VisitWiltshire Visitor Guide 2024

Marlborough
Set in beautiful countryside, this handsome former staging post
has evolved into a stylish and cosmopolitan town with its own
thriving café culture. With a twice-weekly market, the wide High
Street is lined with characterful old buildings housing an array of
high quality shops, pubs and restaurants. Don’t forget to explore
the side streets, riverside parks and green spaces too.
www.marlborough-tc.gov.uk/visitors
Mere
A delightful spot with many amenities. There is excellent walking,
cycling and horse riding in the surrounding landscape, and the
spectacular National Trust house and garden at Stourhead are
nearby. The Town Council maintains two free car parks and
public toilets and the town also offers excellent sporting facilities
including football, cricket, tennis, bowls, a golf driving range,
fishing lakes and archery.
www.merewilts.org
Trowbridge
A Magna Carta Baron town. Unique industrial architecture and
a superb museum showcase its rich past as a centre for woollen
cloth production. Today it boasts a vibrant heritage and arts
scene, quality markets, independent retailers, family restaurants,
a cinema and a Premier Inn.
EVCP: Cradle Bridge Retail Park, County Way;
Lovemead Car Park, Duke Street; Bythesea Road;
94 Newtown; 110-122 Bythesea Road; 32-33 Bythesea Road;
6 Station Approach; County Way; 12 Westbury Road.
www.trowbridge.gov.uk
Vale of Pewsey
White horses, ancient downland and the Kennet & Avon Canal
make this a great base for walking, cycling and riding. You’ll find
thatched cottages, peaceful villages and places to eat, drink and
shop, as well as Pewsey Heritage Centre, Crofton Beam Engines,
Wilton Windmill and the Crop Circle Exhibition. Mainline railway
stations at Great Bedwyn and Pewsey. Walkers are Welcome
accredited.
www.visitpewseyvale.co.uk
Warminster
A historic market town packed with listed buildings and a variety
of independent shops, cafés, restaurants and inns. Head to
Lake Pleasure Grounds for the brand new skatepark, the pavilion
café, play areas, boating lake and more, or enjoy Smallbrook
Meadows Nature Reserve. Longleat and Stourhead are nearby,
with excellent transport links to Bath and Salisbury.
EVCP: Morrisons Car Park, BA12 9NT x2; Central Car Park, BA12
9BP x2; Longbridge Service Station, BA12 7DS x2.
www.warminstercommunityhub.co.uk
Vale of Pewsey
Wilton
Once the ancient capital of Wessex, the quintessentially English
market town of Wilton nestles at the confluence of the rivers
Nadder and Wylye. Wilton offers a range of shops, including
The Guild and a variety of places to eat.
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