Chippenham Travel Guide

  On the River Avon
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  • On the River Avon
      On the River Avon
    by colin_bramso
  • Lacock street
      Lacock street
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  • Lacock Abbey
      Lacock Abbey
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  • Tithe barn exterior on the right.
      Tithe barn exterior on the right.
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  • Interior
      Interior
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Visit the abbey.

Visit the abbey., Chippenham

 leics Says:  I didn't; not enough time.But next time I will.Apart from the Medieval remains of the abbey itself you can explore the changes made when it was purchased by the Shadlington family and turned into a stately country house. The abbey has lovely wooded grounds, and part of it is... 

The lock-up

The lock-up, Chippenham

 leics Says:  The village lock-up dates from the 1700s and is attached to the tithebarn.It is what it says it is: a place where miscreants (or drunkards) could be locked up and safely kept overnight or until the next set of trials came around.There's a bench bed and a hole in the corner... 

St Cyriac's

St Cyriac's, Chippenham

 leics Says:  A lovely church, with some unusual Medieval painted stonework. Unusual because most of the paintwork in our ancient churches (and they were all painted in the past) was removed or painted over in the centuries following the Reformation (when England broke from the Catholic... 

Visit the tithe barn.

Visit the tithe barn., Chippenham

 leics Says:  On the corner of the main street (a wide one, because Lacock was granted a market charter in Medieval times) stands a truly ancient tithe barn.It's a lovely building, inevitably owned by the National Trust. There were originally three entrances (the one opening onto the... 

Hotels  

Lucknam Park

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Premier Inn Chippenham

 1 Review and 75 Opinions  This was the first Premier Inn we've stayed in, and we were impressed. The rate compares very... 

Restaurants  

Brewers Fayre: Formula pub food

Brewers Fayre: Formula pub food, Chippenham

 colin_bramso Says:  Nothing wrong with it, but it's typical of the big pub chains. A new building designed to look like an old pub, formular, factory-style 'traditional' pub food, a good selection of beers and wines, good prices.It's not a memorable evening out but there's nothing to complain... 

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 On the corner of the main street (a wide one, because Lacock was granted a market charter in Medieval times) stands a truly ancient tithe barn.It's a lovely... 

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Not Chippenham but Lacock.

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 Lacock does not exist in the VT database. Chippenham is the nearest town, so this is where I will build my page for a place which is unmissable if you are in the area. Lacock is a village preserved... 

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Historic market town

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 An historic market town with a history going back hundreds of years, Chippenham's location has been a key factor in its success. It's on the River Avon, the old stagecoach route between London and... 

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