Things to do in Marlborough
A huge high street, a white horse and ancient stones down the road. Small town, big Roves.
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Avebury
Sunset at Avebury
Drive out to a stone circle bigger than Stonehenge and watch the sun go down over it.
Marlborough College
The Mound That Might Hold Merlin
Find the ancient mound that's older than Stonehenge — and, legend says, the wizard's actual grave.
High Street
Britain's Second-Widest High Street
Walk the full length of one of the widest high streets in the country.
Savernake Forest
Savernake Forest After Dark
Walk into a thousand-year-old royal forest right as the light goes.
Savernake Forest
Hunt the Big Belly Oak
Track down one of Britain's oldest and fattest oak trees, hiding in an ancient forest.
Colerne
Afternoon Tea at the End of the Avenue
Drive a mile-long beech avenue to a Palladian mansion, just for the scones.
Granham Hill
Climb to the White Horse
Hike up to the chalk horse cut into the hillside above town.
Postern Hill
The Best Free View in Town
Find the spot the locals actually go for a sunset, no ticket required.
High Street
Where a Cardinal Was Ordained
Visit the church where a young Thomas Wolsey became a priest, decades before he became a cardinal.
High Street
A Pint at the Old Coaching Inn
Raise a glass at the inn where Bath-bound coaches used to break their journey.
High Street
The House Behind the Shopfront
Find the 17th-century townhouse hiding in plain sight on the High Street.
High Street
Colour Hunt on the High Street
Find three unusual shopfront colours along one of England's widest high streets.
High Street
Tea Where the Suffragettes Met
Have a cream tea in a tearoom that's been serving Marlborough since 1912.
Ramsbury
Dinner at the Bell
Eat well at the estate-owned pub-with-rooms six miles from town.
High Street
Paint Your Own Pottery
Pick a blank piece of pottery and turn it into something only you would make.
Barbury Castle
Loose an Arrow at Barbury
Try archery on the Downs above town, no experience required.
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