EXPLORE TOWNS AND VILLAGES AT YOUR LEISURE

The Great Western Railway is far from just one main line. Take an alternative rail journey and you can get off the beaten track and out into more rural areas. Consider returning to London via a different route, taking the train from Bath to Bradford on Avon for example.

This glorious small town sits on the edge of The Cotswolds and straddles the River Avon. Cross the waters in ancient footsteps, on the 13th-century town bridge, and stand dwarfed in the 14th-century Tithe Barn, its lattice of timbers soaring for over 50 metres far above your head.

Change at Westbury and head east for Bedwyn, where you can disembark for a stroll along the water's edge on