Visitor attractions and information - Devizes
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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 7
miles north west of Devizes. |
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The
Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, Canal Centre, Couch Lane, Devizes,
Wiltshire, SN10 1EB. Tel: +44 (0)1380 721279. The Trust has been
in existence for over 40 years. It was formed to restore the,
then closed, Kennet & Avon Canal from Reading to Bristol
as a "through" navigation and as a public amenity. www.katrust.org. Devizes
Branch. |
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Wiltshire Heritage Museum, 41 Long Street,
Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1NS, UK. Tel: 01380 727369. Designated
as one of the top 62 museums in the UK, due to the excellence
of its Bronze Age collections, arguably the finest to be seen
outside London. Galleries for Art, the Bronze Age, Folklore,
Jewellery and Adornment. wiltshireheritage.org.uk. Location: In the centre of Devizes. |
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Avebury
Manor & Garden, nr Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 1RF. Tel: 01672
539250. (Avebury Estate office). 16th-century manor house with
lovely Edwardian garden. The manor house is occupied and furnished
by private leaseholders, who open a part of it to visitors. Restricted
viewing. National Trust. Charges apply.
About 8 miles north east
of Devizes. |
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Alexander Keiller Museum inc. Barn Gallery
& Avebury stone circle. World-famous stone circle at the
heart of a prehistoric landscape. World Heritage Site. National
Trust. Charges apply. About
8 miles north east of Devizes. |
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