Great place to visit with the usual high standard from the National Trust. Cafe serves good quality food. Plenty of benches around the generous gardens and a children's playground. Very good museum all about the history of photography.

Friendly and welcoming staff and a picturesque place to visit, perfect for a photoshoot (it was lovely to see so many families taking photos and enjoying themselves) and although I didn’t have time to explore the entire area, the abbey was beautiful. Will be back soon to discover the museum and enjoy the autumnal colours. Terrain is somewhat difficult to traverse as a wheelchair user in terms of suspension and gravel, but it is possible.

Good car parking. £5.00 for non National Trust members. A beautiful Abbey with amazing grounds. There is a National Trust cafe before the property and inside the property. Enthusiastic National trust Staff with willingness to share their lnowldge. information. Part of the Harry Potter films.

Lovely place to visit, stunning house & grounds. Beautiful village to walk around but we found the pub food prices quite pricey. 4 min drive up the road is Whitehall Garden centre with a lovely reasonable restaurant or tea room.

We visited Lacock without knowing anything of it's history, or indeed anything about it at all beforehand. Both the Abbey and the village are lovely. It's difficult though to get beyond the obvious and predictable 'Harry Potter' hype that the village attracts, and whilst it is is a very pretty village, the volume of cars did affect my view of the place. The Abbey though was a different kettle of fish. The place oozed centuries of history and the cloisters were beautiful. The house has seen many changes over the years; to some extent a victim of the vanity of owners through the centuries as tastes, fashions, and styles, have changed. And with each generation of change, so the house has been altered. The National Trust has obviously focussed on the work of William Henry Fox Talbot, photographic development pioneer and polymath who ived in the house for a period of time in the 19th century. But his life is just a small part of the history of the place which begins it's story in the 13th Century, 600 years before William Henry Talbot. Its a glorious place, well worth a visit with knowledgeable guides in the house and hospitable staff in the cosy café. We didn't have time to visit the gardens but this will definitely be on the itinerary for our next visit here.

Really Pretty. There is a fancy mansion and a very plain, historic abbey at one site . Great photography museum also The village is very cute

Lacock abbey is special. As you enter this ancient homeand throughout, you meet volunteers able to answer any question as you walk through the many centuries of the building. Culminating with the birthplace of photography. All set in a picture perfect village with a lovely pub! Add in the photography exhibition and gardens this is a good gentle day out worth savering with the NT doing what it does so well. Recommended.

Came for a 9 year old's birthday party, and it was perfect. Our instructor was friendly and filled the kids with confidence. We left the party area in a bit of a mess, sorry! Overall, we would definitely recommend.

First time at The Arc and really enjoyed the experience. Also had tea and cake in the cafe. Highly recommended for a great day out.

I use The Mothership regularly and this is another TCA branch. It's much smaller, not as many routes. There are two bouldering rooms, with the second one more for traversing practice. It has more of a community center vibe than a professional boulder centre vibe. Staff are super friendly, food was ok but not the best. No proper changing facilities, just two chairs opposite lockers.

Such a lovely climbing gym! I love the fact there's top rope, lead, and auto belay as it gives such a variety of what you can climb. The routes have gotten a lot harder since the last reset but that's not a problem but it would be nice to have a varied selection of climbs as many of the auto belay routes are 6a - 7a so not as friendly to newer or less confident climbing. The cafe is a welcome addition too and serves a good selection of food and snacks.

It’s so good to have a climbing place in Chippenham, no longer do we need to drive over to Swindon or Bristol to climb. The place it top notch, great design. The auto belay and boulder is great for starters and then the roped climbs great too. We’re doing a course which is brilliant. The only problem is the coffee and food looks really nice too ;)

The Arc is brand new and really well equipped. A lovely cafe with a large deck is stocked with lots of delicious options. The building is fully accessible, with a lift giving access to both levels easily. The staff were very friendly and approachable. The climbing areas are really well lit and ventilated, with 2 bouldering rooms, and 5 lines of auto-belays for when you want to climb and don't have a partner. Highly recommended!

Short visit to the arc today to checkout the new park. Really nice to see a more natural park with lots of wood creatively used to make a nice space for the kids. Slides and buckets and shoots to put stones down kept them busy while me and mum had a coffee. Speaking of which, nice coffe and sausage bap, recommend dropping in!

A real asset and credit to our town. Wonderful to see our rich history displayed with such care and attention. I remember many of the exhibits from the original location of the museum. I feel old! :-)

Interesting little museum. Free to enter. It has lots of things to do for the younger generation. This is particularly pleasing to me as it creates an interest in history which, hopefully, will continue as they grow. If you've got an hour or so to spare whilst in Chippenham pop your head round the door and explore.

Well worth a visit. A quaint and interesting museum. A lift and WC access. Good access for all. It's small and friendly. Activities for children. It has two levels. It's Free, you can buy a souvenir from the foyer. The staff are very kind and friendly. The museum is self explanatory and is full of items local to area and history. A great stop to understand local history and discover items of history. Some of the items are from further a field, some are very very old and curious.

