Great West Way® Travel Magazine | Issue 02
Welcome to the Great West Way 2020 issue. Discover the Great West Way 125-mile touring route between London and Bristol based on ancient routes, roaming through idyllic countryside, quaint villages and elegant towns.
Welcome to the Great West Way 2020 issue. Discover the Great West Way 125-mile touring route between London and Bristol based on ancient routes, roaming through idyllic countryside, quaint villages and elegant towns.
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JULY / AUGUST / SEPTEMBER<br />
Henley Royal Regatta<br />
1-5 JULY<br />
Established in 1839, this annual regatta attracts rowing<br />
crews from around the world to its five days of head to head<br />
knockout competitions and is regarded as an integral part of<br />
the English social season. îhrr.co.uk<br />
Kew the Music<br />
8-12 JULY<br />
Kew Gardens hosts five nights of laidback picnic concerts,<br />
from big names in every genre of music from pop and<br />
rock to classical and jazz. Headliners include Craig David,<br />
Beverley Knight and Jools Holland. îkewthemusic.org<br />
Bristol Harbour Festival<br />
17-19 JULY<br />
Bristol’s largest annual event fills the harbour from the<br />
SS <strong>Great</strong> Britain to the city centre with tall ships, music<br />
stages, dance areas and food markets. Expect water<br />
displays and circus acts too. îbristolharbourfestival.co.uk<br />
Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford<br />
17-19 JULY<br />
Few events can rival the intensity, drama, and spectacle<br />
on offer at one of the world's greatest airshows. Over<br />
300 aircraft typically take part in the flypasts and aerial<br />
acrobatics. îairtattoo.com<br />
WOMAD, Malmesbury<br />
23-26 JULY<br />
Global fiesta of music, dance, art and food that started in<br />
Charlton Park, Malmesbury and has since taken the party<br />
to more than 27 countries worldwide including Australia,<br />
Chile and Spain. îwomad.co.uk<br />
Marlborough College Summer School<br />
12 JULY-18 AUGUST<br />
Established in 1974, this annual event is one of Europe’s<br />
largest multi-generational learning experiences; its<br />
popularity underpinned by the phrase “something for<br />
everyone”. The College’s historic grounds are conveniently<br />
located to enjoy Marlborough’s famous High Street and<br />
host over 500 courses encompassing the creative arts,<br />
history, science, body and mind, life skills, sport and<br />
country pursuits..! îsummerschool.co.uk<br />
Bath Carnival<br />
11 JULY<br />
Bath’s biggest party features a procession of more than<br />
1,000 dancers and musicians through the city plus plenty<br />
of world music on the sound systems and at Party in the<br />
Park in Sydney Gardens. îbathcarnival.co.uk<br />
Bristol Pride<br />
11 JULY<br />
Bristol Pride is an annual celebration of the LGBT+<br />
community. A series of events that take place across Bristol<br />
ranging from theatre, comedy, dance and their award<br />
winning film festival, Queer Vision. An incredible 40,000<br />
took part in their 10th-anniversary celebrations last year!<br />
îbristolpride.co.uk<br />
Malmesbury Carnival & Festival<br />
20 JULY-1 SEPTEMBER<br />
Malmesbury Carnival been going for over 100 years! The<br />
Carnival is now a whole month of events. It changes every<br />
year, with events ranging from open gardens to open mic,<br />
bands to beer festivals, high jinks to history talks, wine<br />
tasting to wine bluffing and of course the Carnival Parade!<br />
îmalmesburycarnival.co.uk<br />
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