Visitor attractions and information - Chippenham
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Horse Trials Office, Badminton Horse Trials,
Badminton, Glos. GL9 1DF. Tel: 0870 2423438. The Badminton Horse
Trials is a three-day event, and takes place in May each year
in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort
in Gloucestershire. The event started in 1949. www.badminton-horse.co.uk.
About 8 miles north west
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Castle
Combe Circuit, Castle Combe, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 7EY.
Tel: 01249 782417. Circuit activities here at Castle Combe Circuit
include Race Car Meetings, Motorcycle Race Meetings, both Motorbike
and Car Track Days, and Driving Experiences, where you can feel
the thrill of driving our race cars around a race circuit. About 3 miles west of Chippenham. |
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Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum & Village,
Lacock, nr Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 2LG. Tel: 01249 730459.
Medieval cloistered abbey converted into a fine country house.
Newly-restored botanic gardens. Location for films, 'Harry Potter',
'Pride and Prejudice', 'Moll Flanders' and 'Emma'. National Trust.
Charges apply. About 2
miles south of Chippenham. |
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Yelde
Hall Museum, Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HL. Tel: 01249 651
488. The Yelde Hall, a Grade 1 listed building, was originally
the Town Hall. The local history museum for Chippenham and its
locality. Industrial & agricultural history. Large collection
of photographs. Location: In the centre of Chippenham. |
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Great Chalfield Manor, nr Melksham, Wiltshire
SN12 8NH. Tel: 01225 782239. 15th-century manor house and garden.
Moat, gatehouse and great hall. National Trust. Charges apply.
About 7 miles south of
Chippenham. |
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