Chippenham Museum is a real gem. It is full of items of local historical interest, and beautiful artwork of national significance. The displays are well laid out and engaging for all ages. With an ever evolving programme of exhibitions and events throughout the year is a great place for regular visits! The staff are always so friendly and happy to assist and they have a great schedule of events and activities that are family friendly too. Would highly recommend it to visitors!

The museum is the best ever musuem, it is stunning beautiful it is suitable for all ages. Volunteers are the museum are super friendly. The descriptions of the exhibit are well written and very engaging, it feels like learning history from one of the best teachers in the world. You can learn a lot about town's history and progress. Moreover musuem is free for all visitors.

One of the best curated small museums I have been to. The Sindy exhibition was amazing

Fabulous staff. Great museum. Well worth a look in

Not far from the city center, it’s a great spot to take a memorable photo.

A building that is steeped in the history of our town. I visited it many times when it housed the museum in the 1970s.

Good music and dance venue.

Excellent local burger joint. Only stayed in Chippenham for a short time and came here for dinner on our last night. The burgers were awesome, thickshakes delicious, chips amazing and reasonable prices. The food was ready in less than 10 minutes and the staff were very friendly. Wish we discovered this place earlier on our stay as we would have definitely gone again.

Unfortunately although the standard of the food is generally excellent, tonight they cooked up my order by only putting a small portion of chips when I ordered a large portion. May sound trivial but completely spoilt the meal we bought. More frustrating is that there is no telephone number on there social media or website presence to be able to complian or at least advise them of their error. Very frustrated experience with this company tonight.

Updated 24/09/23 Cannot be faulted, still! Great food, great staff, glad to have swung in after their well deserved holiday for some more brilliant food! Updated 16/01/24 - previous review remains the same - Quick service, plentiful portions, friendly staff. Enjoyed in the sun! Consistently the best burgers in Chippenham without fail!

Great little burger joint with a huge range of burgers, wraps and more. We had the blue cheese burger and bacon burger both of which were excellent. I've also tried the pea and mint falafel which was excellent. It's a tiny place so eating in isn't really an option though they have a table outside for nice weather.

Love it! So delicious and filling with options for carnivores and vegans. I've had the burger before and finally had the falafel burrito. It was full of flavour. If you are in a hurry you can also order online to pick up. Will deffo be there again! Very reasonably priced for a local business in 2023.

Can only describe my first ever visit to Boston burger as poor Griddle burger Double Boston burger Chicken tenders Dirty fries Chicken tenders were so over cooked the dog turned his nose up at them dry with a cement like coating Both burgers were substantial in size however the brioche buns were soggy and everything just collapsed making it impossible to eat on the move The large dirty fries again Chils over cooked and crunchy and within 5 mins were stone cold Sorry guys, first visit won't turn Into a second if that what almost £30 worth of takeaway gets me. Shoestrings just down the road twice as tasty for half the price (please note we have no ties to either restaurant)

Fantastic that we finally have a good quality burger place in Chippenham! All the food was hot, Delicious and was cooked quickly! All ingredients tasted super fresh and wasn't like the normal rubbish you get from other places . Ice gem lettuce not that shredded rubbish, lovely fresh tomato, good sauce and well seasoned chicken made up my SFC - The beef burger we had was just as good quality, along with the chicken tenders which 9 for £6 were an absolute must have! All the staff were lovely and friendly, it felt like i had just popped round a mates for tea rather than walking in a burger bar! Overall Very Very Very impressed! Best of luck to the owner and keep up the good work! i will defiantly be back in again!

We paid over £250 and stayed 1 night for a wedding. The hotel location is great, the reception and staff were friendly The room is spacious, but basic. It is an attic converted room with no air-con, but one fan in the room and windows were locked and can't be opened. The weather is very hot over 30°C. Our bed is so warm that I couldn't sleep well on it. How can a 4 star hotel have no air-con? It is worse than Premier Inn...

Lovely clean hotel, well located with friendly, professional and accommodating staff. The only tiny points to make are that we stayed during the heatwave and although there was a strong fan in the room, air conditioning would be better. There also wasn't a fridge in the room but otherwise, everything was brilliant. We would stay again!

We stayed for 3 nights. Nice room in main building. Friendly staff and good breakfast offer. Easy parking and in the better end of town. Good location for Bath or Bristol park and ride and for general touring around the area. Many thanks

Despite friendly, welcoming and helpful staff : this hotel is a disappointment. It's very expensive if you compare it to the Purple hotel chain and the room we had was dated and grubby. Shower curtain was minging, yellowed and smelly. The net curtains had an old dried splodge of birdsh on them and the window frames were flaking paint from rotten sills. Furniture was in need of updating/repairing and there was a recliner chair missing a cushion which rendered it useless. The pool had an issue was heating so was pretty much an unheated pool. All in all, not worth the £214 it cost especially having come from a Purple Inn which was clean, fresh and good value. The food was fine, standard hotel grub, no issues. The staff work really hard to keep customers happy and they deserve a pay rise for this. Emma, in particular, was very helpful and we can't fault staff at all. Best Western, however, need to revamp this place and give it a good scrub. Shower curtains are less than a fiver and would make a massive difference. Wouldn't revisit 😐

