Stonehenge
Six pear trees have been presented to Lord and Lady Lansdowne by Peter Cooper, Master of the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers in recognition of Bowood winning The Historic Houses Association/Christie’s ‘Garden of the Year 2014’. The trees have been planted in the Walled Garden behind Bowood House, with a further two pear trees due to […]
Enjoy a haunting host of thrills and chills as Longleat’s infamous Halloween Festival (Saturday, October 11th – Monday, November 3rd). Following its sell-out run last year, the frightfully popular Ghost Tours are back with a vengeance. Taking place six times a day, the tours provide a frightfully exciting experience (Oct 11th-12th, 18th-19th and Oct 25th […]
People are being invited to attend a special county-wide event to commemorate the sacrifice made by 10,000 Wiltshire soldiers during the First World War. The Wiltshire Council and Ministry of Defence-organised First World War Commemoration Event, which takes place on July 30 at 10am at Tidworth Military Cemetery, will give communities across the county the […]
On June 28th at the Chalke Valley History Festival, Lady Emma Kitchener will be opening a sealed packing case which has remained untouched since the start of the First World War. The unopened carton, contains eighty new and unused brass Princess Mary gift boxes, to be sent as gifts to the soldiers on the Western Front […]
The Spire FM Midsummer Speed Fest surges into action on Saturday and Sunday June 21st and 22nd with two packed days of competition at Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb, Broad Chalke, near Salisbury, the country’s most copiously-awarded speed venue. And on Sunday June 22nd we will see the Gurston Down competition debut of one of the […]
Tractor Ted’s Little Farm at Bowood will be enhanced this Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 May with the return of the popular ‘Big Machines’ weekend. Over a million pounds worth of new farm machinery will be demonstrated and displayed to visitors on both days from 12-4pm. During the event, not only can Bowood visitors enjoy the Little […]
The acclaimed author and former Children’s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo was the Guest Speaker at a special gala dinner hosted by Bowood House near Calne – home to the descendants of the 1st Earl of Shelburne and the 1st Marquess of Lansdowne since 1754. The fund-raising dinner was in aid of Michael and Clare Morpurgo’s charity, […]
People should see improved journey times on the A350 north of Chippenham as Wiltshire Council starts £2.7m improvement work at the end of April. Work to improve traffic flow is due to start on April 28, 2014, and although there will inevitably be disruption on what is a very busy route, the council is doing […]
People are being encouraged to take part in this year’s Wiltshire Challenge following its success last year. More than 1,800 people took part in the challenge in 2013, which was organised as part of Wiltshire’s 2012 Legacy programme, and Wiltshire Council and its partners DC Leisure, Calne, Downton and Cricklade Leisure Centres, are hoping that […]
Due to the mild winter, Bowood’s spectacular Rhododendron Walks are nine days ahead of themselves. So Bowood is delighted to announce that this stunning woodland garden – which was originally scheduled to re-open for its annual six week season on Saturday 26 April – will now be opening this Thursday 17 April instead…just in time […]
