Great West Way Travel Magazine | Issue 08
Combining expansive countryside views surrounding Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty with vibrant cities and thriving towns, the Great West Way welcomes you to explore its exciting route this spring and summer. This issue has everything from sporting events, summer music festivals to best days out with the kids. Learn about the Great West Way’s vast history as you visit some of the wonderful museums found along the path – including brand new exhibitions and events and treat yourself to a hot brew and freshly baked scone at one of the routes quintessential teashops. Discover star-studded celebrities born along the way from royalty to internationally acclaimed actors and authors and don’t miss our interview with Graham Dillamore, deputy head of gardens and estates at Historic Royal Palaces. We hope this latest edition with its range of experiences will help inspire you to make the most of a season full of unforgettable memories .
Combining expansive countryside views surrounding Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty with vibrant cities and thriving towns, the Great West Way welcomes you to explore its exciting route this spring and summer. This issue has everything from sporting events, summer music festivals to best days out with the kids. Learn about the Great West Way’s vast history as you visit some of the wonderful museums found along the path – including brand new exhibitions and events and treat yourself to a hot brew and freshly baked scone at one of the routes quintessential teashops. Discover star-studded celebrities born along the way from royalty to internationally acclaimed actors and authors and don’t miss our interview with Graham Dillamore, deputy head of gardens and estates at Historic Royal Palaces. We hope this latest edition with its range of experiences will help inspire you to make the most of a season full of unforgettable memories .
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TEN BRILLIANT REASONS TO VISIT<br />
THE GREAT WEST<br />
WAY THIS SUMMER<br />
Experience a range of exciting adventures when you<br />
embark on a <strong>Great</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Way</strong> journey in 2023<br />
1<br />
GET ON YOUR BIKE!<br />
From family-friendly woodland paths to long distance<br />
routes, the <strong>Great</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Way</strong> offers a wealth of landscapes<br />
for you to embark on your own cycling adventure. Whether<br />
you have your own bike or are looking to hire, there are<br />
plenty of places to help you make the most of your journey. Escape<br />
to the rural parts of our touring route to capture picturesque views<br />
from one of 3 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the perfect way<br />
to explore quintessential England at its prime!<br />
Even our cities are two-wheel friendly, for example in<br />
Bath there's the relatively new Two Tunnel path to discover.<br />
This is a mostly flat walking and cycling route that gives you a<br />
wonderful view of Bath's Georgian crescents before it leaves the<br />
city behind. The path is a four-mile stretch of disused railway<br />
line running through the Linear Park on the south side, to the<br />
disused Devonshire tunnel at Bloomfield. The railway closed as a<br />
through route in 1966 and physical work started on the new path<br />
at Devonshire tunnel in 2010. The Two Tunnels route eventually<br />
opened in 2013. Once out of the Devonshire tunnel you emerge<br />
into a deep, wooded valley as the route leaves Lyncombe Vale and<br />
heads underground into Combe Down Tunnel, and then over the<br />
renovated Tucking Mill viaduct. At over one mile long, the Combe<br />
Down tunnel is the longest cycling and walking tunnel in Britain and<br />
features an interactive light and sound installation.<br />
48 <strong>Great</strong><strong>West</strong><strong>Way</strong>.co.uk
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