Pewsey

Pewsey is a large village in the county of Wiltshire, England. It is approximately 130km (80 miles) west of London.

Get in

By train

The easiest way to get to Pewsey is by train. 1 Pewsey railway station is on the Great Western main line. A one-way ticket from London Paddington station will cost approximately £27. The journey takes just over 1 hour.

By car

Pewsey is close to the M4 Motorway and A303 making it relatively easy for driving to London, the West Country and Wales.

See

• 1 Pewsey White Horse (on a steep slope of Pewsey Hill, about a mile south of the village). A prehistoric chalk figure, that can be viewed from several places in the surrounding area.  

Do

Visit during the carnival activities every September (search for Pewsey Carnival for this year's itinerary). The highlights are a four-legged wine race, where teams of three wearing fancy dress race around the village to drink wine, a "wheel-beer-o" race where teams have spent the summer decorating a wheelbarrow and race to each pub for one drink before running through the river to a finish line, and the Carnival finale where thousands of people line the streets for an annual procession.

Sleep

• 1 Rushall Manor, Rushall Drove, Rushall, SN9 6EG, ☏ +44 1980 630301. Bed & Breakfast 
• 2 Red Lion, East Chisenbury, Pewsey SN9 6AQ, ☏ +44 1980 671124. Country pub with rooms across the street in Troutbeck Guesthouse, excellent cuisine. B&B double £160. (updated Jun 2020)