Crofton Beam Engines, sit in the heart of rural Wiltshire and access via public transport could be better.
The only viable choice on public transport is to catch the train to Great Bedwyn.
There are two walking routes from the Station.
If your family enjoy an adventure and walking you can follow the Kennet and Avon Canal Westwards. You will see plenty of wild birds, several canal locks and may be exchange a word with some of the many boaters that call the Canal home or who are enjoying a serene holiday on the water. From Bedwyn Station car park entrance, turn left, cross two bridges turn right in to the wharf at Great Bedwyn. Walk to the canal side and turn left, follow the canal tow path to Crofton. At lock 60 you can cross the canal via the lock walkway and climb the Crofton steps to our site.
NB. The tow bath is an unpaved surface and crossing the lock is not suitable for push chairs or wheelchairs. This route as far as Crofton steps is all via public roads or footpaths. Crofton steps are only open when the pumping station is open.
Instead of using the canal tow path you can follow the lanes to Crofton. Turn right out of Bedwyn Station and at the crossroads turn left down Church Street and follow the lane out of the village in a Westerly direction. Keep heading West where Church Street becomes Crofton Road. Eventually you will come to a turning, follow the road to the right and then left and you will be on Dark Lane. Follow the road once more and Crofton's tall chimney will eventually come into view. You are nearly there! Keep following the road till you reach our gates.
There are no pavements on this road route once you leave Great Bedwyn.
Both routes are approximately two miles on basically flat terrain.
