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Marlborough Town Guide

• White Horses

  People living in Wiltshire have often taken advantage of the chalk downland to commemorate an event by cutting out a figure on a prominent escarpment, allowing the underlying calcium carbonate to show. read more

• King Alfred’s legend

  ASK for directions in Pewsey and the chances are your instructions will include the village's famous statue of Alfred The Great. read more

• Kennet and Avon Canal

  THE River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal both wind their way east-west through the area. read more

• Riverbank Theatre project

  PLANS for a new theatre in Marlborough are moving forward apace. A site in the water meadows adjacent to the George Lane car park has been earmarked for the theatre that has already been named, the Riverbank. read more

• Civil War history

  HISTORIANS in Marlborough are proud of the fact that that town had its own Civil War battle, probably more accurately referred to as a skirmish. read more

• Where to eat out

  IF you are looking for somewhere to eat in the Marlborough and Pewsey area you will be spoiled for choice. read more

• Historic churches

  THE reason why Marlborough has churches at either end of its High Street is that the town was formerly two parishes. read more

• Crop circles

  IF you are in Wiltshire between April and September, chances are you could be lucky enough to see at least one of those amazing formations that appear in arable fields known as crop circles. read more

• Spooky goings on

  VISITORS to the Marlborough area will probably not be surprised to learn that it is claimed that many buildings are haunted. read more

• Marlborough Jazz Festival

  MARLBOROUGH has become rightly famous for its annual International Jazz Festival, that attracts top stars from all over the world. read more

• Savernake Forest

  IT is amazing how Britain pretends to revere its trees, but little is done to protect some of them that pre-date the Norman Conquest. read more

• Blue plaques

  THERE is no better way to see Marlborough than to follow the blue plaque trail. read more

• College’s famous names

  ONE great public school tradition still carried out at Marlborough College is giving nicknames for the rich and righteous. read more

• Marlborough High Street

  WILTSHIRE has a few communities with claims to records. Marlborough believes it has the widest High Street in the land. read more

• Tourist treasures

  WHETHER Marlborough' claim to links with King Arthur's fabled magician Merlin would ever stand thorough scrutiny is doubtful. read more

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