Trowbridge
Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England, situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, close to the border with Somerset.
Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England, situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, close to the border with Somerset. The town lies 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Bath, 31 miles (50 km) south-west of Swindon and 20 miles (32 km) south-east of Bristol. The parish had a population of 37,169 in 2021.
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Worth seeing in and around Trowbridge
10 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.
- 01Farleigh Hungerford Castle
Farleigh Hungerford Castle, sometimes called Farleigh Castle or Farley Castle, is a medieval castle in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England. The castle was built in two phases: the inner court was constructed between 1377 and 1383 by Sir Thomas Hungerford, who made his fortune as steward to John of Gaunt.
5.5 km · medieval castle in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Avoncliff Aqueduct
Avoncliff Aqueduct carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon and the Bath to Westbury railway, at Avoncliff in Wiltshire, England, about 1+1⁄2 miles west of Bradford-on-Avon. It was built by John Rennie and chief engineer John Thomas, between 1797 and 1801.
5.6 km · bridge in Winsley, Wiltshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Farleigh House
Farleigh House, or Farleigh Castle, sometimes called Farleigh New Castle, is a large English country house in the county of Somerset, formerly the centre of the Farleigh Hungerford estate. Much of the stone to build it came from the nearby Farleigh Hungerford Castle and the house is now a Grade II listed building.
5.9 km · country house in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Parish Church of St James, Trowbridge
St James's Church is the main Church of England parish church for the town of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. The 15th-century Grade I listed building is the town's most prominent landmark.
200 m · grade I listed church in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon
St Laurence's Church, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, is one of very few surviving Anglo-Saxon churches in England that does not show later medieval alteration or rebuilding. The church is dedicated to St Laurence, and documentary sources suggest it may have been founded by Saint Aldhelm around 700, although the architectural style suggests a 10th- or 11th-century date.
4.4 km · church in Bradford on Avon, UK · Wikipedia - 06Bradford Lock
Bradford Lock is on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England. It was in Bradford on Avon that the first sod was cut for the Kennet and Avon Canal in 1794.
3.8 km · canal lock in Wiltshire, England · Wikipedia - 07Westwood Manor
Westwood Manor is a 15th-century manor house with 16th-century additions and 17th-century plaster-work in the village of Westwood, near Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England. Pevsner describes Westwood Manor as "a perfect Wiltshire manor house".
4.5 km · Grade I listed manor house in Wiltshire, in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08Church of St Leonard
The Anglican Church of St Leonard in Farleigh Hungerford, within the English county of Somerset, was consecrated in 1443. It is a Grade II* listed building.
5.6 km · church in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Trowbridge Castle
Trowbridge Castle was a castle in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. It is thought to have been a motte-and-bailey castle, and its influence can still be seen in the town today.
0 m · castle in Trowbridge, Wiltshire · Wikipedia - 10New Semington Aqueduct
New Semington Aqueduct carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the carriageway of the A350 road Trowbridge Bypass, at Semington in west Wiltshire, England. Although the construction of new canals is no longer common practice in England, new aqueducts such as this are sometimes built in relation to new roads or road widening schemes.
5.7 km · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Trowbridge Museum
The Shires, Court Street, c.lyall@trowbridge.gov.uk.
- 02Trowbridge Hospital
Grade II listed building of historic value.
- 03County Hall
Neo-Georgian county hall, completed in 1940.
- 04The Old Toll House
Grade II listed building.
- 05Zion Chapel
- 06War Memorial
Memorial for victims of the Second World War.
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Things to do
Mini Golf Civic Centre
- 01Odeon
- 02Village Pump Festival
Folk music festival that has been held for over 50 years.
- 03Public Library
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Where to eat
The town has few restaurants. The Assam Indian restaurant is good value and is bring-your-own. The smart cafe La Dolce Vita manages to be sophisticated and homely too, good for families with well behaved children (and adults!).
- 01Café Italiano
5 Mill St, BA14 8BE,.
- 02Tale of Spice
51-52 Castle Street, BA14 8AU,.
- 03Chiquito
Unit 4B, St.
- 04Frankie & Bennys
St.
- 05Nando's
Afro-Portuguese chain restaurant specialising in spicy chicken.
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Getting to Trowbridge
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 36 km · Cardiff (CWL), 79 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 122 km
- Stations
- Westbury railway station, 6 km · Avoncliff railway station, 5.6 km · Trowbridge railway station, 400 m · Bradford-on-Avon railway station, 4.2 km
- Cardiff → Trowbridge70 km · quickest by road, 2h 12m · £9–12
- London → Trowbridge146 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · £15–20
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Trowbridge131 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · £16–21
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Trowbridge
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 Trowbridge. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextBristol — with its many attractions situated around the floating harbour and Avon Gorge, is 12 miles drive or 15 minutes train journey away, and makes an excellent day trip from Bath.
From Wikivoyage: Bath, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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If you know how people move in Trowbridge – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Trowbridge
Trowbridge is 31 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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