featuring private or en suite bathrooms, the 4 warm, casual rooms have free wi-fi and tvs, as well as minifridges, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:30 am. there's also a riverside garden with a picnic area. some have private entrances, and 1 room adds a kitchenette. full english breakfast is served in a country-style kitchen/dining room which has a piano. parking is free and pets are welcome for a surcharge. set in countryside next to the river kennet, this relaxed b&b in a former village blacksmith's forge dating from the 16th-century is a mile from west kennet long barrow neolithic tombs, and 5 miles from the cherhill white horse Heathrow Airport 1 hr 29
Avebury Manor (5 min) Restored manor with period interiors, stone circle museum and a Victorian kitchen garden. Silbury Hill (2 min) A neolithic monument, this popular attraction is the tallest prehistoric manmade mound in Europe. Wiltshire Museum (16 min) Gold and other items from Stonehenge feature in an exhibition of Wiltshire's history and people. Savernake Forest (18 min) Forest and history Bowood House and Gardens (22 min) Over 100-acres of landscaped grounds with an adventure playground, soft play and a petting farm. Lydiard Park (25 min) Palladian house with opulent, 18th-century interiors, walled garden and kids' play area in parkland. Coate Water Country Park (24 min) Extensive parkland with wildlife nature reserve and kids' splash park, plus lake habitats and hides. Lacock Abbey (27 min) William Henry Fox Talbot's country house with museum, historic village streets and garden. West Kennet Avenue (3 min) Avenue of standing stones leading up to the world famous Avebury circle & sanctuary. The Sanctuary (13 min) Prehistory and history Caen Hill Locks (22 min) A series of 29 locks on a rural canal, opened in 1810, with a waterside path & a cafe at the top. Avebury (3 min) Rural standing stone monument and 17th-century stables housing a museum to the iconic monument. West Kennet Long Barrow (6 min) English Heritage-run remnants of a burial mound, built around 3650BC, open during daylight hours. Alexander Keiller Museum (5 min) Interactive displays on prehistoric megaliths, in a 17th-century barn, plus children's activities. Cherhill White Horse (7 min) |