A Green Day out Facts & Fiction Train Travel with a Bicycle Cycle Routes
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Western Great the on travelled and operated built, who women and men the of story the tells Museum STEAM H Swindon Facts & Fiction & Facts A Green Day Out Download our free departure app Train travel with a bicycle TransWilts bring you this guide to serve as an inspiration to For live departure information on GWR services in • FREE - folding bicycles can be taken on any train service and Wiltshire, download our TransWilts app from the Apple placed in the usual luggage racks. explore Wiltshire combining local train travel & cycling. Bring App Store, Google Play Store. • FREE - a limited number of full size bicycles can be carried your own bike, or hire from town or at Melksham hire a bike from as well. the station itself. Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge • For rail services in Wiltshire you do not have to reserve a space, and Westbury make excellent starting points for your adventures but it is a good idea, particularly at peak times. suitable as either day trips or as a longer staycation. With half of • You can reserve a space at the station or contact the train Wiltshire designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, operators at least 24 hours in advance. First Great Western 0845 700 0125, South West Trains 0845 600 0650 (option 4). admire this charming, green & lush ancient county with its history Great West Way® Discoverer Pass • Why not hire a bike? Electric bicycle hire is offered at the of prehistoric Britain, druids and kingdoms. Having a staycation? The Great West Way is a 125-mile touring Melksham Train Station Hub. route between London, Bath and Bristol, based on ancient Visit www.melkshamhub.co.uk/home for more information. There is cycling for all levels, from the lycra-clad brigade to the routes, roaming through idyllic countryside, quaint villages & more occasional cyclists and their families & friends. Many of elegant towns. the trails embrace pedalling along canal towpaths and disused Cycle Routes Information railway paths which have an added perk of providing peaceful Get around the Great West Way on the rail and bus network Wiltshire Cycleway is a network of 160 miles and links with & traffic-free rides. Many of them link up with National using the Great West Way® Discoverer pass. National Cycle Networks: Cycle Routes. The Great West Way® Discoverer West Pass ticket allows you to Route 24 - National Route 24 is also known as Colliers Way. travel on the following rail routes: The routes we’ve put forward will lead you by some Route 4 - National Route 4 stretches about 450 miles east to Bristol Temple Meads – Swindon west from London to West Wales. Between Reading and Bath it impressive canal architecture, through chocolate box villages via Bristol Parkway or Chippenham includes Devizes and Bradford on Avon along the Kennet & Avon to stately homes and romantic gardens nestled in this serene Bristol Temple Meads – Salisbury via Westbury Cycle Route. countryside. There is a good chance to catch glimpses of a wide Chippenham – Trowbridge via Melksham Route 45 - National Route 45 (sometimes referred to as The variety of flora and fauna including slow worms, herons, red kites, Westbury – Pewsey Mercian Way) travels 219 miles from Chester to Salisbury passing kestrels, skylarks, Adonis butterflies, water voles and even otters. Westbury – Frome through Wiltshire. Take advantage of the countryside for a picnic, or treat yourself to Route 403 - National Route 403 is 42 miles crossing the North a lunch in one of many traditional pubs along the way. Unlimited off-peak travel for either 1 day or 7 consecutive days centred around the western part of the Great West Way. Bus Wessex Downs and Savernake Forest, linking Chippenham to Marlborough and the Kennet & Avon Canal. North Wiltshire Rivers Our Helpful Links page will direct you to further information so travel in most areas is also included to many areas. Route is a part of this. you can plan your own routes at your own pace. For further information - www.GreatWestWay.co.uk Route 482 - Chiseldon to Marlborough. PRICES About TransWilts 1 Day 7 Days Helpful Links Below are a few links that provide a wealth of information on In Wiltshire, TransWilts supports the Swindon to Westbury Adult £24.00 Adult £69.00 Child £12.00 Child £34.50 cycling options in Wiltshire. Our proposed bicycle rides are just service line. We seek to demonstrate and develop the importance Railcards £21.60 Railcards £62.10 that, and these websites may help you to map out an adventure of the railway to our local communities and economy, promoting to suit you. Outdoor activities involve a degree of risk. Please use improved connectivity between our local services and the wider Prices valid at date of printing. your own judgement when using the suggestions. Time Restrictions national rail network. Mon to Fri: Valid from 09:30 No restrictions at weekends or bank www.sustrans.org.uk Our mission is to: “carry on activities which encourage and holidays. Available to purchase online at GWR.com from any www.connectingwiltshire.co.uk osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk promote increasing community usage of our local rail stations staffed station, a train conductor or by telephone: 03457 000 125 www.gps-routes.co.uk for the benefit of those living and working in Wiltshire, and For further ticket information and how you can save on fares & www.visitwiltshire.co.uk to represent the interests of local rail users.” passes visit GWR.com www.nationaltrust.org.uk Please note that cycle hire at Melksham station will be available from 2021. Swindon KEY Swindon cycle rides Leisurely Picnic area Chiseldon - 5.4 miles Lawns Park Moderate Cafe/restaurant 45 Start at train station Coate The Swindon to Marlborough Railway Path NCR 45 is sign posted Rushy Platt Water Park Challenge Cycle hire to the right from the station. As you cycle down through Coate Nature Reserve 45 Water Park note the impressive distinctive feature - a tall art Pub National Trust deco diving board which rises majestically out of the 56 acre 45 reservoir. This gentle, peaceful & traffic-free old railway path, L Chiseldon A NATIONAL CYCLE ROUTES takes you to Chiseldon passing pretty scenery. Return the same N A Croft Wood 482 way, or as you reach Coate Water Park go left still on NCR 45 C 4 Kennet & Avon Canal Towpath through Croft Wood & back via Rushy Platt Nature Reserve to S K the station. R Malborough E 24 Colliers Way B & Malborough - 12.7 miles Avebury Savernake Forest 45 Swindon to Marlborough Railway Path S 45 482 Start at train station T L I 45 403 North Wiltshire Rivers Route Follow signage to the right from the train station on the W designated cycle paths to Coate Water Park.