Pewsey Village

Out & About

Local Attractions

The nearest Tourist Information Centres to Pewsey are located in Devizes, and Avebury & Marlborough. Here you can find out all the tourist information you'll need for Wiltshire and surrounding area.

Some of the main attractions worth exploring in the vicinity are:

Local Village Websites

For more information on attractions and villages in Wiltshire, please see: www.visitwiltshire.co.uk and www.ukvillages.co.uk

Guidebooks

Forward Publications are publishers of inexpensive glossy guides that offer a comprehensive and easily digested look various topics. Current topics include Stonehenge, Avebury Avenues and, the White Horses of Wiltshire.

www.forwardpublications.com

Attractions In & Around Pewsey

Pewsey Heritage Centre

Pewsey Heritage Centre
A local history museum located in part of an old Victorian foundry building. The collection reflects many aspects of historical Pewsey life; domestic, commercial, agricultural, social, and industrial.

www.pewsey-heritage-centre.org.uk

Kennet & Avon Canal Kennet & Avon Canal
Navigable waterway crossing southern England from Bristol to Reading completed in 1810. The waterway is a thread linking many architectural and engineering triumphs, including aqueducts, pumping stations and lock flights.

www.katrust.org
>Pewsey Wharf

Pewsey Wharf
Pewsey Wharf is located on the canal is located just outside Pewsey on the road to Oare. There you will find, a shop, cafe, narrow boats on the canal, and a pub across the road.

www.pwbc.co.uk

Pewsey Wharf Canal Charters

Pewsey Wharf Canal Charters
Enjoy a peaceful boat trip on the historic Kennet & Avon canal. Trips operate every day during the summer months and weather permitting on special days during winter months.

www.pewseyboattrips.co.uk

Pewsey White Horse

Pewsey White Horse
Carved into the white chalky hillside, Pewsey White Horse is only 50 years old and was designed by George Maples for celebrations to commemorate the Coronation of King George VI.

www.weirdwiltshire.co.uk

Oare House

Oare House
An impressive house built in 1740 by Henry Deacon, a wine merchant from London has a walled front garden with gate piers and original wrought iron gates. Open to visitors in the summer as part of The National Gardens Scheme

www.ngs.org.uk

Pewsey Vale Riding Centre

Pewsey Vale Riding Centre
One of the largest riding centres in Wiltshire with stabling for over ninety horses. Facilities include a large indoor school, two full size outdoor menage, cross country course, lecture room, shower facilities and on site accommodation.

www.pewseyvaleridingcentre.com

 
Manningford Trout Fishery

Manningford Trout Fishery
Four Acre Trout Lake fed by the Hampshire Avon situated near Upavon in the heart of the Pewsey Vale. Quality fly-fishing for hard fighting Rainbows. Tickets, food & accommodation from The Woodbridge Inn adjacent to the fishery on the A345.

Phone: 01980 630033 for details & directions

 
Sharcott Manor

Sharcott Manor
A private garden opened to the public as part of the The National Gardens Scheme to raise money for charity.

www.ngs.org.uk

 
Crop Circles

Crop Circles
Pewsey Vale has had its share of Crop Circles appear yearly in late summer. Most frequently they appear near ancient monuments and/or on private land in Wiltshire. Visitors must respect private property and seek permission from land owners to view crop circles before entering their land. Recent crop circles.