Lovely working museum, heat to see a vital part of the Kennet and Avon canal in action. Friendly and knowledgeable volunteers. Nice little cafe. Small car park.

Cycling past and called in as it was open and I had time to spare. (normally with company or on a schedule) Fascinating place if you have any mechanical or historical interest. A grade 1 listed building and the oldest working beam engine in its original place, doing it's originally intended role. I was chatting with one of the volunteers and was told I could have a look around inside, there was a guided tour going on and I might be able to catch up with it, I did. Enthusiastic and knowledgeable chap taking the tour and he showed us all the major points. They steam the engines normally every last weekend of the month from April to September, (Sunday Monday on bank holidays) and for the last couple of years have been open late in September and had telescopes up with local astronomy buffs as it's wonderfully dark out there in the countryside. On Steaming days there is a small tea room without hot food I believe, picnic benches in the grounds, public toilets. There is a good size carpark and a local Pillbox just outside. Steaming days there is a small entrance fee but was no charge when I visited but a donation point. I will be contacting the team to enquire about volunteering my time as I am an engineer myself and would love to be involved in even a small way. Had an volunteering introduction day today and the team were wonderful and welcoming, I got involved and down into the depths of the site. Loved every minute and am looking forward to giving more of my time to be involved with the place.

Managed to visit on one of the steaming days, really interesting and fascinating to see the pump in action. Lots of friendly helpful volunteers to answer any questions.

Loved it. The oldest working steam engines still performing their original job and the most pleasantly instructive steam museum I've visited yet. The volunteers are well informed and also supremely keen to be helpful. We'll worth the trip. Reccomend

A fascinating place. The dedication of the volunteers keeps this little gem going. It's history and working pumps are spot on. There's a lovely cafe but if you're going with a family it may be worth your time to take a picnic. Lovely walks and places to watch the world go by.

A beautiful place with some of the best volunteers I have ever met. It was fascinating and I really enjoyed it. If I had visited as a child I would have been an engineer by now, it is extremely inspiring.

My first visit to this wonderful, piece of Victorian engineering. All the volunteers where very knowledgeable. A true masterpiece of working steam Beam engines.

Went with grandchildren 8 & 10 yrs for enjoyable stroll through forest then back to picnic table for lunch. Games then home. Very disappointed toilets were locked and there was no dog litter bin. The would area was very clean and a great free day out.

An absolutely beautiful forest to have a stroll in. The man car park at Postern Hill has some picnic spots and free toilets - which (when I visited) were clean and very convenient. It has an incredible abundance of beautiful trees and fauna with lovely clear laid out main paths. Around the car park there were lots of people, and a lot of dog walkers, but the site is huge! Once you travel like 20 mins walk into the forest you’ll find yourself completely alone and it’s incredibly tranquil. The only negative - and this is only if this is your objective, is that the 7 oaks they have on their sign post are not sign posted at all, so finding your way around involves OS maps, Google and your best judgement and navigational skills. If you actually want to find the oaks then prepare to get lost. After 3 hours and 6 miles of walking we found 4 of them, wound up in a logging off limits area by accident and stumbled into the arboretum- which was beautiful! Absolutely worth going to - shame there’re no signs! Ultimately if you want a lovely stroll then it’s 100% worth it but don’t bother trying to find all the oaks unless you’ve a lot of patience, time and luck - the hint is that they’re not on the main path, they’re behind it! So keep looking left and right for paths to take you there. Lovely place and needs signs for the walks.

Always a lovely place to visit with lots to see.

A beautiful old forest with some ancient trees.

Savanake ancient pasture woodland forest is a captivating natural wonder, brimming with ancient trees and enchanting wildlife. Its lush greenery and tranquil atmosphere provide a serene escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. A visit to Savanake is like stepping into a mystical realm, where nature reigns supreme.

Beautiful ancient forest,ideal for a picnic and cycle ride.Good parking and plenty of shade,walks well marked with so many grand old oaks to see .The lovely Grand Avenue is a treat too!

A lovely little campsite right in the forest. I've not felt so relaxed for a long time. Highly recommend this place to everyone!

Rather higgledy piggledy layout which added to its charm. Beautifully laid out with festive decorations. Entrance was not clear. The £10 entrance seemed a bit steep and I wouldn't pay again to visit. There were no other visitors.

Hidden behind a nondescript door and the Historic Houses shop, is a fascinating time warp from the war. It's a small gem but filled with local history. The only downfall (could be for real), would be the stairs, which are not for those with mobility issues. The stair lift was out of action when we visited.

Interesting house from 1654 and collection of furniture of the same period. Sympathetic restoration in progress.

