The Great West Way offers hundreds of activities and attractions for the curious traveller to discover - in fact, you're never more than ten minutes from a point of interest! Whatever your interests and hobbies, there will be lots for you to explore and see... Below we bring you our top recommendations for what you should get up to along the Great West Way.
If you choose to journey by rail along the Great West Way, you can easily hop between vibrant cities like Bath and Bristol, historic towns like Windsor and Newbury, and even small, sleepy villages where you can enjoy a taste of traditional English village life.
Autumn is a lovely time of year to explore the stunning English countryside of the Great West Way. Misty mornings. Crisp leaves crunching under foot. Trees turning red and orange and gold.
The Great West Way travels through some of the most quintessentially English countryside imaginable. So it seems fitting that it has so many connections to one of the most famous – and most quintessentially English – novelists of all time; Jane Austen.
Lovers of English literature will have a lot to discover along the Great West Way. The route journeys through traditional English landscapes which have acted as both home and inspiration to well-known and beloved authors like Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, Mary Shelley and JK Rowling.
Did you know that much of Netflix period drama Bridgerton was filmed on the Great West Way? From Bath to London, here are the Bridgerton filming locations to discover along the route.
Built for pleasure and relaxation, the city of Bath has been welcoming visitors for over 2,000 years. Although travel has been limited over the past year, the city has now reopened and is looking forward to greeting you once again.
Summer is a glorious time to explore the Great West Way - with beautiful sights to be seen and landscapes to be enjoyed as you travel the length of the route from Bristol to London. Here are 14 photos to show off just how pretty this quintessentially English part of the world can be in the summer months.
2020 is set to be the year of the staycation. Discover the best England has to offer as you take a trip between Bristol and London, along the Great West Way.
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