Wiltshire

Near Newark Park

Newark Park is a Grade I listed Tudor hunting lodge and country house near Ozleworth, Gloucestershire, set within a 700-acre estate featuring formal deer park and landscaped grounds. Visitors can explore both the historic indoor interiors and the scenic outdoor areas surrounding the house. The site is managed by the National Trust and open to the public seasonally.

Near ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ at Newark Park

7 Oct–15 Nov (another 37 days)

A family sensory trail brings the story of ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ to life through interactive installations, inviting visitors to search for the bear.

3 miles from Breamore House

Breamore House is an Elizabethan manor house in Hampshire offering visitors an immersive experience of fine paintings, tapestries, and period furniture, set within beautiful parkland. The house has wheelchair accessible routes and a café, providing a comfortable visit amidst historic surroundings.

Near Belcombe Court

Belcombe Court is a historic house in Bradford-on-Avon primarily used as a wedding venue, with entry requiring payment for Historic Houses members.

Located in Bradford-on-Avon

Bradford-on-Avon is a historic market town in Wiltshire with Roman origins, notable 17th-century buildings from its woollen textile industry heyday, a picturesque setting on the River Avon, and a vibrant cultural scene including music, theatre, and film attractions.

2 miles from Sutton Lane Meadows

Sutton Lane Meadows is a natural site featuring traditionally managed hay meadows rich in plant species including orchids, with a nature walk exploring rare plants, butterflies and birdlife. It is an outdoor nature reserve near Chippenham, Wiltshire, open dawn to dusk and free to visit.

2 miles from Buscot Old Parsonage

Buscot Old Parsonage is an 18th-century house with a small walled garden located on the banks of the River Thames in Oxfordshire, accessible only by prior arrangement with the tenant. The property has limited access and no toilets, making it less suitable for groups or wheelchair users.

Near Hamswell House

Hamswell House is a historic 16th-century house offering exclusive marquee weddings surrounded by 50 acres of gardens and private land with panoramic valley views, featuring wheelchair access and outdoor as well as indoor spaces.

2 miles from Village walk

14 Oct (next Wednesday)

Join a guided walk through Dyrham village as it was in 1704, and learn about its links to the estate and the lives of its villagers.

2 miles from Mottisfont

Mottisfont Abbey is a Grade I listed historic estate and former priory in Hampshire, featuring a historic house museum, extensive gardens with a renowned rose collection, riverside walks, and seasonal cultural and children's activities. Operated by the National Trust, it combines meaningful indoor and outdoor experiences with art exhibitions and family-friendly events.

2 miles from We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt™ Halloween Adventure

5 Oct–1 Nov (another 23 days)

A Halloween trail based on the children’s books, in which families follow the Bunnies of Hoppity Hill as they search for hidden ghosts around Mottisfont. Activities include choosing a bunny name, playing Halloween hoopla and racing broomsticks before a celebration party.

Near Bath Assembly Rooms

The Bath Assembly Rooms is a Grade I listed Georgian building in Bath, England, featuring the largest Georgian ballroom in the city, decorated with fine art and chandeliers. It historically served as the social hub for balls and concerts and is now a National Trust visitor attraction used for exhibitions, concerts, and filming.

Near Lantern Lecture: People of Colour in Bath from the Georgian period to the Ethiopian Royal family

9 Oct

Dr Tim Manningmore gives a talk exploring the history of People of Colour in Bath, from the Georgian period to the Ethiopian Royal family’s move to Fairfield House.

3 miles from The Pepperbox

The Pepperbox is an historic hexagonal folly tower built in 1606 on Pepperbox Hill, Wiltshire. It offers panoramic views across the surrounding countryside including Salisbury. The tower is a Grade II listed building and a notable early folly, owned and preserved by the National Trust.

Near Windmill Hill, Avebury

Windmill Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure in Wiltshire, England, known as the largest of its type in Britain and part of the Avebury World Heritage Site, featuring ancient ditches and archaeological significance.

