Marlborough is a market town in Wiltshire, between Swindon and Amesbury. Marlborough retains a rustic charm with arcades, alleyways, coaching inns, half-timbered cottages and a church at each end of the high street.

Understand

Visitor information

• Marlborough visitor information website

Get in

By road

Is 7.5 mi (12.1 km) south of M4 junction 15.

By train

The closest rail stations are Pewsey and Swindon.

See

• 1 The Merchant's House, 132 High Street, SN8 1HN, ☏ +44 1672 511690. A recreation of a 17th-century silk merchant's house. (updated Feb 2018)
• 2 Marlborough White Horse (Preshute White Horse), Granham Hill, SN8 4DN. (updated Feb 2018)
• 3 The Devil's Den, Fyfield, SN8 1PU. (updated Feb 2018)
• 4 St Peter's church, High St, SN8 1HQ, ☏ +44 1672 511453. (updated Feb 2018)
• 5 Crofton Beam Engines, Crofton SN8 3DW, ☏ +44 1672 870300. Sa Su 10AM-4PM. Pair of beam engines built in 1807 to pump water up to the summit section of the Kennet & Avon Canal. They're still in working order, and run on occasional "steam days". Adult £5, parking £1. (updated Jun 2021)

Eat

• 1 Pino's Ristorante, 13 New Rd, SN8 1AH, ☏ +44 1672 512969. (updated Feb 2018)
• 2 The Bell, The Square, Ramsbury SN8 2PE, ☏ +44 1672 520230. Tu-Sa 8AM-10PM, Su 9AM-9PM. This 300-year-old inn gets great reviews for their food. They also have rooms. (updated Nov 2021)

Drink

• 1 Castle & Ball, High St, SN8 1LZ, ☏ +44 1672 515 201. (updated Mar 2024)

• 2 The Roebuck Inn, London Rd, SN8 2AJ, ☏ +44 1672 700037. (updated Feb 2018)

Nearby

• 3 The Horseshoe, Mildenhall, SN8 2LR, ☏ +44 1672 514 725. W-Sa noon-11PM (closed M Tu). A thatched pub (updated Mar 2024)

Sleep

• 1 The Bear Hotel, 1 High St, SN8 1AA, ☏ +44 1672 512134. (updated Feb 2018)
• 2 Crown & Anchor, Ham SN8 3RB, ☏ +44 1488 503040. Country pub with rooms, dog-friendly, great dining. B&B double £100. (updated Dec 2021)

Go next

• Avebury and its stone circle.
• Salisbury (England) Cathedral city.
• Stonehenge

Map of places with Wikivoyage articles nearby

Routes through Marlborough

Bristol ← Swindon ←	W  E	→ Reading → London
Chippenham ← Avebury ←	W  E	→ Hungerford → Newbury
Swindon ←	N  S	→ merges with → Salisbury