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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We the Curious reopening<br />
We the Curious science museum had to close<br />
in April 2022 after a devastating fire on its roof.<br />
Repairs to resulting water damage are under way<br />
and the plans are to reopen in 2023. Brimming<br />
with exhibits to inspire your curiosity and home<br />
to the UK’s only 3D planetarium, We the Curious<br />
is the place to ask questions and get creative.<br />
Aerospace Bristol celebrate 20th anniversary of<br />
the last Concorde to ever fly in 2023<br />
Housed at Aerospace Bristol in a purpose-built hangar,<br />
Concorde Alpha Foxtrot was the last Concorde to be<br />
built and the last to fly – and next year the museum<br />
will be celebrating 20 years since her final flight in<br />
2003. The incredible story of Bristol’s amazing aviation<br />
achievements are told at Aerospace Bristol – and<br />
there's loads to discover – starting from the earliest<br />
days of powered flight, through to today’s cutting-edge<br />
aerospace technology. There's aeroplanes, helicopters,<br />
missiles, satellites, engines and more to see and lots<br />
of interactive exhibits for all ages. The highlight is<br />
the iconic Concorde. You’ll have the chance to step<br />
aboard the world's fastest passenger jet, glimpse into<br />
the cockpit, and walk through the passenger cabin to<br />
discover how Concorde passengers would travel in style.<br />
Plus, enjoy an amazing show projected on to the outside<br />
of the aeroplane. <strong>Great</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Way</strong> visitors will find<br />
Aerospace Bristol just off the M5, near Cribbs Causeway,<br />
and with plenty of free parking.<br />
Roman Villa at The Newt, Somerset<br />
A short detour off the main route The Newt, a<br />
luxury hotel in Somerset, has opened a palatial<br />
Roman villa on its estate, reimagined to the<br />
original villa ruins found there. Visit the superb<br />
interactive museum before wandering through<br />
Villa Ventorum, with working Roman baths and<br />
formal dining room with frescoes of The Three<br />
Graces and intricate mosaics on the floor.<br />
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