2 miles from Sculpture exhibition in Avebury Manor Garden

5 Sep–18 Oct (another 9 days)

An outdoor sculpture exhibition displays works by more than 20 artists across the 11 garden rooms at Avebury Manor. Visitors can explore the sculptures among the garden’s seasonal planting; the works are also available to buy.

3 miles from Cirencester Amphitheatre

Cirencester Amphitheatre in Gloucestershire is the remains of a large Roman amphitheatre, notable as the second-largest in Roman Britain, with visible earthworks and evidence of tiered seating for thousands of spectators, and historical significance as a defensive site in the 5th century.

Near White Barrow

White Barrow is a large Neolithic long barrow on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, notable as the first ancient monument purchased by the National Trust and a protected archaeological site dating back to 3500-4000 BC.

3 miles from Fiddleford Manor

Fiddleford Manor is a medieval manor house in Dorset dating back to around 1370, featuring original interiors and restored by English Heritage, open to public visits throughout the year.

2 miles from Corsham Court

Corsham Court is a historic country house in Wiltshire set within Capability Brown-designed parkland, showcasing a fine art collection including works by renowned masters and Robert Adam-designed interiors. Visitors can explore both the house and extensive outdoor gardens, with accessibility and parking available.

2 miles from Iford Manor Gardens

Iford Manor Gardens in Wiltshire features a unique Italianate garden designed by Edwardian landscape designer Harold Peto around a medieval house. Visitors can explore historical garden architecture, classical sculptures, and woodland walks. The venue includes an award-winning café and restaurant and offers special tours and an immersive outdoor garden experience.

2 miles from Heelis

Heelis is the central office of the National Trust in Swindon, noted for its environmentally friendly design and modern architecture. It functions primarily as an office building with a focus on sustainability.

Located in Swindon

Swindon is a large historic market town in Wiltshire, England, known for its rich railway heritage, cultural festivals, shopping outlets, and diverse multicultural community.

2 miles from Foxbury

Foxbury is a fragile heathland restoration conservation site in Hampshire with no regular public access except for special events and educational groups. Visitors can enjoy outdoor trails, rare wildlife, and educational experiences amid natural heathland and woodland habitats.

2 miles from Hawk Conservancy Trust

The Hawk Conservancy Trust is a bird park and conservation charity in Hampshire with over 130 birds of prey, woodland and meadow habitats, and a national bird hospital. It offers outdoor bird displays and conservational work.

3 miles from Lacock

Lacock Abbey is a historic 13th-century abbey turned country house in Wiltshire, England, with medieval cloisters, Tudor additions and a museum dedicated to photographic pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot. The venue offers both indoor exploration of the house and museum, and outdoor experiences of the courtyard and village.

Located in Melksham

Melksham is a historic market town in Wiltshire, England, featuring a walkable town centre with historic buildings, diverse shops, cultural venues, and transport links by rail and bus.

3 miles from Paultons Park

Paultons Park is a large family-friendly amusement park in Hampshire featuring over 70 rides and multiple themed areas including Peppa Pig World. It offers a mix of indoor and outdoor attractions, animal exhibits, gardens, and play zones. The park hosts thrilling rides for all ages and has food outlets for visitors, making it a popular destination for families in the New Forest National Park region.

3 miles from Westonbirt House

Westonbirt House is a renowned Victorian historic house and garden in Gloucestershire, offering guided tours of the architecturally impressive house and extensive arboretum. Visitors can explore both indoor and outdoor attractions including gardens and the Italian gardens, with accessibility provisions and family-friendly experiences. Entry requires pre-booking except for Historic Houses members who visit free.

2 miles from Woodchester Park

Woodchester Park is a tranquil parkland in Gloucestershire featuring wooded valleys, a chain of lakes, and remains of a historic landscape park. Visitors can enjoy walking trails, family-friendly natural play areas, a café serving wood-fired pizzas and ice cream, and explore an unfinished Victorian Gothic mansion nearby. The park has accessible facilities but includes uneven and steep paths.

