WILTSHIRE. Sunday 1st – Thursday 5th June 2025. £770.00pp

Our base will the market town of Devizes.

Staying in The BEAR INN in town centre.

Thought to date back to 1559 The Bear Hotel has a long and fascinating history and is a true landmark in the market town of Devizes.  As well as so much to explore on our doorstep including the Wadworth Brewery Tap & Shop, Caen hill locks and Devizes Castle, we’re located just 25 minutes drive from Stonehenge and 50 minutes from the Roman city of Bath, making us the ideal place to stay in Wiltshire. All single occupancy rooms with breakfast included.

Just a short distance from our hotel is:

The Caen Hill Locks in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, consist of 29 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal. These locks span a distance of 2 miles (3.2 km) and have a total rise of 237 feet. The locks are divided into three groups: the lower seven locks, Foxhangers Wharf Lock to Foxhangers Bridge Lock, are spread over 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km); the next sixteen locks form a steep flight in a straight line up the hillside and are designated as a scheduled monument. Due to the steep terrain, the pounds between these locks are very short, and fifteen of them have unusually large sideways-extended pounds to store the water needed for operation. The final six locks take the canal into Devizes. These impressive locks are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways and showcase a true triumph of Georgian engineering.

SUGGESTED ITINERARY

Sunday.   Leave Faversham at 9.00am. With comfort stops we hope to arrive lunchtime. Check into hotel. free afternoon and evening. Maybe you would like to have relaxing Sunday meal in hotel

Monday.  Free day. Suggest visiting The Caen Hills Locks. If you are into walking, try the circular walk around the locks . Total 5 miles. Maybe you might like to visit Wiltshire Museum in the town, with relics found at Stonehenge.

Tuesday.  After breakfast we take a drive to Laycock. Visit Laycock Abbey

Wednesday.  After breakfast. Take short drive to the historic town of Bradford Avon.

Thursday. After breakfast check out hotel. But we do not leave until after lunch. Its market day in town. Travel back to Faversham

whats included in costs:

Travel to Wiltshire. Hotel accommodation all single occupancy rooms with private bathrooms. Breakfast 4 mornings.

Transport to Laycock. Tickets to Laycock Abbey.

Transport to Bradford on Avon

Transport Home to Faversham

A day trip on Tuesday to Laycock

Lacock is a village in the county of Wiltshire, 3 miles south of the town of Chippenham. The village is owned almost in its entirety by the National Trust and attracts many visitors by virtue of its unspoiled appearance with the beautiful Lacock Abbey as its crowing centrepiece, founded 1232.

Included in this trip we will visit Laycock Abbey

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