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Recommended Towns & Villages near Melksham

Lacock

Lacock (150 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction N)

Gatherings of graceful medieval houses line the streets of Lacock..

Reybridge, Wiltshire. Taken during the summer months of 2004

Reybridge (6 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction N)

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Silver Street, Trowbridge

Trowbridge (148 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction SW)

Trowbridge is a historic town crammed with attractive stone buildings. It originated as a settlement along the Biss and flourished from the wool and weaving trades and from these periods there remain many magnificent merchant houses...

Iford Manor, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

Bradford-on-Avon (176 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction W)

Beautiful old town with a rich mixture of mellow Bath stone properties to be seen along ancient winding streets...

The River Avon through Monkton Park, Chippenham

Chippenham (84 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction N)

Chippenham is a large historic market town in northwest Wiltshire, England, that was established on a crossing of the River Avon. It is believed that some form of settlement has.....

St John's Church, Devizes

Devizes (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction E)

Devizes is a small market town situate on the edge of the great expanse of Salisbury Plain...

April Cottage, Castle Combe, Wiltshire 2013

Castle Combe (203 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NW)

Tucked away in the Cotswolds, Castle Combe is a quintessential English village with honey-colored stone houses, a medieval market cross, and a peaceful ambiance. It's an idyllic destination for a relaxing countryside getaway...

Bridge

Bath (835 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction W)

Bath is an elegant city famous for its beautiful Georgian architecture and its Roman attractions from which it got it's name. The traveller James Boswell who visited the city.....

The Parish Church of Warminster, Wiltshire

Warminster (117 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction S)

This is a former wool and corn town with a fascinating history stretching back to Saxon times. It sits comfortably beneath the chalk downland of the Salisbury Plain at the head of the beautiful Wyle Valley...

Pub Photo - Waggon & Horses, Wiltshire

Beckhampton (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction E)

This delightful hamlet lies in one of the richest natural history area's in England, containing the burial places of people from pre-history and almost unknown centuries...

Avebury

Avebury (171 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction E)

The village of Avebury is world famous for its spectacular stone circle, which some consider more spectacular than Stonehenge. The pretty village also has a 15th century church,.....

Fingerpost pointing to one of the pubs at Broad Hinton, Wiltshire

Broad Hinton (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction NE)

Broad Hinton is found in the spacious countryside a few miles south-west of Swindon, close to the Ridgeway Path...

Malmesbury May 2008

Malmesbury (158 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction N)

The town stakes its claim to be the oldest borough in England on the fact that it was granted a charter in the year 924 by King Edward..

Marlborough, Wiltshire

Marlborough (11 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction E)

Dramatic chalk downs extend from Berkshire into rural Wiltshire, they are particularly rich in pre-historic remains and shelter a wealth of charming market towns and pretty.....

The Wheatsheaf Inn, Crudwell, Wiltshire

Crudwell (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction N)

Visitors will find this a restful place, there is a serene atmosphere, pleasant properties in lovely country lanes, and a nice friendly village inn...

Chavenage Lane at Tetbury in Gloucestershire.

Tetbury (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction N)

Tetbury is a market town in the Cotswolds known for its historic woolen mills, charming independent shops, and the iconic Chipping Steps. It has a quintessentially English atmosphere...

Stourhead, Sept 2004

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (20.0 miles, 32.1 km, direction SW)

Stourton is noted for the church dedicated to St. Peter where you can see many memorials to the famous Hoare banking family and for the house which was the families ancestral home...

Swindon Borough Council direction sign at Ladysmith Crossroads, Chiseldon, Wiltshire

Chiseldon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction NE)

This is an attractive large village lying to the edge of the Marlborough Downs, its inclusion in the Doomsday Book indicates at that time it was a village of some importance...

View of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Clifton, Bristol, Somerset. Summer 2004

Bristol (311 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction W)

Bristol Zoo is not this great city's only claim to fame..

St Mary and St Melor Abbey Church, Amesbury

Amesbury (78 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (20.6 miles, 33.1 km, direction SE)

Amesbury is a town near to stonehenge and is one of Wiltshire's most attractive little towns...

Recommended attractions near Melksham

Cistery at Lacock Abbey

Lacock Abbey (97 Pictures)

(3.1 miles, 5.1 km, direction N)

Lacock is one of the most beautiful villages in England, with houses dating from the 15th-century to the 18th-century. At the.....

The public walkway alongside the golf course at Bowood Estate, Nr. Chippenham, Wiltshire

Bowood House & Gardens (12 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction NE)

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Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle (24 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction SW)

In 1383, the then Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Thomas Hungerford had to be pardoned for building Farleigh Hungerford.....

Westbury White Horse

Bratton Camp & White Horse (4 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction S)

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Prior Park, Bath 2005

Prior Park (18 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction W)

Capability Brown had a hand in establishing the stunning landscape of Prior Park. His services, together with the advice of.....

Side view of the Bath Abbey.

Bath Abbey (153 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction W)

Bath Abbey is a beautiful building. The building is sited on the remains of a Norman Cathedral which itself replaced an 8th.....

A picture of Sally Lunns

Sally Lunns (9 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction W)

A one minute stroll from Bath Abbey you will find the oldest house in Bath - Sally Lunn's. Sally Lunn was a young french refugee.....

A picture of Roman Baths

Roman Baths (126 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction W)

Bath has some of the best preserved Roman remains in Britain, with the most spectacular of these being the Roman Baths - A Roman.....

A picture of Bath Pump Rooms

Bath Pump Rooms (9 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction W)

Bath is an important Spa and cultural centre, one of its most famous buildings is the elegant Pump Room of the baths built.....

The Building of Bath Museum

Buildings of Bath Museum (2 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction W)

"The Best Treat in Bath" - The Daily Telegraph Discover how the City of Bath was transformed from a small provincial spa town.....

A picture of Bath Theatre Royal

Bath Theatre Royal (4 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction W)

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A picture of Jane Austen Centre

Jane Austen Centre (1 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction W)

Jane Austen, the famous novelist is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous residents. She paid two long.....

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Bath Museum of Costume

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction W)

Bath museum of costume is a great experience, especially for anyone interested in either history or fashion. The collection.....

Assembly Rooms, Bath

Bath Assembly Rooms (2 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction W)

Bath's magnificent 18th century Assembly Rooms were opened in 1771. Known as the New or Upper Rooms they were designed by John.....

Beckford's Tower, Bath

Beckford's Tower & Museum (3 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction W)

Designed by Henry Edmund Goodridge in 1825 for William Beckford, one of the nation's most accomplished and interesting characters.....

Silbury Hill - ancient burial ground

Silbury Hill (20 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction E)

There are many fanciful theories about Silbury Hill, the massive conical hill described as the highest artificial mound in.....

Dyrham Park,  National Trust owned house in Between Bristol and Chippenham

Dyrham Park (8 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction NW)

This engaging house sits serenely in a beautiful wooded Gloucestershire valley, surrounded by an old deer park. It is built of.....

Entrance to Avebury Manor, Wiltshire

Avebury Manor & Garden (12 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction E)

Avebury Manor is a 16th century manor house built on the site of an old monastery. The rich interior of the house shows original.....

Avebury Ring, Wiltshire

Avebury Ring (61 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction E)

This is the largest and one of the most spectacular stone circles in the world, it certainly eclipses Stonehenge, for not only is.....

On the platform.

Longleat House & Safari Park (170 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SW)

On entering the great grounds of Longleat House through the entrance known as "Heaven's Gate" visitors are immediately struck by.....


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