2 miles from Tinkley Tots

12 Oct, 19 Oct…

Tinkley Tots is a weekly outdoor nature group for children aged 2–4 and their grown-ups, with a different nature theme, story and activities each session. Children can explore outdoors, discover wildlife and make things from natural materials.

Located in Nailsworth

Nailsworth is a historic market town in Gloucestershire, nestled in the Cotswolds and known for its medieval buildings, local markets, and vibrant arts and culture scene.

2 miles from Heywood House

Heywood House is a historic venue in Wiltshire offering exclusive use of indoor office and event spaces along with extensive outdoor parkland including a lake. It features catering, accessible parking, and pet friendly policies, suitable for various events and meetings.

2 miles from Ludgershall Castle

Ludgershall Castle is a historical ruined 12th-century royal residence in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, featuring large surviving walls and earthworks. It was used as a hunting lodge by King John and Henry III and is now a scheduled monument open to the public as an outdoor historical site.

2 miles from Charlton Park Farms

Charlton Park Farms is an outdoor venue set in beautiful English countryside, ideal for rural weddings with stunning views and ample grounds.

Located in Malmesbury

Malmesbury is an ancient historic market town in Wiltshire, England, renowned for its medieval abbey, rich heritage, and cultural events, set atop a scenic hill surrounded by rivers.

2 miles from Bowood Woodland Gardens

Bowood Woodland Garden is a 30-acre historic garden featuring classic family mausoleum architecture, extensive rhododendron walks, and a collection of rare plants, set in a scenic woodland environment.

2 miles from Indian Block Print at Bowood House & Gardens

9 Oct

Participants learn the traditional art of Indian block printing through a demonstration and guided practice, then create a table runner, napkins or other textile items to take home.

Near Great Coxwell Barn

Great Coxwell Barn is a large medieval tithe barn built in 1292 for Beaulieu Abbey, now preserved by the National Trust. Visitors can explore this historic agricultural building with its impressive stone and timber architecture and original threshing floor. The barn is open to the public daily and features no other indoor exhibits.

3 miles from Guided Tours: Secrets of Coleshill

10 Oct (this Saturday)

A guided tour around Coleshill explores the lost Coleshill House, the estate’s secret Second World War training history and the former Model Farm, now home to the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre. The tour includes a walk of approximately 1 km and a chance to look around an exhibition afterwards.

3 miles from Longleat House

Longleat House is a renowned Elizabethan stately home set in extensive landscaped gardens, offering visitors access to opulent interiors, extensive collections, specialist tours, and family-friendly outdoor attractions including gardens and a hedge maze.

Located in Frome

Frome is a historic market town in Somerset, England, known for its rich wool and cloth industry heritage, vibrant arts scene, and cultural festivals. It features picturesque old streets, numerous listed buildings, and a lively town centre with independent shops and markets.

3 miles from Fontmell and Melbury Downs

Fontmell and Melbury Downs is a protected chalk downland area in Dorset known for its beautiful open grasslands, circular walking routes, diverse wildlife, and scenic viewpoints including Melbury Beacon. It offers accessible outdoor experiences with opportunities to spot butterflies, orchids and glow-worms in summer, set in the landscape that inspired Thomas Hardy's novels.

2 miles from Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument

Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument is an 18th-century historic monument located on Lansdown Hill near Bath, commemorating the Royalist commander Sir Bevil Grenville, who was mortally wounded in the 1643 Battle of Lansdowne during the English Civil War. The outdoor monument stands 25 feet tall, featuring inscriptions and heraldic symbols, and is a protected Grade II* listed and scheduled ancient monument.

2 miles from Nature tots at Old Lodge

13 Oct, 20 Oct

A nature-themed session for pre-school children at Old Lodge, with activities that usually include a song, story, craft and game.

Near Houghton Lodge Gardens

Houghton Lodge Gardens is a historic 18th-century garden featuring formal and informal landscapes, a new Oriental Garden, champion trees, and riverside walks with alpine and sheep sightings. It offers a picturesque outdoor experience with plant sales and refreshments available.

