Archived events
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OUTING: Battle of Roundway Down – anniversary battlefield tour
SOLD OUT - if you would like to be advised if tickets become available contact hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk A walk led by Julian Humphrys - Trustee of…
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GUIDED TOUR: Heritage Walk of Devizes
A guided walk and talk of Devizes organised and led by John Girvan, Historian and Local Author. Pre-booking ESSENTIAL - 'book online' below. Adults (£6.50)…
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OUTING: Box Hill circular walk – Hidden Wiltshire Walk
This walk starts in the village of Box, following the By Brook past Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studio, before heading up the steep footpaths to…
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ONLINE TALK: Revising the Wiltshire Pevsner
talk by Julian Orbach Julian will talk about his revision of the volume covering Wiltshire in Sir Nikolaus Pevsner’s ‘Buildings of England’ series, which is…
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GUIDED TOUR: Lost Pubs of Devizes
A 'dry' pub crawl of the lost pubs of Devizes, organised and led by John Girvan, Historian and Local Author. Pre-booking ESSENTIAL - 'book online'…
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OUTING: Milk Hill – Hidden Wiltshire Walk
Starting at the Pewsey Downs Car Park, we head up Walkers Hill to see the Neolithic long barrow called Adam’s Grave. After this we walk…
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OUTING: Bowood – Capability Brown’s landscape and lakeland walk
This walk will take us from Sandy Lane down into the Bowood landscape. This was one of ‘Capability’ Brown’s most successful commissions, and many of…
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OUTING: Stonehenge Landscape Walk – June
An afternoon walk, from Durrington Walls to Stonehenge, led by Museum Director, David Dawson The Walk This half-day tour starts at 1.30pm, meeting close to…
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ONLINE TALK: Bowood and Whetham: Capability Brown and Landscape Design
In the eighteenth century, landscape design took a dramatic u-turn, and this talk is about that significant change, seen through the ‘eyes’ of the estates…
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OUTING: Swindon Old Town
* SOLD OUT * If you would like to be added to a waiting please email hello@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk An evening walk led by Isobel Geddes. The…
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Devizes Assize Court – a progress report
Work has been progressing steadily on developing ideas on how Devizes Assize Court can become a hub for the community and the new home of…
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GUIDED TOUR: Heritage Walk of Devizes
A guided walk and talk of Devizes organised and led by John Girvan, Historian and Local Author. Pre-booking ESSENTIAL - 'book online' below. Adults (£6.50)…
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OUTING: Sutton Veny and Tytherington – Hidden Wiltshire Walk
Starting on Sutton Veny High Street by the Church, we head up into the hills to the South of the village, passing Haycombe Hill and…
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ONLINE LECTURE: Eric Ravilious: Downland Man
By James Russell The chalk downland of southern England inspired Eric Ravilious (1903-42) to produce some of his finest watercolours, but his fascination for the…
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Holiday Activities: Welcome back to the Museum
Make your own treasures inspired by some of the amazing artefacts in our collection. Using metal embossing foil, clay and other craft materials create Saxon…
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Holiday Activities: Welcome back to the Museum
Make your own treasures inspired by some of the amazing artefacts in our collection. Using metal embossing foil, clay and other craft materials create Saxon…
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OUTING: Warminster Skyline – Hidden Wiltshire Walk
A walk which starts below the Iron Age hillfort of Battlesbury Camp. After scaling the hill and exploring the ramparts we will head over to…
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GUIDED TOUR: Lost Pubs of Devizes
A 'dry' pub crawl of the lost pubs of Devizes, organised and led by John Girvan, Historian and Local Author. Pre-booking ESSENTIAL - 'book online'…
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ONLINE TALK: Trying to Understand Wiltshire Townscapes
By John Chandler, consultant editor, Wiltshire VCH For nearly 70 years the Victoria County History has been researching and describing the history of Wiltshire towns,…
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ONLINE EVENT: Behind the scenes tour – Ways of Seeing Wiltshire
A behind the scenes tour of our new exhibition Ways of Seeing Wiltshire, which will be on display in our Oexmann and Piper Galleries when…
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GUIDED TOUR: Heritage Walk of Devizes
A guided walk and talk of Devizes organised and led by John Girvan, Historian and Local Author. Pre-booking ESSENTIAL - 'book online' below. Adults (£6.50)…
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OUTING: Hidden Wiltshire template
A Hidden Wiltshire Walk - brought to you by intrepid Wiltshire explorers and photographers Glyn Coy and Paul Timlett. Details of the day: Date…
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Online lecture: King Athelstan and the Making of England
by Michael Wood, OBE In this richly illustrated talk historian and film maker Michael Wood looks at the fascinating story of one of the great…
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ONLINE EVENT: Making Public History Fun: an online Q & A session with Greg Jenner
Making Public History Fun is an online question and answer session with Greg Jenner, hosted by Wiltshire Museum. Send in those odd and weird history…
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Hartmoor and the Devizes Castle Deer Park
The southern boundary of the Devizes Castle Deer Park is formed by a substantial bank and ditch over 5 metres high in places…
