Devizes
Understand
Get in
Detailed information about public transport is available from the town website.
By bus
By train
The nearest stations are Swindon, Chippenham and Pewsey.
By car
From London
Leave the M4 at Junction 15; take the A346 to Marlborough, then the A4 and the A361 to Devizes.
From Bristol via the M4
Leave the M4 at Junction 16 and take the A3102 and then A342 to Devizes via Calne.
From the South-East
Follow the M3 to Junction 8 and take the A303 and A342 via Ludgershall.
From the South
Follow the A350 to Semington and then the A361 to Devizes.
Get around
See
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Wiltshire Museum, 41 Long Street (South of the Market Place), ☎ +44 1380 727369, e-mail: hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk. Mon-Sat: 10-5, Sun & Bank Holidays: 12-4. Britain's best Bronze Age Archaeology collection displayed in new award-winning galleries. Includes finds from the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site. £5, £4 concessions, children under 16 free.
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Kennet and Avon Canal. The canal runs through the town, with the spectacular flight of 26 locks at Caen Hill. At the Wharf in Devizes is the Canal Museum, with cafe and canal boat trips.
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Wadworth Brewery Visitor Centre, Northgate Brewery, SN10 1JW, ☎ +44 1380 723361, e-mail: visitorcentre@wadworth.co.uk. M-Sa: 9AM-5PM, Su: Closed. Visit the brewery to find out how the famous 6X beer is brewed, see the sign-painting workshop and meet the Shire Horses that deliver beer to pubs in the town every morning.
- 🌍 Caen Hill Locks, Devizes. Staircase of 29 locks on the Kennet & Avon Canal, rising 237 feet over 2 miles (75 m over 3.2 km).
Do
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
- 🌍 Travelodge, London Rd, SN10 2HL, ☎ +44 871 984 6410.
- 🌍 The Castle Hotel, New Park St, SN10 1DS, ☎ +44 1380 727981.
- 🌍 The Bear Hotel, 2-3 The Market Pl, SN10 1HS, ☎ +44 1380 722444.
Connect
- Devizes Area Tourism Partnership, ☎ +44 1380 800400, e-mail: tourism@devizes.org.uk. General advice about visiting Devizes and the local area. Run by a volunteer group.
- Devizes Area Accommodation Providers, ☎ +44 1380 620660. Accommodation line to find somewhere to stay.
Go next
- Visit Stonehenge and Avebury and explore the wonderful Wiltshire landscape of the Vale of Pewsey
- Visit Lacock and Bradford-on-Avon on the way to Bath
- Follow the Prehistoric Wessex Trail
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