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I have now explored every town on the Swindon - Southampton route except for one. Trowbridge - Worth A Visit?
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Topic: Trowbridge. Worth A Visit? (Read 2853 times)
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Lee
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Is Trowbridge really Boomtown?
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Graham Ellis
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It's the county town, Lee  Also home of Isaac Pitman, the guy who invented shorthand .... There ARE some lovely buildings / nice sites but much has been ruined by bad development (IMHO). The river through the town is in need of a cleanup. But I've still suggested, yes, that it's worth seeing. http://www.wellho.net/share/trowbridge.html |
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Nick Field
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It's not really a recognised tourist destination, like Salisbury or Oxford (hence why a through service between these two would be useful and generate lots of traffic) It is the administrative base for Wiltshire however and (like everywhere else along the line) has an ever expanding population. For me personally I dont tend to go to Trowbridge unless I have a specific reason to do so. For a nice evening out / meal / theatre etc I would go to Bath or Salisbury. For a greater chioce of shops I would go to Bath, Salisbury, Bristol (or if I really must) Swindon.
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Lee
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Well im here......
So far , so good. Am currently logged on thanks to the friendly & helpful staff at Trowbridge Library.
See you tonight. Graham & Nick , I take it you are on the 1824 arrival from Melksham? (if it runs.....)
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Sion Bretton
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Let us know how it went.
I am sat at Orlando Airport waiting for the flight to Bristol via Newark
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courgettelawn
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The tourist board at the station does nothing to commend Trowbridge to me. The fact that is the power-house of Wiltshire County Council commends it even less to me. I was amused that the Police Station building was pictured on the board along with other questionable sights!
I say Salisbury or Melksham should take over the mantle of county town, definitely not Westbury but perhaps I am very biased and perhaps I am being too dismissive of my adopted home-county.
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philmcm
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If not Salisbury then my vote would go to Devizes as the county town of Wiltshire, certainly in terms of it being the most representative Wiltshire market town and that which is most worth visiting. Sadly however they lost their station a long while ago and stand little chance of even seeing a preserved line rise phoenix-like from the ashes of what traces remain. Unfortunately, National Rail Enquiries don't recognise either Melksham (7 miles) or Trowbridge (8 miles) as viable alternative stations for passengers wishing to alight at Devizes - see here: http://nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/nonrail/d.htmonly Chippenham (9 miles) or Bath / Swindon (both around 20 miles away) are mentioned. For those who might wish to point out that only mainline stations are shown incidentally, passengers intending to visit the similarly Beeching'd town of Marlborough are recommended to alight at Bedwyn... |
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