What's On and Things To Do Around Wootton Bassett

Beautiful ornamental C18 walled garden. Trimmed shrubs alternating with individually planted flowers and bulbs incl rare daffodils and tulips, sweet peas, annuals and wall-trained fruit trees.

The railway is set in the North East corner of Coate Water Country Park and is operated by volunteers. We have 1 mile of dual gauge track, with our extension opened in 2016. The railway is suitable for children and adults of all ages (children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult).

The glorious 4 acre garden comprises a series of rooms around a listed manor and dovecote. Divided by yew hedges and moats, the rooms are furnished with specimen trees, mixed borders, plus fountains and statues to focus the eye. Vegetable garden, herb garden and water garden in old canal.

Chat to head gardener Simon Brooks to discover more about Avebury Manor Garden or ask a question to solve a problem you’ve been having with your own garden!

This half-term at Avebury you can celebrate nature’s spring ’B’s with 50 things activities every day in the garden. It will be a week of bees, butterflies, birds and blooms so join us in the garden and tick off one of your 50 things!

The Trust10 is a monthly, 10k trail run that gives you the opportunity to explore the wider Avebury landscape. Join us at Avebury on the fourth Sunday of every month between April- October for a free, 10k trail run. Enjoy a challenging run with stunning views across the wider Avebury landscape.

Relax in the stunning setting of Avebury Manor garden as you take part in a rejuvenating outdoor yoga session with a local instructor . Parking in the main visitor car park is free for event attendees.

To mark the 100 year anniversary of women first gaining the right to vote in Britain, this year at Avebury we’ll be exploring the female archaeologists who worked here in the 20th century.

Spend half a day with Head Gardener, Simon Brooks and discover more about Avebury Manor garden as well as tips and practical experience for your own garden. You’ll enjoy a guided tour of Avebury Manor garden with helpful hints on planning and nurturing your own garden.

The East of Avebury circuit heads out of the stone circle towards the Ridgeway, taking in prehistoric round barrows before returning by the Avenue. The volunteer guide will help you unlock the history of the landscape as you walk.

South Cerney Street Fair and Duck Race 28th May 2018 This immensely popular event takes place once again on Bank Holiday Monday, 29th May. With more than 100 different stalls and attractions, visitors to this FREE event won’t be disappointed.

The immensely popular South Cerney Street Fair and Duck Race takes place once again on Bank Holiday Monday, 28th May. With more than 100 different stalls and attractions, visitors to this FREE event won’t be disappointed.

Malmesbury Concert Band will be playing a varied musical program including Music both new and old including Marches, music from film and tv, blues, jazz, marches and many more.

Set within Cotswold stone walls and with a backdrop of Crudwell church lies a half acre garden with a further 5 acres of mini parkland ideal for a Sunday afternoon stroll. The garden is divided by box and yew hedges to create different areas both formal and informal.

We’re All A-Buzz About Our Open Day Westmill Woodland Burial Ground are inviting visitors to their Open Day and Family event The day will start with a family event led by conservationists Jacquie Collins and Colin Crook. Visitors will learn how to make a bird box to take home.

On the Spring Bank Holiday we will run one 6 hour milonga with DJs Bärbel Rücker and Paul Strudwick. 3.30pm to 9.30pm. Price £15 All information: www.magicroundabout.eu & www.movingexperience.eu.. - | - Free tea and coffee. You’re welcome to bring your own alcohol. - | - UPCOMING EVENTS in 2018: 28th May

~ On Saturday June 16th & Sunday June 17th the North Wiltshire village of Kington Langley will be celebrating "Books"...and the exhibitors will be made of straw! ~ Come and see how many you can guess from our theme for 2018 - "BOOKS". There will be clues and a map in the programme to help you.

An evening of eclectic acoustic music from critically acclaimed trio Whalebone. The award winning instrumental trio, whose blend of Celtic folk music interwoven with strands of rock, Americana and Eastern European tradition has earned them a following both in the U.K.

12 noon to 5pm Family fun day, including: fun fair; companion dog show; animal attractions; old-fashioned fete stalls; arena and stage events; live music; children’s games; BBQs; bar; refreshments; craft stalls; car boot; Punch & Judy; magic show; sheepdog display and much, much more.

Join Alice and the Mad Hatter on a fun filled magical journey to Wonderland. There will be puzzles to solve, mysteries to unravel and a tea party to attend! Alice and the Mad Hatter need your help as they try and solve the riddle of the missing white rabbit.

The Great Barn is hosting a family friendly Festival of the Arts, offering a wide variety of separately ticketed events ranging from Shakespeare to drumming, medieval storytelling to Comedians. It’s time to raise the roof and enjoy a family friendly weekend long celebration of all aspects of the Arts.

Drumming brings together people of all ages in an exciting, energizing and accessible way. Come and learn a new skill and join in the foot tapping fun! From complete musical novice to professional musician, everyone enjoys getting involved with creating infectious grooves and foot tapping rhythms!

Macduff invites you to hear his haunting tale of the murderous Macbeth’s in one of Shakespeare’s best know tragedies of greed, ambition, and desire for power. Join Macduff as he recounts his evocative tale of the murderous Macbeth’s and how they tore his and Scotland’s life apart.

