Events in WiltshireEvents in Wiltshire collates the events in the county for your interest and information. Wiltshire country rolls along chalk downland with roads and footpaths seemingly going off into the distance. Trowbridge is the county town although Salisbury is the only city. Salisbury Plain covers a wide expanse of the county. One of the most famous ancient monuments in the world, Stonehenge, pictured above, is situated here.MarchEndura Lionheart Cyclosportive will be held on Sunday 18th March 2012. Entry can be made online. Registration begins at 7am. Two routes 100 miles or 100 kilometres, not for the fainhearted! The event starts and finishes outside Longleat House, Warminster. It passes through beautiful Wiltshire countryside. Why not spend a short break and take the family to Longleat House and Safari Park MaySalisbury Races start again on 6th May 2012. Erlestoke Twelve Spam biking. Not 12 miles - 12 hours! Or two six hour options. Solo or team. 26th May 2012. Salisbury International Arts Festival will be held from 25th May to 9th June 2012. This is the 40th anniversary year of this wonderful event. Festival highlights on sale from 13th December 2011 and the Festival full programme will be on sale from 13th March 2012. Again there will be a packed programme of theatre, dance, circus, film, music and spoken word. It is already coming together, some events are already booked. JuneWiltshire Jazz Festival will be held on Saturday 9th June 2012 in Dinton about eight miles west of Salisbury. Great line up as usual this year showcasing various genres of jazz. Salisbury Cathedral Flower Festival 2012 - No date yet. This beautiful scented event in a magnificent iconic setting attracts thousands every year. Wiltshire Family History Society Open Day will be held on 16th June 2012 at Trowbridge Civic Centre. JulyFire Garden at Stonehenge for the London 2012 Festival will be held on 10th, 11th and 12th July 2012. A magical event at dusk. Larmer Tree Festival will be held on 11th to 15th July 2012. Larmar Tree Gardens near Salisbury. In 2008 it was voted the best UK Family festival. It is still an excellent event with so many varied things going on from Processions to theatre, music, workshops. One to check out and add to the yearly calendar.. Marlborough International Jazz Festival will be held on the 13th, 14th and 15th July in Marlborough itself. This is a very popular Festival. Book soon! AugustTrowbridge Festival Now known as the Trowbridge Festival it was to be held on 2nd to 5th August 2012 - Music with Roots. Sadly the festival has been cancelled for 2012. Money will be refunded on all tickets sold as soon as practical. Plans are being made for 2013.
Ridgeway Barbury Castle Ride will be held on 18th and 19th August 2012. This horse ride event counts for Wessex Trophy points. Devizes International Street Festival will be held on Bank Holiday Monday 27th August 2012 between 10.30am and 6.30pm.
SeptemberMere Carnival is one of the West Country Carnivals and will be held on date to be advised in 2012. The main procession starts at 7pm. The Bonham Ride will be held on 23rd Spetember 2012 starting at Bonham Airfield in Mere. This is a new horse riding event for 2012. OctoberTrowbridge Carnival is one of the West Country Carnivals 2012 date to be advised. Swindon and Cricklade Railway are running a Halloween Ghost Train on 27th and 31st October 2012 6pm to 8.45pm. Spoooooooky! Fireworks at Longleat Date to be advised. A valid Longleat ticket will include the Fireworks on the these days. Looks a wonderful day out. Anyone with events in Wiltshire who would like to list their event here please contact us via the Feedback form, we would love to hear from you. The event should have its own website so that our visitors can find you and obtain more information. The events in Wiltshire should be capable of attracting crowds, large village fete size and above, similar to those listed here. Our observations show that www.travelwessex.com's main visitors are those that love walking, cycling, horse riding and other like minded pursuits, but we welcome all attractions as we have many other visitors as well that we love to cater for. Posting events on this page is free. We reserve the right not to include events in Wiltshire that are not suitable for legal or other reasons.
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Useful Information
Accommodation in Wiltshire
Accommodation is generally plentiful in Wiltshire, but during busy periods it is advisable to book.
Plans include a hotel? There are some good ones here
Wiltshire has some delightful cottages around the county. There is probably one near where you would love to stay.
Of course there is the last minute break followed by the last minute rush to book, always a problem, but this page is very helpful
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Car Rental
Renting a car can be a most useful idea, pick it up wherever you want it. Plenty of cars here!
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Travel by coach
If you do decide the leave the car at home and help the environment too, why not go National Express They run coaches all over the country. Some pretty good fares too.
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Then there are the coaches to the Festival - take you right there!
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