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CELEBRATE IN SEASON From Easter egg hunts, to the fun of the summer shows, to being immersed by illuminations at Christmas - whatever it is you choose, there’s always a perfect season for discovering the Great West Way Words: Samantha Rutherford YOU CAN CELEBRATE throughout the year while touring the Great West Way - with special events for every season. National Trust properties are a great way to enjoy Easter with the family, while in the summertime you won’t struggle to find entertainment with a beautiful view. Autumn is a wonderful time to enjoy the countryside with golden tree walks and Halloween train rides, while the festive season is full of Christmassy days, and evenings, full of magic, fireworks and joyful laughter. 14 GreatWestWay.co.uk
Pictured left-right: Visitor explores Shaw House; Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum; Fawn on the Great West Way; a family enjoying a day out at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum HAVE AN EGG-CELLENT EASTER You can’t beat a spring nature walk on Good Friday or Easter Monday and they don’t get much better at this time of year than following the Bath Skyline Family Discovery Trail. A fun-packed two-mile stretch of the Bath Skyline loaded with activities. Discover magical doors in the Long Wood elf and fairy foray, hunt for geocaches, complete a series of '50 things' challenges or just let off some steam playing in the woodland play area. Celebrate the arrival of spring as the Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt returns to Hampton Court Palace in April. Explore the palace and its stunning gardens through an adventurefilled treasure hunt. Lindt Gold Bunny is hidden all around the palace - where monarchs through the ages have indulged their sweet tooth! Bounce into spring by decorating a ceramic bunny in cheerful spring-like colours, or join in the fun of an Easter wreath workshop and create your own arrangement using seasonal flowers at Shaw House, on the outskirts Newbury - one of the best-preserved Elizabethan mansions in England. Or for a Quirky Easter Quiz Trail and a great day out, or even an overnight stay (landmarktrust.org.uk) don’t miss Beckford's Tower and Museum, Bath. Built between 1826 and 1827, Beckford’s Tower is an extraordinary building that was once home to one of the greatest collections of books, furniture and art in Georgian England and now stands as the only surviving example of William Beckford’s great architectural achievements. Easter just wouldn’t be Easter without going on an Easter egg hunt, and the Great West Way’s National Trust properties are a great place to find them. Explore Prior Park Landscape Garden in Bath and enjoy your chocolate in the intimate 18th-century landscape, where one of only four Palladian bridges of this design in the world can be crossed. In Berkshire, visit Basildon Park, an 18th-century house which survived the threat of being demolished after the Second World War, and today sits proudly in 400 acres of historic gardens and parkland - or discover the story of West Berkshire in the museum of the same name. While in Wiltshire, Harry Potter fans will love the Easter trail at Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village, once home to William Henry Fox Talbot, inventor of the photographic negative. Just make sure you have spotted the cloisters which doubled as part of Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone before you leave! Nearby, pop into the award-winning Wiltshire Museum or Roves Farm is bound to be a great family day out come rain or shine! SUMMER SOCIAL Whether you’re a royal fan or just want to experience a traditional English day out, Royal Ascot horse races in June and Henley Royal Regatta in July should be on your summer agenda. Going to a music festival in a muddy field is a rite of passage in the UK - a pair of jazzy (preferably glittery) wellies are essential! There's Reading Festival in August, one of the biggest, WOMAD at Charlton Park, Wiltshire in July, Love Saves the Day at Eastville Park, Bristol in May, and NASS in Bath - a music festival with skating, BMX and street art. If opera and classical music is more to your taste, visit Iford Arts at Belcombe Court and enjoy listening in 45 acres of Cotswold parkland and gardens. Bookworms will love the Swindon Festival of Literature in May, and for film, dance, theatre and more the Devizes Arts Festival in June is a must. A country show is a great way to learn more about country life in England. Given the rural nature of much of the touring route, there’ll be plenty to choose from, but one of the biggest is the Royal Bath & West Show in May/June. → GreatWestWay.co.uk 15
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