Bradford-on-Avon is a mere six miles from Melksham. There's a wide selection of pubs and restaurants you can eat at after a hard day of learning
Perl or any of the other subjects that we teach. An ancient town, set in a gorge cut through by the river Avon, Bradford-on-Avon is picturesque too.
(See also
Melksham,
Holt,
Bath,
Bathampton,
Chippenham,
Calne,
Devizes,
Nearmelksham,
Trowbridge,
Westbury Iford and
Farleigh Hungerford)
near the canal, Bradford-on-Avon
Foot and Rail bridges over the Avon
Bradford-on-Avon Station
Tithe Barn, Bradford-on-Avon
A restaurant in Bradford-on-Avon
Making use of the waterway frontage
Town Bridge, Bradford-on-Avon
Map locator - Bradford_on_Avon
The town bridge and old lockup
Old mills run right down to the river - some are still fine looking buildings and others have fallen into disrepair.
An old mill building in Bradford-on-Avon
The Kennet and Avon canal also passes through Bradford on Avon as it follows the river valley towards Bath. A few miles further on at Dundas, it crosses the river and railway on the magnificent Dundas Aquaduct
Rennies Aquaduct at Dundas
You're free to walk over the aqueduct and there are many paths in the surrounding countryside too. Pubs such as the Viaduct Inn will provide you with a pint if you're thirsty. Further pictures of this area on the
Dundas page.
Planning a walk by Dundas aquaduct
Bradford is where the Mouton Bicycle was designed; you can now see this one exhibited in the
Bristolindustrial Museum
The Moulton Bicycle
The railway used to branch just to the South of Bradford-on-Avon. The current line continues to
Trowbridge,
Westbury and
Salisbury and the former track joined the line from Trowbridge at
Holt before continuing to
Melksham,
Chippenham and
Swindon, with a further branch via
Devizes.
Bradford North Curve
Note - Bradford, West Yorkshire is pictured on our
Worthvalley page.