Wonderful 17th-century house with period furniture. The house is steadily being restored but much of it is accessible. Highly recommend the guided tours; our guide Robin was entertaining and knowledgeable.

Very interesting museum. Well worth a visit.

Very informative guided tour of fascinating historic town house

Fascinating venue with varied displays. Building is like a rabbit warren. We had a very helpful guide in Jane.

We had a wonderful visit to Wilton Windmill. Our two young boys enjoyed the tour and learning how the windmill worked. Our volunteer guide Chris was very knowledgeable and engaging. The guide book for the windmill was very informative and is worth purchasing. It also has some activities for children in, including the trail for the tour. Personally I didn't enjoy walking on the wooden platform around the outside of the mill - I found the creaks unnerving, though it is apparently sound. It's a wonderfully peaceful site. In terms of facilities, there's limited parking at the roadside, one portaloo and a small café offering refreshments (and ice cream). Plenty of picnic space. We were here for about 2 hours in total.

Fascinating little place. You can visit it any time I believe, however, for tours you have to come at a certain time which is mentioned on the website. Nice little bit of history restored by a passionate individual. The scenery around the area is gorgeous and it's close to Martinsell hill which is worth a visit as it's quite close by. When looking it up on Google maps I saw what looks like crop circles in the field next door. Overall a lot of interesting places to see nearby too so would be good to make a day out of it! Have fun!

Went for the family fun day and was a brilliant day, lots of activities for children, birds of prey, beer and coffee tents, stallholders, plus tours of the windmills too, def a day to put in the diary!

Beautiful windmill! You can join the tour inside and also buy flour produced from that mill. We loved the tour, and we learned a lot about the mechanics of the mill. It's definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.

Only open for tours on Sundays 2pm - 5pm (and a few other days during the year). Well worth a visit if the time window works for you. The guides are very knowledgeable and approachable, and there is a great little cafe/ticket office. There is not a lot of cover if the weather is not good. Roadside parking is very limited, but there is a field beside where parking is also available.

Aug 28 Still a lovely and refreshing place. They made changes to picnic benches and good to see this upgrade. ====={{ Fantastic experience to be there around and snapping a few family pictures. We were lucky to get sunshine on our visit on Sunday, especially during this time of year. I believe they have no guided tours especially in winters.

Beautiful place, very tranquil (I was alone in the grounds). A perfect picnic spot. Congratulations and thanks to the Trust and volunteers for the wonderful job you're doing there.

I had a wonderful experience visiting St Peter in Marlborough. The guides are incredibly knowledgeable and informative, sharing so much history about the church. From the story of why it stopped being used as a place of worship, to how the bells were moved, and even how the remaining bell still functions and is maintained—it was all fascinating to learn. The building itself is breathtaking. Every detail is beautiful, especially the stained-glass windows, which are truly stunning. On top of that, the owner is exceptionally kind and welcoming, which made the visit even more special. It’s definitely worth a visit if you’re in Marlborough—you’ll leave with a deeper appreciation of both the history and the beauty of this remarkable place.

It's free to visit and although it's no longer a working church you can still view its interior structure. The stain glass windows are beautiful and the old altar is intact. There is also a nice quiet cafe where you can enjoy the pleasant pathos of the place for a while longer!

Attended a Louis Dunford gig at St Peter’s Church. Fantastic event space with beautiful decoration and surroundings.

Best place in Marlborough for a coffee and cake, reasonable price, no queues.

Relaxed and quiet with bags of space, as they have the whole of a church interior. Proper cafe food not chain food reheated. A unique experience.

It's a nice church that is well worth visiting. There are some very nice stained glass windows. The church was restored in Victorian times, and the floor was covered with Minton tiles. St. Peters is no longer a working 1970s it was realized the town could not support two churches. Charitable trust was set up to find a new use, for it now it is more a community and events centre and cafe.

Excellent events venue. Very friendly, great cafe, stunning building, peaceful atmosphere.

Beautiful woods, especially for the bluebells season. There is a car park with picnic benches, which is a lovely spot to have a picnic and enjoy the peace and quiet of the woods. Also great for dog walks.

Beautiful woodlands with lots of little paths to take and get away from everyone. Great for dog walks, though they have to be kept on the lead. Good sized car park. If you can time it right and see the bluebells, then you're in for a real treat - there must be millions of them covering the forest floor.

A wonderful place to walk, particularly when the bluebells are out. Paths are clearly marked and are a good surface.

Love this place for great bluebell photography and at times busy as well as can be quiet and peaceful

I've visited many woods hunting for Bluebells over the years but so far this the best one for absolutely magestic displays. If you find the right spot in the woods you'll be completely surrounded by a blue carpet as far as the eye can see!

