Travel Guide for Kids: Exploring Countries & Cities Around the World

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network and today we’re hopping off at Oxford.

Home to the world’s oldest university, people come from all around the world to see the city and its ‘dreaming spires’ 

Oxford’s also renowned for its stories. 

Authors like Lewis Carol, Philip Pullman, Oscar Wilde and J R R Tolkein lived and wrote in the city. Shall we ...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network and today we’re hopping off at Bristol. 

We went to youth clubs along the network to find out about the lives of young people across the south of England. 

There are quite a lot of railway stations in Bristol. Two of the biggest are Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway. 

Bristol Temple Meads is the largest and oldest. It was ope...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network.

I don’t know about you, but I love the seaside. 

Your Great Western Railway ticket opens a world of possibilities including a bit of staycation’ing. 

We went to youth clubs along the network to find out about the lives of young people across the south of England. 

Today we’re in Fowey, served by Par station, and we&rsq...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network and today we’re hopping off at Par station.

We went to youth clubs along the network to find out about the lives of young people across the south of England. 

Sawmills boasts one of the most picturesque locations for a recording studio anywhere in the world.

It’s in Fowey, and we’ve got some people here who can tell you all about ...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network and today we’re hopping off at Exmouth in Devon. 

We went to youth clubs along the network to find out about the lives of young people across the south of England. 

Exmouth railway station is the terminus of the line from Exeter St Davids.

It opened in 1861, connecting the City of Exeter and the port town of Exmouth.

That line is called...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network and today we’re hopping off at Par and meeting Will. 

We went to youth clubs along the network to find out about the lives of young people across the south of England. 

Par station opened in 1859 and forms part of the Cornish Main Line between Penzance and Plymouth. 

Will’s here to tell us all about the history of Fowey, a stu...