Rooms were unclean 2 days without fresh towels bathroom was never mopped stains on the wall a big clump of hair under the dressing table not sure if it was animal or human. My wheel chair could not manoeuvre around the room our opinion was not worth what we were charged food was nice we had a meal the restaurant staff were excellent the young girl was worth double what she was getting paid bar staff friendly we stayed for 4 nights cost nearly £600 Chippenham great little town I lived here 46 years ago will visit again

The staff are very friendly and attentive and there is a comfortable feel to the hotel. Good coffee and light lunches. Would very happily stay here if we did not live quite close by.

I was in the new wing on the west side, very disappointed with the room - no ventilation, no openable windows; on a sunny summer day the rooms facing the car park are sweltering. The bar looks good, as does the courtyard. The leisure pool and gym are a good addition.

Gorgeous relaxing Lunch in the Garden! Tapas was absolutely delish and great size on portions too! Friendly service as always! Get yourself down there!

Had an incredible Sunday roast (and dessert!). The food was so good, especially the cheesy cauliflower 😍 the service was fantastic and the atmosphere was great - lovely cosy fire going. Had a roast, dessert and a few pints - definitely recommend if you’re in the area!

We went here on a Saturday night and it was busy so it's worthwhile booking ahead. The food was unexpectedly great quality and generous portions. You pay a few pounds more than other pubs but I would definitely go again as the food was far better than most pubs we have gone to. We had pork belly, steak and ale pie and someone had a burger. The pork belly was a large piece with perfect crackerling and it sat in amazing gravy. The slice of pie was twice the size you normally see with a choice of mash, chips or fries. The pie was also sat in gravy and was amazing. And finally the burger and chips were very good.

We just had a birthday celebration meal for 15 at the Gladstone.. wow. What can I say..we thoroughly enjoyed it ! ..I had the sirloin and honestly one of the best...everyone said how great it was there and loved the food..We can definitely recommend and will be going again soon. We had to pre order as it was a big group and we must say we had great communication regarding our needs to make sure we had a perfect evening..really appreciated x Great hosting..great venue..thank you.x

Visited today with friends & had the most amazing meal. The burger with stilton was absolutely gorgeous and I opted for the smaller portion of the chocolate brownie which was perfect. Incredible food, relaxed atmosphere & beautiful venue. Will 100% return. Thank you!

Fabulous food extremely generous portions & very reasonable for quality style and presentation. Sunday lunch is also the best. Well worth the travel from Bristol and can’t wait to return soon

Really good place. Friendly service. Good options for drinks and the food looks good even if I've not yet tried it. The garden has recently been spruced up and is really good. Rarely too busy out there even in glorious weather and you can hire part of the garden for a party which looked like it was going well for the group there when I was there.

It looks like a lovely relaxing quaint English tea room which is very good for a garden centre but was disappointed in their gluten free apple and plum cake slice. It had a strange texture and lacked flavour. My dad had a bakewell slice which he said was delicious. The drinks were nice. Hot chocolate with coconut milk was delicious costing £4. It's table service but paid at the counter. We have been here several times but this is the first time trying gluten free cake. I am happy to see they catered for different dietary requirements.

Absolutely beautiful place , super friendly stuff , food service very quick and food delicious, plenty of tables . Lovely decorated

We had an afternoon tea booked for today (9/10/25) for my Mothers 87th birthday - The service and food we absolutely amazing, we cannot fault the wonderful staff who were attentive and friendly and the food was perfect - I would highly recommend to pay them a visit. Excellent value for money too !

There was a notice saying aplogising stating they were understaffed so a full menu may not be available. But all the staff were clearly working extremely hard and were attentive. You wouldn't have known. Very busy and there was a small wait to be seated. You could have a light bite or lunch. We opted for lunch. Our meals were very reasonably priced and perfectly acceptable. However, sadly my friend didn't enjoy her main at all (pesto, quinoa salad) and she isn't a fussy eater at all and felt something tasted odd. Normally I would have mentioned it but the staff were working so hard and were so kind, I didn't have the heart. I do feel that £2.30 for a small bottle of water is unreasonable; which my friend had. I opted for tap water.

Very nice experience. Welcoming and friendly staff. Food was very well presented and, more importantly, very tasty. I had the belly pork, and I have to say it was the best belly pork I'd had in 10 years. There was an issue with the till on the day we visited, which could have caused massive inconvenience, but it was dealt with very professionally by all members of the team. It's definitely worth eating there.

Lovely staff. Very courteous.Reasonable price for tea and cake. Other items available. Lovely veranda to sit out as well as adequate space inside. A typical country tea room in a Nurseries.

Had a fantastic meal with family, so there was six of us. They actually use real tea cups and tea leaves!. Staff were very attentive. Food was absolutely brilliant. It was obvious the had a fantastic chef. Wonderful deserts. The place was spotless. Will be going again.