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Your Sawday's journey to the West Country

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  • Transport
  • Accommodation
  • Journey guide with tickets
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Journey at a glance

Trip overview

  • London

  • Bath

    2 nights

  • Frome

    1 night

  • Bradford on Avon

    1 night

  • Lacock

    2 nights

  • London

Full itinerary

Journey
10:30 - 11:47
1hrs 22mins
Standard class
LondonBath
Stay
2 nights
Bath

Bath

The beautiful Roman city of Bath is filled with stunning architecture, museums, galleries, characterful eateries and the eponymous Roman Baths. It's also a perfect base for visits to the beautiful surrounding countryside, towns and villages of Wiltshire and Somerset.
The Roseate Villa

Your accommodation2 nights

The Roseate Villa

Byway favourite
Featured hotel
From Sawday's, this is a comfortable and friendly boutique-style hotel in the middle of town but hidden away on a quiet side street overlooking Henrietta Park – seven acres of green space opened to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee; perfect to give the kids or dogs a run around.  Stroll for five minutes to magnificent Pulteney Bridge; the station isn’t much further. You can hire bikes in town, then follow a towpath along the canal out into the country. Breakfast – served in an airy dining room – is excellent: smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, buttermilk pancakes, the full cooked works. Bread is baked overnight by the in-house baker who also makes cakes and scones for an indulgent afternoon tea. 

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Recommendations

  • Take the bus out to the surrounding farmland to visit the local Bath Soft Cheese Company farm where you can savour one of their cheese toasties for a local, zero-food mile lunch! A stroll through the fields to the river makes a perfect post-lunch walk.

  • Enjoy a few hours of pure relaxation at Thermae Bath Spa, taking in the views from the rooftop pool.

  • Take to the hills and enjoy a ramble in the surrounding Somerset countryside on one of our suggested walks.
Journey
10:20 - 11:01
0hrs 43mins
Standard class

BathFrome

From Bath, take the short train journey through the countryside to Frome.
Stay
1 night
Frome

Frome

An alternative market town with a thriving community of artists and craftspeople, surrounded by peaceful countryside.
Bistro Lotte

Your accommodation1 night

Bistro Lotte

Featured hotel
This stylish Sawday's hotel and french-style bistro is in the heart of Frome, with bright, comfortable rooms overlooking the pretty cobbled street Lotte and her team love to make you feel at ease. The bistro hums with happy people, windows are flung open in the summer and comfortable bedrooms above have their own entrance so you can come and go as you please. Step down to the restaurant for a French platter breakfast of zingy juices, croissants, ham, cheese, eggs, sourdough toast and good coffee. Lunches are served until late (everyone loves the buckwheat crêpes) and the convivial vibe continues into the evening with candlelit tables and good-value suppers. Book the atmospheric private dining room upstairs for a special event. Explore Frome with its quirky shops, food and vintage markets, theatre and pretty cobbled streets. Pop back to the bistro for tea and cake in the afternoon, book a table for the evening.

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Recommendations

  • Walk or cycle along the disused railway to Radstock, one of the best preserved former coal-mining towns in England. Head to Radstock Museum to learn more about its history.
  • Browse the art on show amongst the small independent galleries and shops.
  • Visit The Cheese and Grain, the not-for-profit social enterprise and cultural space, to listen to live music and see other arts events.
Journey
10:54 - 11:16
0hrs 22mins
Standard class
FromeBradford on Avon
Stay
1 night
Bradford on Avon

Bradford on Avon

A picture-perfect example of a typical west country sandstone town.
Timbrell's Yard

Your accommodation1 night

Timbrell's Yard

Featured hotel
From our friends at Sawday's, Timbrell’s Yard stands close to the bridge in Bradford-on-Avon with beautiful views across the river to the churchyard. Outside, a terrace at the front catches the sun, with this 18th-century listed building standing grandly behind. It’s a lovely spot, good enough for Samuel Spode to paint; a copy of his work hangs in the restaurant, the real thing waits in the town’s museum. Inside, you get that winning combination of stylish rooms, lovely food and well-kept ales, with cakes and coffee available all day. You’ll find stripped floors, hanging lamps, exposed stone walls, then sofas in front of an open fire. 

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Journey
11:21 - 11:42
0hrs 25mins
Standard class
Bradford on AvonMelksham
Journey
12:00 - 12:11
0hrs 11mins
Standard class
MelkshamLacock
Stay
2 nights
Lacock

Lacock

A quintessential English village often used for TV and film settings, including Downton Abbey, Harry Potter, and Pride and Prejudice. Most of Lacockโ€™s buildings are owned by the National Trust, who work to preserve the town. Soak up the history of the half-timbered 18th-century houses and the 14th-century church and tithe barn.
Sign of the Angel

Your accommodation2 nights

Sign of the Angel

Featured hotel
Occupying centre-stage in one the prettiest of all Cotswold villages, the Sign of the Angel from Sawday's is a genuine period piece: all chalky whitewash and wonky beams, artful oak furniture and flagstoned passageways. The inn was taken over by energetic young brothers Tom and Jack in 2014, and has been impeccably renovated to trumpet its age. The owners are from farming stock, and it shows in Head Chef Dan’s menu. Everything from the bread to the sorbets are locally sourced and homemade. Enjoy a cream tea by an open fire in winter, a glass of wine in the pretty garden in summer and two dining rooms for lunch and dinner. Bedrooms and a small sitting room for guests are nice and quiet upstairs. Wake to a smashing breakfast from granola and yogurt to pancakes or Full English with local green back bacon and field mushrooms, sausages made in-house and tasty vegan versions. Wander the pretty village feeling like somebody in a film set – you are!

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Recommendations

  • Browse and purchase the best of local, handmade produce. Jams and chutneys, fresh eggs, fudge, plants and flowers are all usually on offer.
  • Snuggle up in The George Inn, which still has medieval stocks and a roaring fireplace, complete with a dog wheel originally used for roasting meat.
  • Be sure to visit the chocolate shop and admire the artistry of their local, handmade chocolate treats. It's a challenge to leave empty-handed!
Journey
11:11 - 11:24
0hrs 10mins
Standard class

LacockChippenham

Head to The George Inn bus stop to catch the bus to Chippenham (buy a ticket when you board).
Journey
11:57 - 13:09
1hrs 14mins
Standard class

ChippenhamLondon

Take the train to London, enjoy calming views of gentle hills and open farmland from your seat.

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