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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BEST DAYS OUT<br />
FOR SHOPPING<br />
ON THE GREAT WEST WAY<br />
In the towns, villages and cities along the <strong>Great</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Way</strong> route you’ll<br />
find an abundance of antique stores and independent shops as well as<br />
super-handy shopping centres and malls. There are also some<br />
marvellous markets selling everything from local crafts to artisan<br />
delicacies. Here are some ideas for a great shopping day out…<br />
Words | Samantha Rutherford<br />
SPEND THE DAY AT MCARTHURGLEN DESIGNER<br />
OUTLET SWINDON<br />
McArthurGlen’s Swindon Designer Outlet is housed in the<br />
beautifully renovated Grade II listed buildings of the <strong>Great</strong><br />
<strong>West</strong>ern Railway Works and is one of the largest covered<br />
designer outlets in Europe. There is a mixture of high-street<br />
and designer brands with reduced prices of up to 60 per<br />
cent. Stores include Guess, Reiss, Joules, Kurt Geiger, Ted<br />
Baker, Calvin Klein and bringing out the inner child in all<br />
of us, new for 2022, a HARIBO Store is due to open before<br />
Christmas – the ninth store of its kind to open in the UK.<br />
Swindon Designer Outlet has a variety of restaurants<br />
around the centre, open until late most weeknights,<br />
including Five Guys, Wagamama, Pizza Express, Giraffe,<br />
Patisserie Valerie, Krispy Kreme, KFC and Subway. As well<br />
as many dining options, Swindon Designer Outlet also<br />
houses a great selection of cafes including Starbucks, Soho<br />
Coffee and Costa.<br />
The on-site STEAM Museum of The <strong>Great</strong> <strong>West</strong>ern Railway<br />
offers families the chance to learn about the men and women<br />
who built, operated and travelled on the <strong>Great</strong> <strong>West</strong>ern<br />
Railway and National Trust has its own café and shop.<br />
Other shopping centres you might enjoy…<br />
The recently rebranded Town Centre inSwindon is home<br />
to many top retail names as well as local and independent<br />
stores – it has been re-modernised with many new<br />
remarkable makers, designer, artisans and pioneers.<br />
The Guild in Wiltshire is set in a rural and historic setting<br />
of regenerated carpet factory buildings. Here you’ll discover<br />
a distinctive mix of independent and national brands and<br />
don't miss their creative workshops, including Christmas<br />
Wreath making and Tumbleweed Gig and Christmas BBQ.<br />
Fisherton Mill is a shopping destination, gallery, cafe and<br />
artist studios based in Salisbury, within easy reach of the<br />
<strong>Great</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Way</strong> – originally built in 1880 as a grain mill.<br />
At the west end of the route Kilver Court Designer<br />
Village, a short distance south of Bath, is home to an array<br />
of luxurious lifestyle brands including Liberty London, known<br />
for its iconic floral prints. →<br />
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