Seend works well as a base: 10 minutes from Rowde, 17km from Silbury Hill.
Seend is in England, United Kingdom, with about 267 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Rowde, about 4 km away.
Seend is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of the market town of Melksham, Wiltshire, England. It lies about 3.5 miles (6 km) west of Devizes and 5.5 miles (9 km) northeast of the county town of Trowbridge. The parish includes the sub-village of Seend Cleeve and the hamlets of Inmarsh,Read more Martinslade, Seend Head, Sells Green and The Stocks (the latter being contiguous with Seend Cleeve).
Seend village is on a hilltop more than 90 metres (300 ft) above sea level. The hill is bordered to the west and south by Semington Brook, a tributary of the River Avon, and to the east by Summerham Brook, which is a tributary of Semington Brook. The village's High Street is the A361 Trowbridge-Devizes road; the A365 links the A361 with Melksham and passes through Sells Green.
Within an hour or so of Seend: Lacock Abbey (Hogwarts corridors and classrooms) (8 km), Lacock Village (Godric's Hollow) (8 km), Westbury White Horse (11 km), Silbury Hill (17 km).
Are there any good drives near Seend?
The nearest famous roads are Cheddar Gorge Road (B3135), A466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth) and Rhinefield Ornamental Drive.
Where is Seend?
Seend is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Rowde.
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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.
8 km · about 15 min drive
film location
Lacock Village (Godric's Hollow)
The unspoilt National Trust village stood in for Godric's Hollow; 'Harry's parents' house' on Church Street appears in the Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Westbury White Horse
The oldest of Wiltshire's chalk horses, cut into the escarpment below the Iron Age hillfort of Bratton Camp.
11 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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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
racetrack
Castle Combe Circuit
A charming Wiltshire circuit in a picturesque Cotswolds village, one of England's oldest operational racing venues.
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
ancient ruins
Roman Baths, Bath
Remarkably preserved Roman bathing complex fed by Britain's only natural hot springs, surrounded by elegant Georgian architecture.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Seend
39 kmClifton Suspension BridgeIsambard Kingdom Brunel's iconic 1864 suspension bridge soaring 75m above the Avon Gorge at Bristol, still carrying traffic and glowing with lights after dark.
47 kmCheddar Gorge Road (B3135)The B3135 threads the floor of England's largest gorge beneath 137m limestone cliffs, tight and dramatic but often busy with visitors and goats.
48 kmCheddar Gorge ViewpointEngland's largest gorge with 450-foot limestone cliffs, offering jaw-dropping views from several pull-off points along the winding road.
55 kmDevil's PulpitA narrow limestone pinnacle perched above the Wye Valley near Tintern Abbey, offering a dizzying view down through the forest canopy.
56 kmA466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth)A wooded riverside road through a designated AONB past Tintern Abbey, gentle and beautiful rather than challenging.