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  1. National Trust
    Discover the National Trust Properties along the Great West Way.
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    Enjoy a City culture break along the Great West Way, discovering the bright lights of London, heading west to the vibrant streets of Bristol.
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  1. Add Chippenham Museum to your Itinerary

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    Chippenham Museum

    Address

    10 Market Place, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3HF

    Telephone

    01249 705020

    Chippenham

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    The Museum is housed in a fine 18th century grade II listed building. The displays tell the story of the historic market town from prehistoric times to the present day.

    Chippenham Museum open: Monday to Saturday 10am – 4pm
    Bank Holidays except…

  2. Add National Trust - Montacute House to your Itinerary

    National Trust - Montacute House

    Address

    Montacute, Somerset, TA15 6XP

    Telephone

    01935 823289

    Montacute

    This glittering golden mansion, adorned with chimneys and parapets, is a magnificent example of Elizabethan elegance. In the longest Long Gallery in England you’ll discover some famous faces from the past.

  3. Add National Trust - Lytes Cary Manor to your Itinerary

    National Trust - Lytes Cary Manor

    Address

    Lytes Cary Manor, Charlton Mackrell, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7HU

    Telephone

    01458 224471

    Charlton Mackrell, Somerton

    This intimate medieval manor house, once the home of Tudor herbalist Henry Lyte, holds many delights, including a private chapel, an enchanting Arts and Crafts-style garden and a productive orchard.

  4. Add Nuffield Place to your Itinerary

    Nuffield Place

    Address

    Nettlebed, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 5RY

    Telephone

    +44 01844 279634

    Henley-on-Thames

    Closed for 2009.

    Home and gardens of Lord Nuffield founder of Morris Motors and benefactor to medicine, education and social welfare. Set high in the Chilterns. A day out for all the family.

  5. Add Reading Museum to your Itinerary

    Reading Museum

    Address

    Blagrave Street, Reading, BERKSHIRE, RG1 1QH

    Telephone

    +44 0118 9373400

    Reading

    Twelve hands-on galleries including Roman Silchester, changing art gallery, Box Room, Britain's Bayeux Tapestry and the world's only biscuit gallery, Huntley & Palmers.

  6. Add Museum of East Asian Art to your Itinerary

    Museum of East Asian Art

    Address

    12 Bennett Street, Bath, BA1 2QJ

    Telephone

    01225 464640

    This is the only museum in the UK solely dedicate to arts and culture from East and South East Asia, with a collection of over 2,000 objects representing 7,000 years of artistry and craftsmanship. Just a few metres off The Circus in central Bath,…

  7. Add Turner’s House to your Itinerary

    Turner’s House

    Address

    40 Sandycoombe Road, TWICKENHAM, TW1 2LR

    Telephone

    020 8892 5485

    TWICKENHAM

    Sandycombe Lodge was built by 1813 to the designs of England’s great landscape painter, J.M.W. Turner; working here as his own architect to create a quiet retreat for himself, away from the pressures of the London art world. It also provided a home…

  8. Add Newbury Racecourse to your Itinerary

    Newbury Racecourse

    Address

    The Racecourse, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7NZ

    Telephone

    01635 40015

    Newbury

    Newbury Racecourse is one of the most famous and prestigious horseracing venues in the UK, providing world class racing all-year-round and excellent facilities for conferences and events.

  9. Add Strawberry Hill House & Garden to your Itinerary

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    Strawberry Hill House & Garden

    Address

    168 Waldegrave Road, Twickenham, TW1 4ST

    Telephone

    +44 20 8744 1241

    Twickenham

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    Strawberry Hill House & Garden has been open to visitors for over 250 years. Created by Horace Walpole in the 18th century, Strawberry Hill is internationally famous as Britain's finest example of Georgian Gothic revival architecture.

  10. Add National Trust - Barrington Court to your Itinerary

    National Trust - Barrington Court

    Address

    Barrington Court, Barrington, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0NQ

    Telephone

    01460 241938

    Ilminster

    Echoes of the past haunt this now empty Tudor manor house, which was so beautifully restored by Colonel Lyle in the 1920s. Outside, what were once cow yards, pens and fields are now walled garden ‘rooms’ filled with flowers.

