The East cremate their dead, whereas the Westbury…read more Westbury is kind of a haunting town on the Plains and I've always liked it here, and it's a perfect little English town which essentially is quintessential Southwestern rural England. It has its own little train station, yet it's a major hub for the whole nation, and I've only been here once but I definitely liked it. It is a major junction for Wiltshire though and has direct connections to Reading Taunton Penzance London-Paddington Cardiff Portsmouth Swindon Bristol (Temple Meads) Weymouth and London-Waterloo. It also has an amazing Station Cafe and could only score 5 stars.

To-day, Westbury is a moderately important junction station, where the Bristol-Southampton and…read moreBristol-Weymouth services cross the West of England main line from Paddington to Plymouth. It's all a far cry from former times: the station was opened in 1848, on a line from Chippenham, with services being extended to Warminster in 1851, Weymouth and Bath in 1857 and Salisbury in 1856. It continued as a country junction until 1900, when it was rebuilt in its present form as the first part of the new through route from London to Plymouth via Castle Cary. Through services began in 1906, and so began Westbury's golden age as a major junction station. It didn't last long: in 1933, a bypass line was built around the station to the south, for non-stop London-Plymouth expresses. The introduction of High Speed Trains in 1980s brought more decline, as the London-Paignton trains were routed via Bristol, the engine depot closed, staffing at the station was reduced, and the old platform one was closed. To-day, Westbury is expanding rapidly as a dormitory town for Bath and Bristol, and commuter traffic is increasing as a result, to some 300,000 passengers a year. There is an intermittent main-line service to London and Taunton, but the main services are the half-hourly Bristol-Portsmouth trains, and the two-hourly Weymouth service. Additional local services to Bristol are laid on at rush hour, and there are three direct trains a day to London via Salisbury. It can all seem quite busy again at certain times of the day. Station facilities remain basic, however, even if the fine buildings from 1900 have survived: but a new buffet and new toilets are being built, and there is a small waiting room, though ticket office hours remain limited. Most trains use the island platform (2 and 3), although platform 1 remains open for some services. The station has recently been made accessible for wheelchair users and other passengers with disabilities.

Very well maintained train station in the little town of Warminster. Has a taxi stand, and a small…read moreshop with ice cream, coffee, and books. All very clean. The bonus here is Katie, working for the train company. Very knowledgeable, friendly, and eager to help. From here go visit Bath, London, or anywhere else in the UK.

Bradford On Avon is lucky because who doesn't want to be On an Avon lady?…read more Bradford on Avon is a beautiful little town and it has a beautiful little Railway Station to go with it. It's a typical old English railway station and pretty much only goes in the two directions but it services the town perfectly and does a great job.

Bradford-on-Avon has a very attractive railway station which still retains its Victorian buildings…read moreon both platforms, built of Bath stone. The station was opened in 1857 on the line Somerset and Weymouth line from Bathampton to Westbury and Weymouth. It is now served by trains on the Cardiff-Portsmouth Harbour route via Salisbury and Southampton, and the Bristol to Wweymouth line. Together with trains that terminate at Westbury and frome, this provides a roughly half-hourly service throughout the day. The station has a ticket office, large car park, cycke storage and substantial buildings on both platforms. There is a ticket machine for buying tickets when the ticket office is closed. There is level access to the southbound platform.

A small station with a fast main line service to London and the west of England. It has trains to…read moreWeymouth and Bristol so is an interchange. There is a ticket office and excellent toutist information is displayed in the waiting room.There is a coffee kiosk and taxis ard available here. It serves a wide area of south Somerset and there is a car park.

There's a lot at Steak when you come to Salisbury. And remember, salis fair in love and war…read more This is a lovely old and well designed station for the amazing city of Salisbury. On the line from London to Exeter you will find the Salisbury station which is one of the main stations along the way. Offering perfect access to the beautiful old Cathedral and the lovely Wiltshire wilderness county town of Salisbury on the plains, and not very far at all from Stonehenge. Also trains from Cardiff to Portsmouth and Brighton come right through here as well so it's quite a big crossing on the railways. It's a lovely old station of brown brick and one of my favourites. It had been growing in usage throughout the middle of the last decade but in the last few years it went down quite a lot which is sad. We hope that it increases again in future.

Salisbury railway station serves the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. It is 83 miles 43…read morechains (134.4 km) from London Waterloo on the line to Exeter St Davids. In the past timetabled routes had more distant destinations to the south-west including Ilfracombe, Padstow and Plymouth. It is operated by South Western Railway (SWR) and also served by Great Western Railway (GWR). From this station, there is station of the Stonehenge Tour bus. The Stonehenge Tour is operated by Salisbury Reds. On the tour you can journey back in time to discover the magnificent Stonehenge, probably the most sophisticated stone circle in the world. This station is managed by South Western Railway. It operates half-hourly services to London Waterloo and hourly to Exeter St Davids. There is also an hourly circular service to Chandlers Ford via Southampton Central and limited services to Bristol Temple Meads or Yeovil Pen Mill. In 2016 a new service began running once on summer Saturdays between London Waterloo and Weymouth.

This is a great location right by the main town and it is an easy walk to all the main sites in…read moreBath. It's a basic station with a few coffee shops. BTW GWR prices are insane. It's pricier than flying especially when you are going at "peak" time which is what I did.

We ordered our tickets Bath to Liverpool online but had to print out the tickets here since we have…read moretwo train changes. Just put in the confirmation code. Simple.

