LOCAL ACTIVITIES

Kids Activities - Little kids

Avebury Stone Circle (Pack a picnic and explore the stones for free, or buy a ticket to the museum)

Avebury Manor (Explore the gardens whilst the house is closed for flooding repairs)

Lotmead (Seasonal Pick Your Own, Swindon)

Roves Farm (Petting Farm with tractor rides) Swindon

Cotswold Wildlife Park (A parkland zoo with amazing adventure area, dogs allowed)

Cotswold Water Park (Water activities of all sorts; lake swimming, paddle boarding, sailing, inflatables)

Rowdy Cow Cafe (Great ice cream, fun cafe with climbing frame) Rowde

Wiltshire Scrap Store (Characterful & full of craft resources that would otherwise go to waste. Look out for workshops)

The Farm Cookery School (Confidence in the kitchen for kids, adults or both together)

Cobbs Farm Shop & Play Barn (check opening hours)

Village playgrounds nearby - Cherhill, Manton, West Overton, Marlborough George Lane

Kids Activities- Bigger Kids Adventures

Avebury Stones & Kieller Museum

Stonehenge

Freedog Trampoline, Swindon

Bowood Adventure Playground

Longleat House & Safari Park

Caen Locks, Calne

Crofton Beam Engine, Wilton (check steaming dates)

Steam Museum, Swindon

The Farm Cookery School, Lessons for families & children

Jungle Parc, Lydiard Park

The Parade Cinema, Marlborough

Mud & Guts, Campfire and Outdoor Adventures

Finkley Down Farm

Hawk Conservancy

The Arc, Climbing Wall, Chippenham

The Wave, Inland Surfing, Bristol

Grown Up Sights

Avebury & Stonehenge

Highclere Castle (Home of Downton Abbey)

Lacock (Step back in time)

Bath Spa (For history and a trip to the roof top spa)

The Watermill, Newbury (for theatre)

Westonbirt Arboretum (for amazing walks and great gigs too)

Luckenham Park (for a pamper)

Bowood Estate (for a round of golf or a pamper)

Swindon Outlet (for retail therapy)

Barbury Shooting School (for shooting lessons with the pros)

Iford Manor Gardens (beautiful ADULT ONLY gardens towards Bath)

Ramsbury Brewery Brewery & Distillery Tour (Book a taxi and watch the master brewers at work)

Wadworth Pub and Ale Tour (Discover Devizes history and sample their Ales on Saturdays)

Big Walks

All our walks have been logged onto OS Maps. For best results, download the app onto your phone and use the map to follow the route. In our stables we have a handy walking guide for guests to use, you can download the guide here.

Devils Den & the Ridgeway – taking in the impressive fields of Greyweathers sarsons stones and the Devil’s Den burial chamber before enjoying far reaching views along the Ridgeway. Download route

Cherhill Monument (after midday) – from the farm, walking up along the gallops to the Cherill monument with beautiful views of the surrounding countryside. Download route

Milk Hill/White Horse – a walk up to the highest point in Wiltshire and past one of the famous white horse’s around to the Wandsdyke. Download route 

Windmill Hill – a walk from the farm taking in Windmill Hill and Avebury before returning home. Download route

West Kennet/Santuary – from the farm through the Sanctuary stone circle and back via Silbury Hill. Download route

Roundway Hill – a shorter walk with beautiful views towards Devizes and beyond. Download route

Little Legs Walks

Milk Hill - park in Pewsey Downs car park and head on the well trodden paths to the top. Download route

Long Barrow - park in the layby, walk through our cow field to the Long Barrow at the top. Download route

Gallops - park up in the layby after midday and walk as far as the legs will take you! Download route

Farm Track - walk up the track from the Stables taking in views of Silbury Hill & beyond. Download route

Helpful Articles

The Guardian - 20 Free Days Out in Britain

 Roxtons - Mini Guide to Hungerford