bags of kiln-dried Alder with kindling and firelighters. Our best price for a full log store.
Our seasonal special. Four bags of premium mixed hardwood with kindling and firelighters at an offer price.
Two bags of Oak, two of Alder, plus kindling and firelighters. The season sorted in one delivery.
Prefer compost? Peat-free PAS100 compost, about 300 litres a bag, from £97 (minimum three bags), delivers to Reading on the same terms and is placed exactly where you'd like it. Shop compost →
Neither bag size costs you on quality for a Reading order; the choice is really about how much you want to lift versus how many trips you're happy to make.
Alder, Oak, Mixed hardwood and Hornbeam logs, cheaper per bag the more you order. Kindling from £7.50, WA Firelighters from £3.25 and Big K smokeless coal from £19.50 can be added to any firewood order for Reading at checkout.
We're often on the road between Reading, Earley and Sonning in the same week, which keeps the round efficient for us and the price honest for you.
We grew the business one Berkshire town at a time, and Reading has been part of that patch for long enough that it's simply routine now.
No minimum order size, no hidden delivery surprises, just kiln-dried wood delivered properly.