VisitWiltshire Visitor Guide 2024

Calne
Calne is a small vibrant town with so much to discover. You can
explore our history at the Calne Heritage Centre. Join the annual
Calne Bike Meet which brings motorcyclists and the community
together on 29 July 2023 or plan a visit to the Atwell Wilson Motor
Museum. Spend a day cycling or walking along National Cycle
route 403 and visit the nearby Cherhill White Horse. With two
hours free parking in the Heritage Quarter, take an opportunity to
appreciate the flourishing past and present of our beautiful town
and shop, eat, drink and relax.
www.visitcalne.co.uk
Castle Combe
The perfect English hamlet. Arguably ‘the prettiest village in
England’. Also a location scout’s favourite, featuring regularly on
the big screen in films such as Stardust, The Wolf Man and War
Horse. In short, unmissable.
Chippenham
This busy market town has much to recommend it. Modern
shopping centres and a wealth of historic buildings. The Neeld
Community and Arts Centre, Chippenham Museum, and Wiltshire
& Swindon History Centre. John Coles Park and the River Avon,
which forms a peaceful backdrop for walking and cycling. Lacock,
Castle Combe and major attractions including Bowood are
nearby.
www.chippenham.gov.uk
Corsham
Corsham developed from Saxon origins into a prosperous town
thanks to the wool trade and the quarrying of golden Bath stone.
Home to quirky independent shops, the historic High Street
contains properties from the 16 th , 17 th and 18 th centuries, with the
350-year-old Almshouses at one end and stately Corsham Court
at the other. The town starred, as Truro, in BBC One’s Poldark.
EVCP: Post Office Lane (Long-Stay) Car Park.
www.corsham.gov.uk/visit
Cricklade
Lying at the southern gateway to the Cotswold Water Park is the
first town on the River Thames. An historic Saxon town with over
100 listed buildings, including the medieval St Sampson’s Church.
There is free parking with opportunities to shop, eat and drink as
you stroll around the Heritage Trail, explore North Meadow Nature
Reserve or walk parts of the Thames Path.
EVCP: Fairview Fields Car Park - just off the A419 by the rugby
club. Cricklade Leisure Centre, Stones Lane.
www.crickladetowncouncil.gov.uk
Hackpen Hill
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