Marlborough, Wiltshire - a visitor's guide

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Eating out links:
The Red Lion at Axford
Godots
The Sun Inn
The Lamb Inn

Accommodation links:
Blue Barn
The Sanctuary
Browns (self catering)
The Royal Oak (Wootton Rivers)

For a flavour of some of the villages around Marlborough, follow the links to each village's website...Aldbourne, Burbage, Ramsbury, Mildenhall

War Horse (12A). Friday 11th May, 6.30pm. at the Theatre on the Hill, St John's School, Marlborough
Fifteen. Sunday 20th May, 2.30 - 4.30pm at Marlborough Town Hall.
The Skin I Live In (15). Friday, 25th May, 7.30pm. Arthouse Movies at Rabley Drawing Centre. Details

Hungerford & District Community Arts Festival
29 June – 22 July 2012.
From distinguished poets to enchanting puppets, from jazz, jive and boogie to a Jubilee concert, from top touring theatre and talented young musicians to martial arts, from contemporary clarinet to cream teas - the 21st HADCAF programme has something for everyone! Details

Marlborough accommodation

Marlborough has only one hotel, but fortunately many of the pubs also offer accommodation and there's a range of luxury and standard B&Bs both inside the town and just outside of it...

Marlborough shopping

If shopping floats your boat, then prepare to cruise. Quite simply, Marlborough is to shopping (especially fashion), what Chanel is to perfume and green is to Wellies.

Eating in Marlborough

Within reason, whatever your preference may be, you can probably exercise it in Marlborough. There's no shortage of choice — fine dining, fast food, pub grub, deli-style made-to-measure sandwiches — you'll find it here...

The Guild of Wiltshire Artists is holding its Summer Exhibition from Sunday, 27th May, to Wednesday, 6th June 2012, at St. Peter's Church, High Street, Marlborough SN8 1HQ. A range of subject matter, styles and media will provide interest for a wide audience and all works will be for sale. The exhibition is open daily 10 am to 5 pm (Sundays 11 am – 4 pm) and entry is free.

Shopping links:
Luna
Susie Watson Designs

Activity links:
Broome Manor Golf Club
Greatwood Caring for Retired Racehorses
KVAT (Films)
Barbury Castle Horse Trials

Marlborough's weather is here!

Marlborough Choral Society — a concert to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee St Mary’s Church, Marlborough, Saturday 19th May 2012 7.30pm, Tickets: £9.00 Programme: Two of Handel’s “Coronation Anthems” written for the coronation of George II Zadok the Priest; The King Shall Rejoice; Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne); Jerusalem (C H H Parry) Land of Hope and Glory (Edward Elgar) and many more. More details

Marlborough Brandt Group (MBG) is a registered charity founded in response to the Brandt Commission Report, which advocated increased contact between the industrialised and the developing worlds. Details

If you like your breaks interesting, involving and lively, then the market town of Marlborough, Wiltshire could be the ideal weekend away for you.

Marlborough, in the north east corner of Wiltshire, is the archetypical English market town — a place where coins were minted in Norman times, Tudor kings hunted for deer and where coaches heading west from London stopped to feed and water their horses.

It would seem therefore, that Marlborough was at the heart of things in days gone by. And although Britain's coins are now turned out in London, the coaches fill up with diesel and your venison comes straight from one of the town's splendid butchers, Marlborough still has buzz about it.

There's plenty of accommodation, excellent shopping and a wide choice of places to eat. So all in all, Marlborough is a great place for a long or short weekend break at any time of the year. Because Marlborough is a market town, yes you guessed it, on Saturdays and Wednesdays the High Street hosts a market selling all kinds of stuff from locally grown produce, to pots, plants, pashminas and pottery.

If you can't get enough of markets, there's also a Farmer's market (every second Saturday in the month) and a number of continental markets which descend on the town mainly in summer.

And when you get in touch with (or visit) any of the businesses on this website, please mention that you found them through www.marlboroughwiltshire.co.uk. Thank you. Welcome to Marlborough!

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Marlborough celebrates Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee 1952 - 2012.

Official opening of the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations by the Mayor. Saturday 2nd June, 10am, Town Hall. Hoisting of the Union Jack and a symbolic presentation by Marlborough Community Orchard of their gift of an orchard to the town.

The Queen is Crowned Saturday, 2nd June. 7 for 7.30pm, Town Hall. 1953 film of the Coronation with narration by Sir Laurence Olivier. We will also be showing rare footage of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Free entry. Licensed bar.

The Thames Pageant Sunday. 3pm, 3rd June, Town Hall. Live coverage of this spectacular show with the Queen's Barge and a flotilla of a thousand boats on our huge screen. Food and Licensed bar. Free entry.

Presentation of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal to local emergency service personnel. Tuesday, 5th June, 10am. Town Hall. Come and pay tribute to our local heroes.

Service of Thanksgiving from St. Paul's in the presence of Her Majesty. Tuesday, 5th June, 10am (Service at 11am.) Town Hall. Live coverage on the big screen following the presentation of the Queen's Diamond Medal to emergency service personnel. Free entry.

Manton Music Festival. Saturday, 23rd June, 4pm to 11pm, Manton Grange water meadows. A wide variety of music, including London Straight Six, Mort de la Mer and Scarlet Simonis Skedaddle. Bring your own picnic or choose from a hog roast or burgers. Licensed bar. Tickets £10, £5 for concessions and £15 for a family of four. For tickets please see www.kvat.co.uk or call 07771 704 253.