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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 of Chippenham.
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.
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.
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.
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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