Much longer than Shortleat, and significantly longer than Midlengthleat too…read more This is a lovely little train that is part of the safari park and is included in your ticket. It's mainly for tourists and kids and it's absolutely adorable and goes back to the old days of trains but with a nice modern flair for colouring. In a way it reminds me of some of those colorful Indian trains like in that bad Owen Wilson movie recently. I come to Longleat mainly when coming to Center parcs as it's located quite close to the Longleaf Forest where the Holiday Village is. It's great for this little town in Southwestern England and I go to it fairly regularly.

As you go into longleat you purchase a passport ticket which allows you into various…read moreparts/attractions, one of the attractions is the model railway. This is a railway with wee individual carridges watch your head on the roof as you get in. The journey takes you past the lake and past a field that has different cardboard cut outs of lord bath etc. The railway was good fun for the children and the adults it takes approximately 15 minutes i think. There is a wee shop where you can purchase train whistles, thomas the tank engine products etc.

Not to be confused with Mitt Romsey, who is not related to Mitt Romney. And even if he was, I…read morewouldn't give a mitt. So this is a little old station in Romsey, which is on the line from Waterloo into Southampton, and it's a listed beautiful old building with a very unique and very attractive design. It feels like a tiny little town station, but with a truly grand building and style, and is definitely one of the nicer stations you'll find in this part of the country.

The historic town of Romsey has a well-preserved and well maintained traditional railway station on…read morethe line from Salisbury to Southampton. It is used by over 330,000 passengers a year. The station opened in 1847 on the line from Southampton to Salisbury (via Eastleigh). In 1865 the route from Andover to Southampton via Romsey and Redbridge opened, making Romsey a junction; also known as the Sprat and Winkle Line, it closed between Andover and Romsey in 1965, but the southern section from Romsey to Redbridge (on the Southampton-Bournemouth line) remained to form the main Salisbury to Southampton line. The Eastleigh to Romsey line closed to passengers in 1967 but reopened in 2003, making Romsey a junction station once more. It is served by the Cardiff/Bristol to Portsmouth service (roughly hourly, half-hourly at peak times) and the Salisbury-Romsey-Southampton-Chandler's Ford-Romsey service, which provides an hourly service in all directions (and thus provides two trains and hour to Southampton, one direct, and one via Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh and Southampton Airport). Facilities include a ticket office (open part time), ticket machines, toilets, waiting rooms, covered bicycle storage, a small cafe (open part-time) and a small car park.

I had Grate Expectations of Grateley, and they were not quite met…read more 72 miles from London you will find this wide-open station with uncovered platforms and a tiny futuristic-looking bridge that kind of looks like it could fall down at any minute LOL. It has very straight tracks in both directions and the famous picture I have from when I came here several winters ago is when the whole station and both tracks were covered in snow. It serves the area well, but it's pretty remote and it's nearly a mile from the village itself, so it really feels like it's in the middle of nowhere.

Small local station, well-kept and tidy. Sadly, parking is very limited and payment machines far…read moreapart. Several times I've missed my train due to zero available parking. Been like this for 6 years and no improvements forthcoming. Only ticket terminal is on Platform 2 (London bound) access by overline bridge. There's often a queue and it's frequently out of order.

Bristol Parkway station is located at the intersection of the lines from London (Paddington) to…read moreSouth Wales and the main line from Bristol to Birmingham, providing a major interchange between the two. It was one of the first 'Parkway' stations to be built, in 1972, to attract car users to trains by providing ample car parking at locations with good road links, close to urban areas. This site was chosen both because of the interchange it offered, and because of its proximity to the M4 and M32, just north of Bristol. When opened, shelter was fairly meagre, with 'bus stop' shelters on the platforms and a small waiting room and ticket office by the entrance to the car park. Because of its exposed and windy position, additional long platform shelters were erected, but it still had a reputation for being a cold place to wait for a train. Over the years, substantial suburbs have developed around Stoke Gifford, and in 2001, a new and much larger station building, with a dramatic curved roofline, was built in recognition of its growing importance. In 2007 an additional platform was constructed on the London-bound (north) side, to provide additional capacity. The station is now used by over 1.75 million passengers a year, with in excess of half a million passengers changing trains here. The station now has heated waiting shelters on the platforms, and the main building has a small shop, cafe and ticket office. Other facilities include a taxi rank, payphones, cash points and bus stops for local bus services (including to Frenchay hospital and Bristol city centre). The station has level access (via lifts to the platforms). The station is served by all long distance trains on the London-South Wales main line and the cross-Country main line from the South-West to Birmingham and the North. It is also served by local services from Gloucester, Westbury and Weston-super-Mare.

This is a great, modern, functional station on the North side of Bristol. It's close to the M4/M5…read moreintersection, so it's a far better place to collect someone from than Bristol Temple Meads (in the centre of the city) if you're located to the north of the city. However, there are a few things to be aware of: 1. Parking is £5 a day. The payment meters are awkward to operate, and if you don't pay you will get clamped & fined. 2. The car park gets full by 9:30am most days, and if you park outside an official space, you will get clamped (even if you've paid for a ticket). 3. Traffic in the area is hellish at peak hours. Journeys from the motorway to the station can take in excess of 45 mins between 7:30 - 9:00 and 16:00 - 18:00 for the 2 mile journey. The station is fairly new with good facilities: clean toilets, a small newsagent, a coffee shop and a sandwich shop. There are also lifts to all platforms for the disabled.