Places to Visit, Things to Do
Being situated centrally in the heart of Wiltshire gives you every opportunity to visit many of the attraction, towns, Cities and landmarks Wiltshire has to offer.
Oaks Farm Retreat has an up to date catalogue of leaflets, brochures and menus to help you plan your stay, or just as a backup, should your itinery be disrupted. It contains many places that you may not have even heard about. And should you like a lovely meal out, we have some local suggestions.
The Parish of St. Edith's Marsh is one six hamlets, all within 2 miles of the main village Bromham. The sandy soil in this area means that many of the local farms are producing much of Wiltshire's vegetables. The area also has a historic connection with Pig farming. There is a Butchers shop in Bromham as well as a few Farm shops selling whatever is in season. A trip around the village can bear other fruit too, with many homes selling eggs, fruit, veg and plants at the end of their drives.​
Thursday in Devizes is Market day with the traditional stalls selling local fruit, veg fish, Honey and cheeses and many modern stalls selling anything from books to electrical items.
Devizes also has a daily indoor market, The Shambles.
In addition, on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month is the Farmers Market, selling Meat, Pies, Vegetables, Cheeses, Honey and a whole tractor load more!
Stonehenge is one of the most famous landmarks in the UK, and is regarded as a British Cultural Icon. In 1986 Stonehenge and the surrounding area became a world Heritage site, which is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage.
Avebury monument is a part of a larger prehistoric landscape containing several older monuments nearby, including the West Kennet Long Barrow and Silbury Hill.
St Ediths Marsh & Bromham
Devizes Market Town
Stonehenge, Avebury & More
To list all the places in Wiltshire worth a day out would be impossible in just one paragraph, but here are just a few for you to consider. Wiltshire Museu (Devizes), Lacock (Abbey, Village and Museum), Stourhead, Lydiard Park, Bowood House and Gardens, Wilton House, Swindon's Steam Museum, Wadsworth Brewery, Salisbury Racecourse and Longleat Safari & Adventure Park (home of TV's "Animal Park").
Wiltshire has a lot of history, heritage buildings and monuments, including Stonehenge, Long barrows and ley lines, all of which have been filmed in their own right and used as locations for other material In addition to ancient historical sites we also are famous for Crop circles, Hogwarts and and many "White Horses" cut into the chalk hillsides all around the county.
Obviously, Bath's Roman Baths and their 2000 year history is one of the Cities main attractions, but Bath is so much more than it's Roman Spa origins. Situated on the River Avon, it's famous Pulteney Bridge (built 1774 at a cost of a massive £10,000) still has shops along its length overlooking the river horseshoe shaped weir.