I need people with knowledge of roads and villages in the southwest

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I’m driving to cardiff tomorrow and from where I am (Eltham) it’ll take roughly 4 hours. But I’d like to stop for lunch in a pretty village or town I can get to easily by nipping off the motorway.

Pls help. My knowledge of this part of England is incredibly shit.

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Think Cardiff is in Wales. Hope this helps.

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Old Sodbury sounds fitting

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Not all that far to Chew Valley Lake I don’t think. Nice round there.

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Ooh

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Taking notes

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I COULD stop for lunch in wales but the timing of when I’m leaving London means it’d be better on this side of the border

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Lots of nice villages around there too. There’s a really good village shop in one of them that does massive pasties.

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Once got off to try to stop at the signposted Mere services. Got lost and went through Warminster. Looked nice enough but can’t remember setting anywhere to eat

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I’d go to Gloucester Services - the Tebay of the South

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Could go to this after you’ve eaten

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Assuming you’re going along the M4, I’d be tempted to get off the M4 at Hungerford and rejoin at Swindon so you travel along the A4 for a bit. This would give you a few options:

  • Going into Hungerford itself. It’s fairly sleepy and small but there’s one or two nice cafes there and a good bookshop.
  • Stopping at Cobbs Farm Shop, which has a great menu, a nice farm shop itself, and a fair bit of countryside to mooch around.
  • Getting something and taking it to Savernake forest, where you can see the actual King of Limbs.
  • Going into Marlborough, where there are loads of good cafes, tea rooms, and restaurants
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Marlborough is v nice, I second that.

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Ooh we might have a winner

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Wootton Bassett is the home of st Ivel yoghurts

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Was also going to suggest Marlborough too. About half way I think.

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As I was going to St Ivel Yogurts
I met a man with seven St Wivel Wogurts

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If do stop at Marlborough and you’ve got time afterwards, you could keep driving along the A4 for a bit and rejoin the M4 at Chippenham. It’s a nicer journey and you see some of the Avebury stones, Silbury Hill, and a white horse etched in the chalk hill at Cherhill.

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Came here to say Marlborough too

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