Judy’s guidebook
Sightseeing
These engines are well worth a visit at any time but especailly dramatic when running in steam. Check their website for steaming dates. As their website explains 'Crofton Pumping Station is one of the most significant industrial heritage sites in the United Kingdom and a fascinating visitor attraction that invites you to step into our industrial and social history and turn back the clock to a time when steam was king.
The station was built in 1807-9 to supply water to the highest point of the Kennet & Avon Canal which links London and Bristol. It is a rare survivor of the technology which enabled British engineers to drain mines and supply towns and cities with water throughout the world, and has recently undergone National Lottery Heritage Fund supported conservation and visitor facility improvement work'
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Crofton Beam Engines
These engines are well worth a visit at any time but especailly dramatic when running in steam. Check their website for steaming dates. As their website explains 'Crofton Pumping Station is one of the most significant industrial heritage sites in the United Kingdom and a fascinating visitor attraction that invites you to step into our industrial and social history and turn back the clock to a time when steam was king.
The station was built in 1807-9 to supply water to the highest point of the Kennet & Avon Canal which links London and Bristol. It is a rare survivor of the technology which enabled British engineers to drain mines and supply towns and cities with water throughout the world, and has recently undergone National Lottery Heritage Fund supported conservation and visitor facility improvement work'
The windmill can be visited at any time and is a great place for a picnic. On Sunday afternoons in the summer the mill is open for guided tours which take you right up through the mill to the top. A rare opportunity to see a mill that still functions. Wilton Windmill is the only working windmill in Wessex and still produces wholemeal, stone-ground flour which can be purchased when the mill is open. Check their website for guided tour times and follow them on social media for milling dates.
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Wilton Windmill
The windmill can be visited at any time and is a great place for a picnic. On Sunday afternoons in the summer the mill is open for guided tours which take you right up through the mill to the top. A rare opportunity to see a mill that still functions. Wilton Windmill is the only working windmill in Wessex and still produces wholemeal, stone-ground flour which can be purchased when the mill is open. Check their website for guided tour times and follow them on social media for milling dates.
Food scene
Traditional village freehouse pub. Local ales on hand pumps. Waitrose Good Food Guide award winner 2019. Sawdays pub award 2018/19. Booking recommended
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Three Tuns Freehouse
1 High StTraditional village freehouse pub. Local ales on hand pumps. Waitrose Good Food Guide award winner 2019. Sawdays pub award 2018/19. Booking recommended
Shopping
More than just a post office and somewhere to draw cash. Here you can buy fresh bread delivered daily, cakes, filled rolls, newspapers, milk, essential groceries, cards and gifts, pet and bird food. Garden plants and much more. Also worth a visit to see the stonework that adorns the walls put there over many years by the stonemason who used to have a yard next door.
Great Bedwyn Post Office
90 Church StMore than just a post office and somewhere to draw cash. Here you can buy fresh bread delivered daily, cakes, filled rolls, newspapers, milk, essential groceries, cards and gifts, pet and bird food. Garden plants and much more. Also worth a visit to see the stonework that adorns the walls put there over many years by the stonemason who used to have a yard next door.