Near Avebury Manor and Garden

Avebury Manor & Garden is a historic National Trust property featuring a Grade I listed early 16th-century manor house with period interiors and meticulously designed formal gardens, located in the village of Avebury near the famous neolithic henge monument. The venue offers both indoor exploration of historical interiors and outdoor enjoyment of the gardens, reflecting centuries of architectural and garden design history.

Near Ancient Pathways: The Living Landscape, a journey through sound, colour and nature

14 Oct (next Wednesday)

Artist Georgie Weedon and sound practitioner Mia MacAllister lead an evening combining an immersive sound installation, a contemplative walk and guided meditation in Avebury Manor Garden, and a sound journey among paintings inspired by Avebury. The event ends with herbal tea in the gallery.

3 miles from Ashdown

Ashdown House is a 17th-century Carolean country house in Oxfordshire with historic gardens and parkland open for guided tours. Visitors can enjoy indoor historic interiors and outdoor grounds including rare Iron Age earthworks nearby.

3 miles from Lockeridge Dene and Piggledene

Lockeridge Dene and Piggledene are scenic sheltered valleys in Wiltshire featuring intriguing sarsen stone boulder streams, rare wildlife including lichens and wild flowers, and a 6-mile walking trail through woodland and valley with views over the downland.

2 miles from A special storyteller event celebrating We're Going on a Ghost Hunt!

10–11 Oct, 25 Oct…

Children can join a storyteller-led session based on *We're Going on a Ghost Hunt*, following the Bunnies of Hoppity Hill on a gentle, spooky adventure with pumpkins, bats, owls, music and storytelling.

Near Bath Skyline

Bath Skyline offers extensive outdoor walking trails including a 6-mile circular walk with scenic views, an Iron Age hillfort, natural play areas, and diverse wildlife in limestone meadows and woodlands, all accessible free of charge.

Near An exhibition: The World in Bath - Georgian People of Colour at Bath Central Library

7–10 Oct, 12–17 Oct…

An exhibition at Bath Central Library exploring the lives and histories of people of colour who lived, worked and visited Georgian Bath. Visitors can view portraits and objects connected with people uncovered through the exhibition’s research.

2 miles from Rodmarton Manor

Rodmarton Manor is an Arts and Crafts manor house showcasing locally made furniture, original interiors, and an 8-acre early 20th-century garden. Visitors can tour the historic house and explore the extensive gardens, enjoying a blend of cultural heritage and outdoor beauty.

Near Solsbury Hill

Little Solsbury Hill is an Iron Age hillfort located in Somerset, offering panoramic views over Bath and the Avon River. The site features archaeological remains including stone ramparts and medieval field systems, situated within the scenic Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and managed by the National Trust.

3 miles from Silent walking disco at Prior Park

11 Oct, 24 Oct

An early-morning silent walking disco at Prior Park, with attendees invited to sing, dance and walk around the lakes and across the Palladian bridge.

2 miles from Kingswood Abbey

Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse is the only surviving part of the historic Cistercian Kingswood Abbey in Gloucestershire, with origins dating back to 1139. Visitors can explore the medieval gatehouse, a Grade I listed building, located in the village of Kingswood and managed by English Heritage.

Near Exploring Clay Day

10 Oct (this Saturday)

Meet professional artists demonstrating clay techniques, ask questions, and try hands-on creative activities and clay making. The event includes interactive challenges and sessions for adults and children.

3 miles from Horton Court

Horton Court is a Grade I listed 16th-century Tudor and Norman manor house in Gloucestershire, featuring a Norman great hall and early Renaissance design elements. Owned by the National Trust, it offers rich historical architecture and has been used for filming notable TV series.

2 miles from 'New Work at Newark Park: A Sculpture Exhibition'

7 Oct–1 Nov (another 23 days)

A sculpture exhibition featuring work by five local artists, displayed across Newark Park’s house and gardens. The contemporary sculptures explore the estate’s history, landscape and wildlife, with some works made from materials sourced locally.

