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Attractions in Devizes

Seeing Devizes? Begin at Wiltshire Heritage Museum

There are 2 places to visit inside Devizes’ built-up area, and 3 more within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 museums, a castle and a historic site. 3 of them are within 1 km of the middle of town. Make a day of it at Salisbury Cathedral, 35 km away.

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In Devizes
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Start with these in Devizes

The rest of the best known are a museum, a castle and a historic site.

MuseumWiltshire Heritage Museumin townMuseumKennet and Avon Canal Museumin townCastleDevizes Castle100 m outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteDevizes White Horse700 m outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionPorch House1.5 km outside town, to the southwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where each one is

Out at 3.4 km is Porch House, the farthest.

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The dashed line is Devizes’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

Kind by kind

Museums or galleries are the biggest group (2), then castles or historic places (2).

Museums & galleries 2 museums2 in town
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 historic site0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Devizes. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Everything on the list

2 in town lead, with 3 more within 5 km of its edge after them.

The 2 inside Devizes come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

336 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Devizes’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Devizes →

Big names nearby

Around the region

The 12 days out are led by Salisbury Cathedral, 35 km away.

CathedralSalisbury Cathedral35 km southAbbey or priory · National TrustLacock Abbey11 km northwestMuseumThe Roman Baths26 km westAbbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds27 km northHistoric houseLongleat House27 km southwestHistoric houseBowood House9.2 km northwestCastle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle21 km westHistoric houseHighgrove House33 km northwestGarden · National TrustStourhead Park36 km southwestFort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill25 km westHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustAvebury Manor12 km northeastArt galleryVictoria Art Gallery26 km west · 92K visitors a year

Places well known beyond Devizes (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Good to know in Devizes

What are the main attractions in Devizes?

The best known inside Devizes’ built-up area are Wiltshire Heritage Museum and Kennet and Avon Canal Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.

Does Devizes have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Devizes: Wiltshire Heritage Museum and Kennet and Avon Canal Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Devizes?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Lacock Abbey (National Trust), 11 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Devizes?

Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (35 km), Lacock Abbey (11 km), The Roman Baths (26 km), Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds (27 km).

Where are Devizes’ historic buildings listed?

Devizes has 336 listed buildings, 5 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Devizes when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

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