Why not try something you’ve never done before' Circus skills are great fun whether you’re big or small, so why not give it a try' Who hasn’t wanted to master a new skill like juggling or plate-spinning' A circus workshop is a great way to involve people of all ages in a positive, fun

Raise the rafters in the Great Barn. Eat, drink and laugh with the hugely entertaining Simon Currie’s 6PLUS1, a virtuoso jazz band with New Orleans, Ska, Rock, and Funk influences and a comedy edge. 6PLUS1 is a 7 piece ensemble who came together with an obvious enthusiasm for their music.

Be inspired and learn to draw surrounded by the beauty of an ancient Scheduled Monument and its rolling Oxfordshire countryside. Drawing in colour pencil. There is so much more that colour pencils can do other than just colouring in. They are a dry media like pastels and can achieve a wide range of effects.

Be inspired and learn to draw surrounded by the beauty of an ancient Scheduled Monument and its rolling Oxfordshire countryside. Drawing in colour pencil. There is so much more that colour pencils can do other than just colouring in. They are a dry media like pastels and can achieve a wide range of effects.

Join a band of travelling players, as they introduce the Midsummer Night’s madness of fairies, sprites and fantastical creatures in one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies.

Sit down comedy show about life as an Archaeologist, Vikings and Shakespeare’s naughty side. Paul Duncan McGarrity brings his acclaimed Edinburgh Festival show to The Great Barn Festival and where better to have a conversation with an archaeologist than in a scheduled ancient monument.

Fire your imagination and enter the wonderful world of spontaneous storytelling. Help create a tale never told before with Michael Loader, an acclaimed Story Teller. Michael Loader will tell and perform you a tale never told before.. YOUR WORDS... You may even end on stage yourself!

This family friendly show is a traditional comedy club set with most of the really naughty bits taken out and with just enough left in to keep the kids giggling and provide playground fodder for a quite a while!

Enriched with passion, wit and live music, this is a vibrant and intimate production of Twelfth Night (or What You Will). Enjoy this festive take on Shakespeare’s most delightful and thought-provoking comedy. ’In delay there lies no plenty ... youth’s a stuff will not endure’ Christmas 1917.

Bring the past to life with this exciting collection of tales from Viking times told by a traditional Viking storyteller! Hear of the outrageous adventures of the Norse gods and their war with the giants. Thrill to sagas full of danger, trickery and beheading! Interactive storytelling. Booking Essential.

Join our Ranger for a walk along the River Thames discovering more about its history and the nature. Starting from Buscot village car park, join our Ranger on a two hour walk alongside the Thames, exploring the site of the former railway, Second World War and River History. Booking Essential. Phone: 01793 762209.

Discover Coleshill’s hidden Second World War history on this informative walk through village, woods and parkland at the home of the British Resistance. Coleshill House was the hush hush headquarters of Churchill’s secret army, or the Auxiliers.

Ever wondered how grain is turned into flour' Visit our restored mill at Coleshill and find out more... you can also explore our replica Second World War Operational Base which will be open this afternoon.

Descend into darkness and imagine life as a sabateur exploring our secret underground replica bunker on this family-friendly open afternoon. Coleshill Mill will also be open so why not pay a visit and see flour being made' (Dependent on water level).

"Last Night of the Proms" A delightful journey through the music of Britain and France. Featuring: Elgar, Sea Pictures (soloist Rebecca Leggett); Bizet, Carmen Suite, local composer Kevin Riley, In Flanders Fields to commemorate 1918, Arnold, Cornish Dances and favourite items from the Last Night of the Proms.

The final concert of the NWSO 2017/18 season is a delightful journey through the music of Britain and France.

Dig out your flapper dresses and gangster outfits and come and enjoy a cocktail on arrival followed by an authentic 1920s/30s 5 course dinner followed by dancing to the local celebrity DJ Mark Burdge’s amazing music.

The UK’s leading political comedian and host of Unspun presents a show completely changed by events which haven’t yet happened. Ultra-topical comedy as seen on The Royal Variety Performance, Mock the Week, The One Show and Question Time. Now with added Trump.

Featuring Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuinness, Rob Townsend and Gary Fletcher. Many of the Blues Band’s 21st century fans weren’t even born when these five virtuosos, already music industry veterans, decided to fly in the face of musical fashion in 1979 and form a band ‘just to play the blues’.

Very unusual C15 dovecote converted into family home. Cotswold stone walls host climbing and rambling roses, clematis, vines, hydrangeas and together with yew, rose and tapestry hedges create formality around house.

Chippenham Lions will be holding a Cherished Vehicle and Farm Fun Day on Sunday 3 June from 11am at Allington Farm Shop, Chippenham, SN14 6LJ, (on the A420).  This is the seventh year we have held this event and it grows in size and popularity every year.

Exhibition by Faisal Khouja and Laura Mirjami 9 May – 3 June “The Rhythm of Nature” will explore themes of flora, fauna and landscape through the painting print and craft of two artists, Faisal Khouja and Laura Mirjami.

Rural Cinema What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told.

Children’s Workshop Make this simple, but fascinating tool and learn how Roman children learned maths. Hope we can ‘count on’ you to join us! You may be surprised in this age of technology that devices to make life a little easier have been around for thousands of years.

Discovery Zone Tuesday 29 May, 11-12pm What did Roman houses look like? What were the differences between wealthy and not so wealthy households? To find out, come and look at fascinating archaeological plans to find clues and handle real Roman building materials and other artefacts.

Family Drop-in Make your own collaged Green Man face, using cut and coloured leaves, and natural greenery. The Green Man, or Jack-in-the-Green, is a symbol of rebirth. He may once have been a pagan fertility figure or nature spirit, but he is found carved in Christian churches as far back as the fifth century.