2 miles from Bowood House & Gardens

Bowood House & Gardens in Wiltshire features extensive gardens and historic parkland centered around a remodelled classical house with rich art and antiques collections. Visitors can experience both indoor tours of the house and outdoor exploration of the Capability Brown landscape, terraces and adventure playground for children. Facilities include a cafe, picnic area, shop, and free parking.

2 miles from Autumn Wreath at Bowood House & Gardens

15 Oct (next Thursday)

Participants learn to design and make a personalised autumn wreath using seasonal plant materials, with guidance from Bowood’s florist and an opportunity to pick flowers and foliage in the Walled Garden.

3 miles from Wardour Castle

Old Wardour Castle is a ruined 14th-century hexagonal castle in Wiltshire, England, known for its unique architecture and historic significance during the English Civil War. Visitors can explore the extensive outdoor ruins, including the central courtyard, banqueting house, and surrounding parkland with integrated ruins.

2 miles from Pepperbox Hill

Pepperbox Hill is a natural outdoor site featuring an early 17th century brick folly and important chalk downland habitat supporting rare orchids, butterflies, and diverse flora. Visitors can explore the natural landscape and enjoy views from the historic folly.

3 miles from The social season: A Regency year at Mompesson House

9–13 Oct, 16–20 Oct…

Explore Mompesson House dressed to reflect the Portman family’s time there and learn about Regency life and the family’s social calendar. Visitors can see a Regency parlour and children’s playroom, take part in activities, and follow a spotter trail around the house.

2 miles from Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle is a medieval quadrangular castle ruin located in Somerset, England, featuring a decorated chapel with notable medieval murals and an archaeological collection of lead coffins. The site offers visitors a blend of historic ruins and detailed heritage managed by English Heritage. It tells the story of the Hungerford family and their significance through English history.

3 miles from Garston Wood

Garston Wood is an ancient woodland nature reserve in Wiltshire, known for its rich wildlife including dormice and colorful wildflowers like bluebells. The site offers outdoor walking paths with natural surfaces and is open free to the public year-round, but has no visitor facilities or food available.

3 miles from Stonehenge

Stonehenge is a world-famous prehistoric monument featuring the iconic Stone Circle and a museum exhibition showcasing 4,000 years of history. Visitors can explore the outdoor landscape and take part in guided tours inside the stone circle outside normal hours. The site offers a café, shop, and family-friendly facilities, making it a compelling cultural and educational day out.

2 miles from Bathampton Meadows

Bathampton Meadows is a National Trust green corridor linking the city of Bath to countryside, featuring wildflower grasslands, wildlife, walking and cycling paths along the River Avon flood plain.

2 miles from Stockbridge Marsh

Stockbridge Common Marsh is a 64.8 ha biological Site of Special Scientific Interest featuring diverse wetland habitats along the River Test flood plain in Hampshire, with rich flora.

2 miles from Windmill Tump

Windmill Tump is a Neolithic burial site featuring a large stone tumulus and tombs containing ancient human and animal remains, located in Gloucestershire. Visitors can explore the outdoor historic site managed by Gloucestershire County Council.

2 miles from Winterbourne Downs

Winterbourne Downs is a RSPB nature reserve in Wiltshire preserving and restoring rare chalk grassland habitats. Visitors can enjoy marked nature trails, wildlife viewing screens, and panoramic views while spotting rare birds like Stone-curlews. The site offers wheelchair accessible paths and picnic areas but no indoor facilities or food services.

3 miles from Nunney Castle

Nunney Castle is a medieval moated castle ruin in Somerset, England, notable for its 14th-century tower-keep and unique architectural style influenced by French designs. It was damaged in the English Civil War and is now managed by English Heritage as a historic tourist attraction.

Near Old Sarum

Old Sarum Castle is an 11th century motte-and-bailey castle ruin in Salisbury, Wiltshire, set within an ancient Iron Age hillfort and managed by English Heritage, offering visitors an outdoor historical experience of medieval fortifications and earthworks.

2 miles from Stranger Folk at Mompesson House

16–20 Oct, 23–27 Oct…

Families can use the Stranger Folk app to follow the Crone through an interactive folklore adventure at Mompesson House, completing magical challenges to help close a rift between the human and spirit worlds.

