The area is rich in history, with such sites as Avebury Stone Circle, Kennet Long Burrow, Silbury Hill , St. Martin’s Chapel at nearby Chisbury and the not so ancient Crop Circles which appear on the Marlborough and Pewsey Downs from time to time. Wilton Windmill the only working windmill in Wiltshire.

The attractive historic town of Marlborough is 7 miles to the west with many shops, tea rooms, pubs and restaurants. The cottage is ideally situated for Marlborough Collage Summer School, just 10 minutes away though the beautiful Savernake Forest. Marlborough also has an annul Jazz Festival in the summer.

Hungerford lies 5 miles to the east with a verity of antique shops to brows in. For a larger selection of shops and amenities there are the towns of Swindon, with its Railway museum and designer outlet shopping centre, the market town of Newbury (Market days are Thursday and Saturday) and the lovely old town of Bath is approximately one hours drive west along the A4. There is a main line railway that runs past the cottage with a station in Great Bedwyn with direct access to London Paddington approximately one hour. The cottage is in an ideal location for touring the area with places like The Hawk Conservancy nr Andover, The Cotswold Water Park (the largest in UK), Bowood House, The Wiltshire Downs, Longleat Safari Park, Stourhead Gardens, Westonbirt Arboretum, The Cotswold Wild Life park, Bristol Zoo, the South Coast and many, many more.