ancient ruins
Avebury Stone Circle
Largest prehistoric stone circle in the world, enclosing an entire village and considered by many to be more atmospheric than Stonehenge.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Great Bedwyn
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Great Bedwyn
Great Bedwyn works well as a base: 5 minutes from Shalbourne, 18km from Avebury Stone Circle.
Great Bedwyn is in England, United Kingdom, with about 1,200 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Shalbourne, about 4 km away.
Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parish in east Wiltshire, England. The village is on the River Dun about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southwest of Hungerford, 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Swindon and 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Marlborough.
The Kennet and Avon Canal and the Reading to Taunton line both follow the Dun andRead more
pass through the village. Bedwyn railway station is at Great Bedwyn and is the terminus of the rail commuter service via Reading and London Paddington.
The parish lies within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It includes the hamlets of Crofton and St Katharines, together with Tottenham House and part of its estate, Tottenham Park.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Great Bedwyn?
Within an hour or so of Great Bedwyn: Avebury Stone Circle (18 km), Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) (18 km), Silbury Hill (18 km), West Kennet Long Barrow (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Great Bedwyn?
The nearest famous roads are Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, Cheddar Gorge Road (B3135) and A466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth).
Where is Great Bedwyn?
Great Bedwyn is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Shalbourne.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,175
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.3795, -1.6015
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Great Bedwyn
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
film location
Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey)
The Jacobethan country house in Hampshire that is Downton Abbey itself; the estate opens to visitors for parts of the year.
18 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Silbury Hill
The largest artificial prehistoric mound in Europe, raised around 2400 BC beside the Avebury complex for reasons still unknown.
18 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
West Kennet Long Barrow
A Neolithic chambered tomb near Avebury, over 100 m long and open to walk inside its stone burial chambers.
18 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Thruxton Circuit
The fastest circuit in the UK, a former airfield in Hampshire with high-speed sweeping corners that test car and driver to the limit.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Stonehenge
Mysterious prehistoric stone circle dating back 5,000 years on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.
27 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
Old Sarum
The vast earthwork ramparts of the original Salisbury, an Iron Age hillfort later holding a Norman castle and first cathedral.
35 km · about 40 min drive
film location
Lacock Abbey (Hogwarts corridors and classrooms)
The medieval cloisters of Lacock Abbey served as Hogwarts corridors, and its rooms as Professor Snape's Potions classroom and Professor Quirrell's Defence Against the Dark Arts room.
36 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Great Bedwyn
5 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 60 kmRhinefield Ornamental DriveA New Forest road lined with giant redwoods and Douglas firs planted in 1859, running between Brockenhurst and the A35.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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