Great West Way Travel Magazine | Issue 07
Follow the paths through England’s idyllic countryside, quaint villages and elegant towns where our best-kept secrets from the past meet twenty-first-century hospitality.
Follow the paths through England’s idyllic countryside, quaint villages and elegant towns where our best-kept secrets from the past meet twenty-first-century hospitality.
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Did you know?<br />
If every person<br />
in <strong>Great</strong> Britain<br />
switched just over<br />
one car trip to bus<br />
or coach per month<br />
each year (13 per<br />
year) by 2030 it<br />
would create a<br />
cumulative reduction<br />
of 2 million tons of<br />
C02e.<br />
Kennet and Avon Canal, and a magnitude of foot and cycle<br />
paths. Arrive at any of the <strong>Great</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s cities by train,<br />
and wander on foot to explore at your own speed, or hire a<br />
bike for the day to whizz around town seeing all the sights.<br />
In Bristol, you can even hop on a bicycle-for-two with<br />
Bristol Tandem Hire. If you fancy taking a cycle ride between<br />
some of the cities on the <strong>Great</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Way</strong>, the 13-mile<br />
Railway Path between Bristol and Bath offers a flat, easy ride<br />
away from the roads.<br />
The <strong>Great</strong> <strong>West</strong>ern Railway runs throughout the touring<br />
route, stopping at cities like Bristol, Bath and London, as<br />
well as some of the area’s major towns including Reading,<br />
Windsor and Swindon. There are also convenient rail links to<br />
nearby cities Salisbury and Gloucester, which are just off the<br />
<strong>Great</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Way</strong>. You can use our <strong>Great</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Way</strong> Discoverer<br />
pass for unlimited off-peak train and bus travel to make life<br />
even easier, with options from £139 for a seven-day pass.<br />
Bristol Airport has also been recently recognised for its<br />
sustainability efforts, winning the Eco-Innovation Award<br />
for the easyJet low emissions initiative – a step towards<br />
becoming one of the UK's most sustainable airports.<br />
And you can’t get much greener than travelling by horsedrawn<br />
boat! The Kennet Horse Boat Company operate from<br />
Easter to the end of September, and you can just hop on<br />
when they have spare seats – or book a barge by charter.<br />
At the east side of the route you can enjoy a delightful<br />
electric boat cruise along the River Thames with Pure<br />
Boating. Surrounded by abundant beautiful unspoilt scenery<br />
16 <strong>Great</strong><strong>West</strong><strong>Way</strong>.co.uk
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