Last week in April is obviously the best time to visit West Woods. The bluebell display is superb at the moment.

Beautiful woods with several tracks.

Gorgeous place for a walk — trees, birds, fresh air, the distant sound of a toddler tantrum echoing through the woods like a warning siren. Sadly, had to knock off a star thanks to some local gremlins and their handlers. My dogs, who were basically the canine version of Zen monks, were just minding their own business while these mini-humans screamed like they'd seen a ghost (it was just a squirrel). One parent muttered something about “multiple animal” — I assume they meant their own children, but the tone suggested otherwise. Great scenery, shame about the roaming chaos goblins and their offended zookeepers.

A beautiful and unspoilt forest to visit. Every season is special in this forest and the sound of the birds is beautiful. They could do with toilets at different entrances, not only at Postern.

Lovely walk with some magnificent trees. Plenty of free parking at Postern Hill car park. Toilets by the car park (only open during certain times of the year) and a few picnic benches. 8 extra special trees highlighted on the noticeboard by the car park, but not signposted around the woods. Dogs welcome, but on leads on places with grazing wildlife. Wonderful walk during any season, but especially autumn.

A fantastic place to explore. No matter how many times I visit I never get bored with this magical place. The kids enjoyed making a den and us big ones enjoyed the autumnal colours. Plenty of parking and picnic tables and toilets.

Lovely place to spend time in and have a picnic. Plenty of space, lots of picnic benches, woods to explore and areas to play in. Parking is easy, public toilets and although lots of people there it's big enough to have your own space and not see many other people.

Lovely place to walk around. Dog friendly and plenty of ancient Oak trees to admire amongst all the others.

Beautiful place for a walk. Plenty of parking and picnick benches .

Was a nice hike through the town and across the valley of stones to reach this beautiful place. Very peaceful and no one else was around, so we could enjoy the spot without issue. Really great that it’s fairly remote and needs a bit of a hike to, which makes it a little more protected. So many Neolithic sites in the area it’s definitely worth coming to. Also friendly farmers. Highly recommend

Quirky pile of rocks which you can climb, etc. Google took us to somewhere you can’t really park (though a kind stranger let us park on her driveway), and finding it wasn’t too easy as fences block the way and need climbing over, etc (not easy with a baby in a buggy and two young kids). Cool when you get there though, and apparently there is a proper place to park cars, and we went home via a circular route which was easier terrain, but ended up confusing once over the main road, to find our way back to our car.

Well bit of a tricky place to find. You turn of the A4 and go up this byway to a farm yard. On the other side of which is a steep grass road which takes you down to a gate. I had to go through the gate and past a herd of cows and a massive bull. As this is a footpath not sure why the massive bull was there. Come through the gate turn right past the bill and head to the other end why there is a board explaining the history. There is another gate there. The cows and bull follow you to the gate. Short walk on the other side is the Neolithic stone work which is in some grassland. It’s all free just beware of the bull

Wow what a pain to find no signs from car park. Once parked in the devil's den car park walk down the long byway (track) till there is a small gate (with beware off bull sign) just after a corner go through to next small gate & follow cut path keep left and walk down the hill until you see a tree 🌳 surrounded by stones and turn left through another gate and your in view 👍 possibly a 20min walk.

This is such a beautiful and tranquil place, just you, the birds and the breeze. About a 15 minute walk along a track opposite the village of Charlton between Marlborough and Avebury. Take a picnic and just chill.

It's a nice place to spend time quietly relaxation with fresh air. You can view the farm area also there is some amazing Stone standing.

Google maps sent me along a bridle path that does not take you here. If walking i suggest you follow the (longer) driving route to "up on the downs car park" then approach from there

We attended a funeral which was held for a very good friend and was obviously quite emotional the vicar said many kind words and it went really well , with much detail of our friend delivered by his relatives and lifelong friends which lightened the mood, a funeral never can be described as enjoyable. We however cannot forget the occasion which showed he had a wonderful life appreciated by all.

Nice and quiet

Great vicar and faithful congregation.

Lovely church. Pretty on the inside.

Lovely

Firstly, as at August 2024 the Marlborough White Horse is becoming overgrown and seemingly not cared for. A big shame. Quite a disappointment actually. Marlborough White Horse, also called the Preshute White Horse, is a hill figure on Granham Hill, a fairly shallow slope of the downland above the hamlet of Preshute, just outside Marlborough. The Marlborough horse lies in the grounds of Marlborough College and is the smallest horse in Wiltshire. It was cut into the hill in 1804 by a group of school boys. The design was created by pupil, William Canning. Many far off views of the horse are obstructed by trees, as the grounds of the college are quite wooded. You can get a good view from the footpath running from Preshute House to the A345 road ... once get onto the college sportsgrounds. The horse is 62 feet long by 47 high, and it has become thinner since the early twentieth century. It was restored again in September 2001, when it was re-chalked. It’s worth a visit if you’re visiting the Wiltshire White Horses. It’s been on our list to visit for a while. That is the last of them ticked off now.

