A guide to Devizes and beyond
Food scene
Traditional Italian coffee and pastries by day, then pizza and pasta by night!
6 locals recommend
Massimo’s Ristorante Italiano
Traditional Italian coffee and pastries by day, then pizza and pasta by night!
Tea Inc.
The Market PlaceOver 80 teas to try in an olde-worlde setting.
Brogans
26 The BrittoxA classic cafe in the centre of town
Our local, selling a great selection of real ale... it's like a beer festival in a pub!
The British Lion
Estcourt StreetOur local, selling a great selection of real ale... it's like a beer festival in a pub!
Serving excellent food and drink, as visited by Jane Austen in 1799!
11 locals recommend
The Bear Hotel
2-3 The Market PlServing excellent food and drink, as visited by Jane Austen in 1799!
The White Bear
133 St Michael's HillServing food and drink, including local Wadworth ales
1 Spice
9-10 Maryport StA fresh and varied menu makes 1 Spice our favourite Indian
Chan Cottage
48 New Park StDelicious Chinese takeaway
Eastleigh Fish Bar
48 Eastleigh RoadWithout a doubt, the best chippy in town!
Sightseeing
Find out more about the brewer's history and processes
29 locals recommend
Wadworth Brewery Visitor Centre
41 Northgate StFind out more about the brewer's history and processes
Wiltshire Museum
41 Long StHome to the country's largest Bronze Age archaeology collection
Visit the museum at the Wharf, telling the story of the famous waterway
6 locals recommend
Kennet & Avon Canal Museum
Couch LaneVisit the museum at the Wharf, telling the story of the famous waterway
A breathtaking sight! One of the longest continuous flights of locks in the country
53 locals recommend
Caen Hill Locks
A breathtaking sight! One of the longest continuous flights of locks in the country
The Wharf Theatre
Offering in-house produced musicals, plays, pantomimes and much more
The largest stone circle in the world where visitors can freely wander the ancient landscape
332 locals recommend
Avebury
The largest stone circle in the world where visitors can freely wander the ancient landscape
A Civil War battlefield site offering magnificent views of Wiltshire
Roundway Down Iron Age Hill Fort
A Civil War battlefield site offering magnificent views of Wiltshire
Devizes White Horse
One of eight chalk horses carved into the Wiltshire landscape
Stonehenge
The world-famous prehistoric site
Stately home and gardens. Here you can visit the laboratory where oxygen was first discovered in 1774!
129 locals recommend
Bowood House and Gardens
Old RoadStately home and gardens. Here you can visit the laboratory where oxygen was first discovered in 1774!
City/town information
A historic city, home to the Roman Baths and the more modern Thermae Bath Spa. There's a selection of galleries and museums to visit too, not forgetting the grand Bath Abbey, of course!
721 locals recommend
Bath
A historic city, home to the Roman Baths and the more modern Thermae Bath Spa. There's a selection of galleries and museums to visit too, not forgetting the grand Bath Abbey, of course!
Best known for the Cathedral boasting the highest spire, Salisbury is also a great city to visit for its shops, museums or markets.
246 locals recommend
Salisbury
Best known for the Cathedral boasting the highest spire, Salisbury is also a great city to visit for its shops, museums or markets.
Wilton
A quintessential market town home to a glorious Italianate Church
A picturesque village, used as a filming location for the likes of Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice and Wolf Hall. Also home to the Fox Talbot Museum, showcasing photography exhibitions.
148 locals recommend
Lacock
A picturesque village, used as a filming location for the likes of Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice and Wolf Hall. Also home to the Fox Talbot Museum, showcasing photography exhibitions.
City advice
Getting around
Public transport
By bus: regular bus services to Avebury, Bath, Salisbury, Chippenham and Trowbridge
By train: closest stations are Pewsey and Chippenham
By taxi: Devizes Taxis - 01380 723129