the Wiltshire Museum, features key facts about the crop circle phenomenon and mixes it with stunning photography. At the attached Crop Circle Information Centre, be sure to read the latest up-to-date crop circle reports and visit between 15 June - 15 August 2023 to enjoy a personal guided exhibition Tour & High Tea. TROWBRIDGE MUSEUM, TROWBRIDGE In Wiltshire’s county town, 1000 years of the town’s history comes to life at the Trowbridge Museum, which recently underwent a multi-million-pound expansion, which saw the museum double in size for its re-opening! The museum offers an insight into the rich textile-related heritage in the heart of the town including how Trowbridge was shaped by the scale of production and quality of its <strong>West</strong> of England woollen cloth and became the county town of Wiltshire. Visit before the 29 April 2023 to see the In Focus Photography Showcase of work by award winning photographers Sheri O’Reilly, Sue McDine and Roy McDine. FOX TALBOT MUSEUM AT LACOCK, LACOCK VILLAGE In the picture-perfect village of Lacock you will find National Trust’s Lacock Abbey and Fox Talbot Museum and Village. Here, in 1835, William Fox Talbot created the world’s first photographic negative, and so it is only proper that the Museum of Photography is established here. New for 2023 the Fox Talbot Museum is holding Mandy Barker's Plastic Soup: Photography Exhibition until 23 April 2023 where the work of award-winning photographer, Mandy Barker, created to raise awareness of marine plastic pollution will be on display. You might also enjoy combining your trip to the nearby market town of Corsham, home to two more museums, a moving historical experience in the original 17th century Corsham Schoolroom and Almshouse and The Pound Arts Centre, a North Wiltshire hub for the performing and visual arts. THE CROFTON BEAM ENGINES, MARLBOROUGH Discover a pair of remarkable survivors from the early days of the Industrial Revolution. The Crofton Beam Engines were built over 200 years ago to maintain water levels in the nearby Kennet & Avon Canal and, amazingly, those great steam engines are still in working order, doing the job for which they were designed! BOSCOMBE DOWN AVIATION COLLECTION, OLD SARUM, SALISBURY If historic aeroplanes are a ‘must-see’ for you or your children, you need look no further than the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, where cockpits are mostly open, and you can sit in and use the controls. Exhibits of national importance including the unique Sea Harrier XZ 457 and the rare Comit C Mk 2 Sagittarius, and the museum is proud to have the most fast jet cockpits available to sit in than anywhere else in the UK. REME MUSEUM, CHIPPENHAM Since its formation in 1942, the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers has been the driving force of the British Army and the inspiring story of the unit is told at the REME Museum through its collections of armoured vehicles and weaponry and child-friendly interactive displays. Don’t miss Wartime Britain between the 13-14 May 2023 - an amazing weekend exploring the vehicles, weapons and military life experienced by many during World War II. 28 <strong>Great</strong><strong>West</strong><strong>Way</strong>.co.uk
Private day tours from Bath in a luxury vehicle with Matt For tours & prices go to galahadtours.co.uk
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