WESTBURY’S famous White Horse has featured as part of a brand-new podcast that delves into local history and aims to give rail users a historic taste to their travels.
Window Seater is a downloadable audio guide that tells travellers a little bit about the countryside and towns on their route and is narrated by the people who live and breathe the area.
Westbury Heritage Society was asked to help out with information for the Swindon to Westbury line. The society chair, Sally Hendry, hopes it will encourage more visitors to the town.
“It was great taking part in the interviews”, Sally added. “They especially wanted to focus on our famous White Horse and we talked about everything from its legends and creation, through to the days when the figure had elongated legs thanks to the chalk rivulets that would run down the steep hillside.”
The Westbury Museum, now on the first floor of the town library, features an exhibition on the Wiltshire white horses. Visitors can also see historic postcards and photographs, along with crested souvenir china featuring the town’s iconic horse.
