My favourite walking stations - Pewsey and Bedwyn
Kieran Seale spoke to Susie Brew of the Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership about why Pewsey and Bedwyn are great stations to walk from. Both Pewsey and Bedwyn stations are on the Reading to Taunton section of the Great Western main line between Paddington and the south west. It takes roughly an hour to get to either station from Paddington, although getting to Bedwyn station may require changing at Newbury. The two stations are at either end of the Pewsey Vale. The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership is a member of the Walkers are Welcome scheme and their website gives details of five walks from Pewsey station and eleven walks from Bedwyn. Each of the walks has a map as well as route descriptions and are available free of charge. Pewsey and Great Bedwyn are linked by the Kennet and Avon Canal, about 10 miles from each other - so going between the two stations would be an easy walking option. The village of Pewsey is a great place to ...