The horse is only a short walk outside of Marlborough but it isn't easy to get to it and it's pretty overgrown and hard to see at the minute. Decent place for a picnic.

Set in one of the richest locations in Wiltshire but the worse kept of all the White Horses

Horse is pretty overgrown but it’s there.

A bit disappointing - it probably was white once but it certainly isn't nowadays but at least it is fenced off to preserve it.

Best place to see it is from the graham cl walking path south of the kennet River. There is even a walking path that makes it possible to walk up near it.

Not easy to see from the road, best to park in Marlborough & walk through the churchyard round the tennis courts

Honour to attend Bob's Funeral here. Never seen a church so packed out. Didn't detract from a beautiful historic church in a centuries old village setting.

Always love a church. Preyed for health, wealth, and well-being in Jesus name 🙏 🙌 ❤️

Lovely church with the friendliest of churchgoers and staff. You don't feel you have to dress up, made very welcome.

St Mary's church is so peaceful. Nice place out side in the grounds .

Came here for friends wedding, was a beautiful venue

Extremely friendly and welcoming

Beautiful little Church of England.

Bit of a pain to find (see attached pictures). Google will take you via the farm but you need to go around. Be careful on the way up, the underside of my car got damaged by the path, just some scratches though. The chapel itself is quit pretty, definitely agree it is a lot like Duxford, or Temple Manor if you managed to see that. Great views, would be quite nice to sit here on a hot day.

Lovely little place to stop at while driving through. It's set just outside a farm. You can only approach this from the north entrance via Chisbury Lane. Google will potentially show you entry from the south but that is not possible. You can drive up the little lane off Chisbury Road directly up to the chapel and there is enough space to turn around to leave. Be careful on the road up as it is a dirt/gravel track so take it slowly.

St Martin's Chapel, Chisbury is a mediaeval former chapel next to the manor house in the hamlet of Chisbury, Wiltshire, England. St Martin's was built in the early part of the 13th century, on the edge of Chisbury Camp, an Iron Age hillfort. There are written records of it from 1246 onwards and its surviving architecture is contemporary with that period. The walls are faced with flint. The windows have the remains of good-quality Decorated Gothic tracery that suggests they were added in the latter part of the 13th century.

I visited here as part of my english heritage tour. Here is some background: Chisbury Chapel is a small medieval chapel dating from the late 13th or early 14th century, situated on the site of an older hillfort in Wiltshire.

A medieval Chapel, still with its 13th century consecration mark. The Chapel is along a narrow farm track in the yard of a farm. No other facilities.

A little gem with great atmosphere, built in a break in the fortifications of an Iron Age camp. Don't expect to see very much, just rnjoy ehat there is, and the beautiful location and views.

Not much to see as empty Capel but fun finding it free to enter any time

Such a beautiful area. Lots of walking trails. One of my favorite places on the planet.

It's a nice place, especially the village of lockeridge. It's more of a pitstop though. I believe you can walk from the dene to the longbarrows.

I always thought where did the stones come from for Stonehenge? After all I did live next to it for 14 years. Well now I know where and how. The blue stone was from wales. You could walk all the way to Avebury Ring on these stones but sadly they have been removed by Farmers before the Trust took over.

Quite lovely spot. Sarsen stones everywhere and there's a path weaving through them. If you climb up the bank on one side there's a great view over this small valley - stayed nearby in an AirBnB which was charming.

Fairly short but enjoyable walk. If you walk up the hill in the second field you are able to see the edge of West Woods/Bluebell woods- pretty sight Grazing cows at different parts of the year.

Beautiful part of Wiltshire between Avebury and Marlborough. Pretty much the very picture of an English village harbouring a tiny part of a national treasure. Littered about as though forgotten remnants of ancient sarsen stone that dot the monuments of this part of the landscape of the country. Lockeridge itself is also home to the 'who'd a thought it' pub and close to Silbury Hill and West Kennet long barrow. If you like ancient history up close you can't go wrong in this part of the world.

A interesting place. Good to take a little boy as he could climb on the rocks and run around inside the fenced area. Lovely location. Shame no parking only in the village

This beautiful gallery houses a good selection of British 20th c. art. The book section is fantastic too. Well worth a visit.

There's a very good eye behind this place