3 miles from Nympsfield Long Barrow

Nympsfield Long Barrow is a Neolithic burial site located near the village of Nympsfield in Gloucestershire, England. The outdoor archaeological site features a trapezoidal long barrow with multiple chambers and is managed as part of Coaley Peak Country Park. It offers visitors a glimpse into ancient burial practices, with excavations revealing human remains and artifacts dating back to around 2800 BC.

Near Great Chalfield Manor

Great Chalfield Manor is a Grade I listed late medieval English country house in Wiltshire with moated grounds and a connected historic parish church. The house features unique symmetrical architecture and early 20th century restored gardens. It offers guided indoor tours and outdoor exploring of the gardens, and is known as a filming location for period dramas.

2 miles from Cley Hill

Cley Hill is a prominent natural hill in Wiltshire featuring an Iron Age hill fort, significant chalk grassland, and archaeological features. It offers scenic outdoor exploration with historical and mythical associations, including a legendary hill formation tale and UFO sightings.

3 miles from Win Green

Win Green is the highest point in the Cranborne Chase offering extensive panoramic views and a rich natural habitat, crowned by a Bronze Age barrow with beech trees. The site is known for its outdoor natural beauty, historical significance, and wildlife.

3 miles from Cirencester Park

Cirencester Park is a large parkland with a mansion known for its monumental yew hedge, extensive woodland, and pasture with historical significance including baroque avenues and the site of a former castle, open for visitors to explore the grounds.

3 miles from Hambledon Hill

Hambledon Hill is a prehistoric hill fort in Dorset featuring Neolithic and Iron Age earthworks. The site is a National Nature Reserve with significant wildlife and is owned by the National Trust, offering outdoor historical and natural exploration.

3 miles from Westwood Manor

Westwood Manor is a Grade I listed 15th-century manor house in Wiltshire, featuring historic interiors with fine furniture, musical instruments, tapestries, and beautifully restored gardens, open to the public during summer days.

3 miles from Chavenage House

Chavenage House is an Elizabethan family home in Gloucestershire known for its original 16th-century features, 17th-century tapestries, and use as a filming location. Visitors can enjoy guided tours inside the historic house, explore the parkland, and visit the cafe and shop, although wheelchair access is not available and some parts involve steps and uneven floors.

3 miles from The Courts Garden

The Courts Garden is a historic English country garden in Holt, Wiltshire, featuring a water garden, Georgian conservatory, garden rooms, and an arboretum. Owned by the National Trust, it showcases traditional landscape gardening and horticultural designs.

3 miles from Lydiard House & Park

Lydiard House & Park in Wiltshire features a historic Palladian mansion with ornate interiors and family portraits, set in 260 acres of parkland including a restored Georgian walled garden. The venue offers a cafe, children's play area, and hosts year-round events, making it a compelling destination for families and history enthusiasts.

2 miles from The Shires Shopping Centre

The Shires Shopping Centre in Trowbridge is a central covered shopping destination featuring a museum, a large car park, and a variety of retail stores along with food outlets. It also includes a modern extension called Shires Gateway with additional shops and cafés.

3 miles from Bradford-on-Avon

Bradford-on-Avon is a historic town in Wiltshire, England, featuring a mix of indoor and outdoor attractions including medieval and Norman buildings, Roman archaeological remains, a restored canal, shopping, dining, and cultural venues such as the Wiltshire Music Centre.

3 miles from Figsbury Ring

Figsbury Ring is an ancient earthwork site in Wiltshire featuring Neolithic and Iron Age archaeological remains set within protected grassland on a chalk ridge, managed by the National Trust and open to the public as a significant outdoor historical landmark.

3 miles from Castle Place Shopping Centre

Castle Place Shopping Centre is an indoor shopping venue in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, offering retail experiences in a refurbished environment since 2011. It is accessible to the general public without an entry fee.

Located in Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury is a historic hilltop town in Dorset, England, known for its scenic views, the ruins of Shaftesbury Abbey, the iconic cobbled Gold Hill, and vibrant cultural events including an annual Snowdrop Festival.

