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Malmesbury Circular River Walk
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Malmesbury River Walk: Directions and a brief history
A guide to an easy 2 mile riverside stroll around the hilltop town of Malmesbury. Read on for points of interest and a downloadable map.
Athelstan Museum
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Athelstan Museum has a wide ranging collection illustrating many aspects of Malmesbury history.
There are so many items that it is impossible to show all of them, or even a major part, so displays are rotated on a regular basis.
Abbey House Gardens
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Home of 'The Naked Gardeners', Ian & Barbara Pollard.
Dressed for visitors except on 5 pre-arranged 'clothes optional days' please see the events page on the official Abbey House Gardens web site for full details on specific dates you might want to visit us.
Malmesbury Abbey
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The 12th Century Abbey, Malmesbury's parish church
See the tomb of the first king of England, Athelstan the Glorious and stand on the site where saints since the 7th century have said their prayers.
Cotswold Country Park & Beach
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Offering everything from peaceful lakeside walks to cycle and boat hire,
and catering for everything from birthday parties to lakeside family barbeques too!
We are the proud home of the UK’s largest inland beach and the newly refurbished Watermark Café, Bar & Gift Shop and truly do offer a great day out for all the family.
Castle Combe Circuit
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Castle Combe Circuit opened just 18 months after Silverstone.
In the summer of 1950, Castle Combe Circuit opened 18 months after silverstone making it one of the longest established circuits in the UK. Until 1999, the circuit followed it's original layout, around the perimeter of the old air base.
Rodmarton Manor
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Rodmarton Manor is the supreme example of a house built.
And all its furniture made according to Arts and Crafts ideals and was one of the last country houses to be built and furnished in the old traditional style when everything was done by hand with local stone, local timber and local craftsmen.
Chavenage House Manor House
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Chavenage House is an Elizabethan era manor house.
Chavenage House is situated 1.5 miles northwest of Tetbury, in the Cotswolds area of Gloucestershire, England.
Lydiard House and Park
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Lydiard Park is the ancestral home of the Viscounts Bolingbroke.
The Palladian house, beautiful church, formal parkland and surrounding pasture are the striking remains of a great country estate which reached its peak in the 18th Century. Rescued from ruin by the Swindon Corporation in 1943.
Westonbirt Arboretum
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Westonbirt, The national Arboretum in Gloucestershire.
Westonbirt Arboretum is one of the most spectacular tree gardens in the world. An historic collection of over 3000 different trees and shrub species many of which are rare or endangered in their native lands.
Tetbury Heritage Centre
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Tetbury Heritage Centre and Police Bygones Exhibition.
In 1969 the Tetbury Magistrates Court was moved to Cirencester and the Police took over a new building in the London Road.
Local Woods
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Take a walk on the wild side and explore the public woodlands in the area.
There are numerous woodlands that can be explored for free near Malmesbury, including The Nymph Hay, The Great Somerford Estate Wood, and Ravensroost Wood.
The Corinium Museum, Cirencester
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The Corinium Museum has one of the finest and most extensive Roman collections in the country.
Take a peek through a Roman town house, and enjoy the sights and smells of a Roman garden. Marvel at the stunning mosaics, and experience what it was like to be a Roman soldier.
Cirencester Park
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Situated to the west of Cirencester, this is a superb example of a forest style garden.
With its width of 4.8km, a length of 8km and occupying some 3000 acres it provides an opportunity for the visitor to walk in a relaxed environment.
Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village
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Country house with monastic roots, once home to William Henry Fox Talbot.
Set in rural Wiltshire, Lacock village is famous for its picturesque streets, historic buildings and more recently as a TV and film location.
