Great West Way® Travel Magazine | Issue 02

Pictured top
left then
clockwise:
The Oracle,
Reading;
visitors
to Bath;
Marlborough
High Street;
Henley on
Thames
VINTAGE, ART & ANTIQUES
There’s no better way to buy a piece of art than direct
from the artist - and at Reading’s art events, including
Whiteknights Studio Trail, Caversham Arts Trail, and
Artline art market, you can do just that.
Or why not head to Previous, a wildly eclectic vintage
shop (and café) located on Corsham High Street, for
one-off homewares and quirky retro items. Then wander
across the road to explore Paul Martin from BBC’s Flog
It! antiques shop - The Table Gallery.
If you’re mainly in the market for antiques, you’re
sure to stumble upon more rare finds in Marlborough,
Chippenham, Bradford on Avon, Marlow and Tetbury.
Head to Pewsey and call in at Crystal Clear – a
gemstone of a shop, located on the High Street, and be
charmed by unique natural crystal jewellery, crop circle
artwork, crystals and minerals, and hand made gifts.
There’s also the delightful Woodborough Yard, full of
independent shops, workshops and cafés.
For original artworks you can’t beat Turville Studios
located in the picturesque village of Turville, the filming
locations for Midsomer Murders, Vicar of Dibley, Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang and most recently Killing Eve.
If you’re happy to travel a short distance north of the
Great West Way, you should definitely have a rummage
at Antiques on High, an Oxford institution where you’ll
find original oil paintings to adorable writing desks. →
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