Attractions near Olive Mead Cottages

Lydiard House & Park (7 Miles)* Lydiard Park, the ancestral home of the Viscounts Bolingbroke, lies in beautiful parkland within easy reach of junction 16 on the M4. The Palladian house, church, formal parkland and surrounding pasture are the striking remains of a great estate.

Bowood House & Gardens (7 Miles)* People come again and again to rediscover the enchantment of Bowood - a family stately home embracing a whole world of fascination in the splendour of a bygone age.

Avebury Manor and Garden (9 Miles)* Known as one of Britain's top topiary sites, Avebury Manor in Wiltshire was built on the site of a 12th-century Benedictine Priory.

Westonbirt The National Arboretum (10 Miles)* Westonbirt - The National Arboretum, in the South Cotswolds, is one of the most magical and important tree gardens in the world. With over 600 acres of picturesque historic landscape

Avebury Stone Circle (10 Miles)* Famously overshadowed by its better known neighbour, Stonehenge, the Avebury Stone Circle has a great deal to offer. Dating back some 4,500 years it is a thought-provoking structure.

Lacock Abbey (10 Miles)* Lacock Abbey has frequently been used as the setting for such classic films as Emma, Pride and Prejudice and Robin Hood.

Castle Combe Circuit (10 Miles)* Since its opening in 1950, some of the most famous names in motor racing have left their tyre tracks around Castle Combe's challenging tarmac.

Rodmarton Manor (10 Miles)* Rodmarton Manor, near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, was one of the last country houses to be built in the old traditional style when everything was done by hand with local stone, local timber and local craftsmen.

Chavenage (11 Miles)* This historic Elizabethan house, home of the Lowsley-Williams family, contains much of interest to the discerning visitor. Visitors can see the tapestry rooms and furniture and relics of the Cromwellian period.

Great Chalfield Manor and Garden (14 Miles)* It is hard to find a more delightful example of a medieval manor house than Great Chalfield Manor, surrounded by its seven acres of splendid Arts and Crafts gardens.

* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

Towns near Olive Mead Cottages

Wootton Bassett (4 Miles)*

Foxham (4 Miles)*

Malmesbury (5 Miles)*

Cliffe Pypard (6 Miles)*

Purton (6 Miles)*

Broad Town (7 Miles)*

Calne (7 Miles)*

Chippenham (8 Miles)* Chippenham is an attractive market town that is an ideal base for exploring Wiltshire

South Cerney (9 Miles)*

Swindon (9 Miles)* Swindon is a large Wiltshire town on the north side of the M4 between Bristol and Reading.

* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.