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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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