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Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

AT#903 - The Great West Way in England

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

Chris Christensen

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.41K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Hear about travel the Great West Way from London to Bristol as the Amateur Traveler talks to Penny Sadler, who writes Adventures of a Carry-on, about her recent trip to Southwest England. Penny Sadler is a freelance writer covering wine, food, travel, and lifestyle topics. Her work has appeared in CNBC Travel, Culture Magazine, Matador Network, InsideHook, The Alcohol Professor, Vintner Project, The Cheese Professor, and elsewhere. She’s a Wine, Spirits Education Trust graduate and hosts tastings in her free time. Why should you go? Penny says, "The Great West Way is a historic route and basically now a tourist route that goes from London to Bristol. From London to Bristol is about two hours, and along the way, there are charming market towns, old pubs, castle ruins, rolling hills, and lots of farmland, it's very rural Stonehenge, Avebury, there's so much to see." Penny Sadler's itinerary for the Great West Way offers a scenic and historically rich journey from east to west. Here is a breakdown of the recommended destinations, sorted from east to west: London Activities: Stay at The Mayfair Townhouse. Join a food tour with Devour Tours, visiting historic pubs and Borough Market. Explore Southwark Cathedral, Hatton Garden, and Daunt Books for Travellers. ... https://amateurtraveler.com/the-great-west-way-in-england/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Amateur Traveler episode 903. Today Amateur Traveler talks about old ships and narrow boats, ancient baths and stone circles,

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Banksy, and a side of cheese, as we go on the Great West

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Way in South West England.

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