  11. Add The Pound Arts Centre to your Itinerary

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    The Pound Arts Centre

    Address

    Pound Pill, Corsham, Wilts, SN13 9HX

    Telephone

    01249 701628

    Corsham

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    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 31 reviews31 reviews

    The Pound arts centre, run by local charity Pound Arts, is the hub of Corsham’s arts offering, with three annual seasons of professional performances, film, participatory arts events and exhibitions.

  12. Add Bristol Cathedral to your Itinerary

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    Bristol Cathedral

    Address

    College Green, West End, Bristol, BS1 5TJ

    Telephone

    +44 (0)117 926 4879

    West End, Bristol

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    Visit Bristol Cathedral as part of your trip along the Great West Way. 

    Bristol’s beautiful and historic Cathedral is located on College Green in the West End of the city. A church has almost certainly stood on the site for over a thousand years,…

  13. Add Marlborough College Summer School to your Itinerary

    Marlborough College Summer School

    Address

    Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1PA

    Telephone

    01672 892388

    Marlborough

    This extremely popular multi-generational learning experience will take place over four weeks during Summer.

  14. Add The Merchant's House to your Itinerary

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    The Merchant's House

    Address

    132 High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1HN

    Telephone

    01672 511491

    Marlborough

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    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 170 reviews170 reviews

    The Merchant's House - a glorious restoration of a 17th century silk merchant's house. The 17th century style town garden is a hidden gem...

  15. Add STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway to your Itinerary

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    STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway

    Address

    Fire Fly Avenue, Off Kemble Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 2EY

    Telephone

    01793 466637 / 466626/466646

    Swindon

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    Get up close to magnificent locomotives, be a signalman in the GWR interactive Signal Box and drive the steam train simulator as you travel through STEAM’s story-telling displays!

    STEAM tells the story of the men and women who built, operated and…

  16. Add Studley Grange Garden & Leisure Park to your Itinerary

    Studley Grange Garden & Leisure Park

    Address

    Hay Lane, Nr. Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 9QT

    Telephone

    01793 852400

    Swindon

    In Butterfly World and the animal paddock meet the otters and meerkats and visit the Craft Village offering a huge range of beautiful and interesting handcrafted gifts. Take refreshments in the 'Butterfly Cafe' overlooking the butterfly garden.

  17. Add Basildon Park to your Itinerary

    Basildon Park

    Address

    Lower Basildon, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 9NR

    Telephone

    +44 0118 984 3040

    Reading

    Classical 18thC house by John Carr of York, with an unusual Octagon Room, fine plasterwork and the decorative Shell Room. Situated in 400 acres of parkland and woodland.

  18. Add Shaw House to your Itinerary

    Shaw House

    Address

    Church Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2DR

    Telephone

    01635 279279

    Newbury

    Shaw House is one of the best preserved Elizabethan mansions in England. Over the centuries Shaw House has welcomed royalty, seen action during the Civil War, housed soldiers during World War II and schooled generations of local children. The House…

  19. Add Bath Preservation Trust to your Itinerary

    Bath Preservation Trust

    Address

    1 Royal Crescent, Bath, BA1 2LR

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 1225 338 727

    Bath

    Through conservation, education and museums, Bath Preservation Trust ensures the future success of our beautiful heritage city.

  20. Add West Berkshire Museum to your Itinerary

    West Berkshire Museum

    Address

    The Wharf, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5AS

    Telephone

    01635 30267

    Newbury

    West Berkshire Museum is housed in two of Newbury’s best loved historic buildings - the 17th century Cloth Hall and the old Granary/Corn Stores in the Wharf. The permanent exhibition ‘Lives and Landscapes’ tells the story of West Berkshire. The…

  21. Add Stonor Park to your Itinerary

    Stonor Park

    Address

    Stonor, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 6HF

    Telephone

    +44 01491 638587

    Henley-on-Thames

    Home to the Stonor family for over 850 years, Stonor Park dominates a magnificent view of the beautiful deer park, woodland and 17th century gardens. Beyond the warm red brick Jacobean façade, a stroll through the house is a walk through history. …

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