This spring, take a trip to the home of some of the UK’s most legendary stories – from dragons and mermaids to ancient kings and ghostly tales – all easily reached by train on the GWR network.
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Giants of Avon Gorge
Bristol Temple Meads from £25*
Giants Goram and Vincent are brothers and the best of friends… until they fall in love with the same woman – the beautiful giantess, Avona. Discover the lengths the brothers will go to to win Avona’s hand, and how their fearsome battle left its mark forever on the Avon landscape.
Cardiff's Red Dragon
Cardiff Central from £32*
King Vortigen wants to build a fortress at the top of Dinas Emrys, but as fast as the building is constructed, it is reduced to dust again by a mysterious rumbling beneath the earth. The young wizard Merlin is called to free two warring dragons from their underground prison. Will the mighty Red Dragon defeat his foe?
Tale of Prince Bladud
Bath Spa from £25*
Hundreds of thousands of people today visit the beautiful mosaic-tiled Bath Spa to enjoy the thermal springs. But did you know their discovery is all thanks to a young British prince named Bladud, who – helped by his resourceful herd of pigs – accidentally discovered the healing properties of the hot mud?
Fairies of Pennard Castle
Swansea from £35*
Lord Volk, owner of Pennard Castle, hates his peace disturbed – so much so, that he imposes a nighttime curfew his subjects are too scared to break. All except the Gower Fairies, that is, who love to celebrate with nights of music and laughter. What price will Lord Volk pay when he foolishly orders the destruction of these magical nymphs?
Herne the Hunter
Windsor Central from £14.70**
Herne is the King’s head huntsman, but his popularity and skill make his fellow hunters green with envy. When Herne is injured protecting the King from a charging stag in Windsor Great Park, his jealous crew persuade the King that Herne was to blame and he is left to die. But Herne’s revenge is chillingly sweet…
Uffington Horse
Oxford from £6.50*
Ever wondered why the great white horse of Uffington is so beloved and respected across the region? This legend tells the remarkable tale of an elderly blacksmith who used his kindness to tame the magnificent beast, and how the chalk horse now repays the village as its magical guardian.
King Arthur's Camelot
Castle Cary from £25.50*
The story of King Arthur and Camelot is often told and many towns like to lay claim to part of the famous legend. In this retelling, set in the rolling hills of Somerset, learn how the young prince Arthur became the one true king and – together with his mentor Merlin –- defended the Camelot with his trusty sword Excalibur by his side.
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**Walk-up fare from London Paddington, price may vary.
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