2 miles from Marden Henge

Marden Henge is the UK's largest Neolithic henge enclosure, featuring a vast oval earthwork bordered partly by the River Avon. It is an archaeological site of great significance with timber structures and ancient artifacts, reflecting ceremonial uses during the Neolithic period, located near the villages of Marden in Wiltshire.

3 miles from Alexander Keiller Museum, Avebury

Alexander Keiller Museum in Avebury showcases key prehistoric artefacts from the Avebury World Heritage Site, featuring indoor exhibits in the Stables and Barn Galleries. The venue offers wheelchair access, a café, and family-friendly facilities including play spaces, and welcomes dogs on leads. Parking is available in the National Trust car park and the village with disabled spaces.

3 miles from Ancient Pathways paintings exhibition

5 Sep–1 Nov (another 23 days)

An exhibition of paintings by Avebury’s 2026 Artist in Residence, Georgie Weedon, exploring themes of place, memory and connection through the ancient stone circle, surrounding landscape, and historic spaces of Avebury.

3 miles from Stonehenge Landscape

The Stonehenge Landscape is a National Trust estate in Wiltshire, encompassing over 2100 acres around the prehistoric Stonehenge monument. It features extensive ancient earthworks, burial mounds, and open access chalk grassland reversion areas, preserving historic and natural heritage.

2 miles from Prior Park Landscape Garden

Prior Park Landscape Garden is a historically significant English landscape garden near Bath, designed by Alexander Pope and Capability Brown, featuring iconic structures like a Palladian bridge and Gothic temple, set in a steep valley with lakes and restored grounds open to the public.

3 miles from Chisbury Chapel

St Martin's Chapel, Chisbury is a 13th century medieval chapel located next to an Iron Age hillfort in Wiltshire. It features flint walls and Decorated Gothic windows and is preserved as a scheduled ancient monument under English Heritage.

2 miles from Stourhead

Stourhead is a historic estate in Wiltshire featuring a Grade I listed Neo-Palladian house, an acclaimed 18th-century English landscape garden with classical temples, an artificial lake, and significant art collections, managed by the National Trust.

2 miles from Wellbeing walks

8 Oct, 13 Oct…

These gentle, volunteer-led wellbeing walks at Stourhead cover 1.5–2 miles and take about two hours. Walkers can enjoy the surroundings, meet others and connect with nature.

2 miles from The Hall

The Hall is a historic Grade I-listed Jacobean mansion in Bradford-on-Avon featuring guided tours of its richly storied interiors and access to expansive outdoor grounds. Visitors can explore the seven acres of parkland and enjoy accessible facilities, though the upper floors are not wheelchair accessible. Entry requires a ticket, including for Historic Houses members.

Located in Trowbridge

Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England, known for its rich history as a market town and a major centre of woollen cloth production. It features historical architecture, a river, shopping centres, and cultural festivals, making it an appealing destination for visitors.

3 miles from Mompesson House

Mompesson House is an 18th-century Queen Anne style historic house in Salisbury, Wiltshire, owned by the National Trust. Visitors can explore its carefully restored Georgian interiors and collections of 18th-century decorative arts. The house was also a filming location for the movie Sense and Sensibility.

3 miles from A Regency Autumn

9–13 Oct, 16–20 Oct…

A Regency-themed event exploring autumn social life in Salisbury, including the harvest, the social season and the Glorious Twelfth. It also covers Regency-era All Hallows’ Eve, Gothic literature and folklore.

2 miles from Dyrham Park

Dyrham Park is a Grade I listed baroque country house and extensive parkland in Gloucestershire, England, featuring historic interiors with Dutch art, 274 acres of gardens, an orangery, and a stable block now a tea room. It offers public access with events and has been a filming location for notable productions.

2 miles from Hidden water walk

15 Oct (next Thursday)

Join a guided walk at Dyrham Park to discover its natural springs, hidden water chambers and historic water features, including an underground well and stone structure by the lake.