Brunel was a daring genius of early nineteenth century engineering who left a huge legacy in the West.  His 118-mile broad gauge Great Western Railway (GWR) from London to Bristol with its many viaducts, bridges, tunnels, cuttings, stations and termini, was known in its time as God’s Wonderful Railway (GWR!).  We visit the GWR museum in Swindon, passing his famous Box Tunnel’s western entrance en route.  In Bristol we see the world’s ‘first modern ship’, his enormous iron-hulled, propellor-driven transatlantic liner, the SS Great Britain, built to take GWR passengers  bound for New York onward from Bristol, now beautifully restored and an award-winning attraction ‘floating’ in the dry dock where it was built.  We also walk out onto his Clifton Suspension Bridge with spectacular views over the Avon Gorge, another of his iconic structures.

PRICES

from Bath – 8 hours

£395 – 1-3 people

£420 – 4-6 people