Marlborough (England)
Marlborough is a market town in Wiltshire, between Swindon and Amesbury. Marlborough retains a rustic charm with arcades, alleyways, coaching inns, half-timbered cottages and a church at each end of the high street.
Understand
Visitor information
- Marlborough visitor information website
Get in
By road
Is 7.5 mi (12.1 km) south of M4 junction 15.
By train
Get around
See
- 🌍 The Merchant's House, 132 High Street, SN8 1HN, ☏ +44 1672 511690. A recreation of a 17th-century silk merchant's house.
- 🌍 Marlborough White Horse (Preshute White Horse), Granham Hill, SN8 4DN.
- 🌍 The Devil's Den, Fyfield, SN8 1PU.
- 🌍 St Peter's church, High St, SN8 1HQ, ☏ +44 1672 511453.
- 🌍 Crofton Beam Engines, Crofton SN8 3DW, ☏ +44 1672 870300. Sa Su 10AM-4PM. Pair of beam engines built in 1807 to pump water up to the summit section of the Kennet & Avon Canal. They're still in working order, and run on occasional "steam days". Adult £5, parking £1.
Do
Buy
Eat
- 🌍 Pino's Ristorante, 13 New Rd, SN8 1AH, ☏ +44 1672 512969.
- 🌍 The Bell, The Square, Ramsbury SN8 2PE, ☏ +44 1672 520230. Tu-Sa 8AM-10PM, Su 9AM-9PM. This 300-year-old inn gets great reviews for their food. They also have rooms.
Drink
- 🌍 Castle & Ball, High St, SN8 1LZ, ☏ +44 1672 515201.
- 🌍 The Roebuck Inn, London Rd, SN8 2AJ, ☏ +44 1672 700037.
Nearby
- 🌍 The Horseshoe, Mildenhall, SN8 2LR, ☏ +44 1672 514725. W-Sa noon-11PM (closed M Tu). A thatched pub
Sleep
- 🌍 The Bear Hotel, 1 High St, SN8 1AA, ☏ +44 1672 512134.
- 🌍 Crown & Anchor, Ham SN8 3RB, ☏ +44 1488 503040. Country pub with rooms, dog-friendly, great dining. B&B double £100.
Connect
Go next
- Avebury and its stone circle.
- Salisbury (England) Cathedral city.
- Stonehenge
Map of places with Wikivoyage articles nearby
| Routes through Marlborough |
| Bristol ← Swindon ← | W  E |
→ Reading → London |
| Chippenham ← Avebury ← | W  E |
→ Hungerford → Newbury |
| Swindon ← | N  S |
→ merges with  → Salisbury |