Wingfield

Worth seeing in and around Wingfield

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.

1. 01
   Farleigh 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.

   1.9 km · medieval castle in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Avoncliff 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.

   3.2 km · bridge in Winsley, Wiltshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Parish 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.

   3.8 km · grade I listed church in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Farleigh 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.

   2.2 km · country house in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St 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.

   3.8 km · church in Bradford on Avon, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Bradford 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.

   3.1 km · canal lock in Wiltshire, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Church of St Lawrence, Rode

   The Church of St Lawrence in Rode, Somerset, England, dates from the late 14th and early 15th century. It was restored in 1874 by Charles Edward Davis and is a Grade I listed building.

   4 km · church in Rode, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Trowbridge Town Hall

   Trowbridge Town Hall is a municipal building in Market Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Trowbridge Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.

   3.8 km · town hall in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Westwood 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".

   2 km · Grade I listed manor house in Wiltshire, in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Church 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.

    2 km · church in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Wingfield

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 33 km · Cardiff (CWL), 76 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 126 km

Stations

Avoncliff railway station, 3.3 km · Trowbridge railway station, 3.3 km · Bradford-on-Avon railway station, 3.5 km

• Cardiff → Wingfield

  66 km · quickest by road, 2h 9m · £9–12
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• London → Wingfield

  150 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · £16–22
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Wingfield

  132 km · quickest by road, 2h 49m · £15–21
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