Compton Bassett

Worth seeing in and around Compton Bassett

3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Lansdowne Monument

   The Lansdowne Monument, also known as the Cherhill Monument, near Cherhill in Wiltshire, England, is a 38-metre stone obelisk erected in 1845 by Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne to the designs of Sir Charles Barry to commemorate his ancestor, Sir William Petty. The monument is 65 years younger than Cherhill White Horse, about 330 metres away.

   2.9 km · monument on Cherhill Down, in Calne Without, Wiltshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of St Mary

   St Mary's Church is the main Anglican church in the town of Calne, Wiltshire, England. The church is large and cruciform, with a tall north tower; it stands in a triangular churchyard at the heart of the town.

   4 km · church in Calne, Wiltshire, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Adam House

   Adam House is a 17th-century house at 13 The Green, Calne, Wiltshire, England. An example of Georgian architecture, it has been Grade II* listed since 1950.

   3.9 km · house in Calne, Wiltshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Compton Bassett

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Bristol (BRS), 54 km · Cardiff (CWL), 97 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 103 km

• Bristol → Compton Bassett

  45 km · quickest by road, 1h 13m · £5–7
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• London → Compton Bassett

  126 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · £14–18
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• Cardiff → Compton Bassett

  85 km · quickest by road, 2h 13m · £10–13
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Compton Bassett. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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