King's Play Hill, Devizes

Name: King's Play Hill
Address: Devizes, United Kingdom

#10 among attractions in Devizes

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King's Play Hill is a 29.5 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Heddington, Wiltshire, notified in 1971. ()

Coordinates: 51°23'28"N, 1°59'34"W

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Devizes United Kingdom

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King's Play Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Caen Hill Locks, Bowood House, Calne Town Hall, Devizes Town Hall.

3 miSW
Canal
Caen Hill Locks, Devizes
78 min walk • Caen Hill Locks are a flight of 29 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Rowde and Devizes in Wiltshire, England.
3.2 miNW
Georgian house with family attractions
Bowood House, Chippenham
82 min walk • Bowood is a Grade I listed Georgian country house with interiors by Robert Adam, in extensive grounds which include a garden designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown.
3.3 miN
City hall
Calne Town Hall, Calne
83 min walk • Calne Town Hall is a municipal building in The Strand, Calne, Wiltshire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Calne Town Council, is a grade II listed building.
2.8 miS
City hall
Devizes Town Hall, Devizes
71 min walk • Devizes Town Hall is a municipal building in St John's Street in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Devizes Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
2.9 miS
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Wiltshire Museum, Devizes
73 min walk • The Wiltshire Museum, formerly known as Wiltshire Heritage Museum and Devizes Museum, is a museum, archive and library and art gallery in Devizes, Wiltshire, England.
2.5 miS
Museum
Kennet and Avon Canal Museum, Devizes
64 min walk • The Kennet and Avon Canal Museum is a museum in Devizes, Wiltshire, covering the history of the Kennet and Avon Canal. The museum is located in an old bonded warehouse at Devizes Wharf, approximately 1 mile from the Caen Hill Flight.
2.6 miS
Church
St Peter's Church, Devizes
68 min walk • St Peter's Church is an Anglican parish church in Devizes, Wiltshire. It is a Victorian church and is situated on the Bath Road, one of four Anglican churches in the town. It is in the Anglican Diocese of Salisbury but is under the Episcopal care of the Bishop of Ebbsfleet. It is also an active member of Devizes Churches Together.
3.3 miN
Church
St Mary's Church, Calne
83 min walk • St Mary's Church is the main Anglican church in the town of Calne, Wiltshire, England. The church is large and cruciform, with a tall north tower; it stands in a triangular churchyard at the heart of the town. Begun in the 12th century, it is described by Pevsner as "the proud church of a prosperous clothiers' town".
3.4 miNE
Memorial
Lansdowne Monument
87 min walk • The Lansdowne Monument, also known as the Cherhill Monument, near Cherhill in Wiltshire, England, is a 38-metre stone obelisk erected in 1845 by the 3rd Marquis of Lansdowne to the designs of Sir Charles Barry to commemorate his ancestor, Sir William Petty.
2.3 miSE
51°21'43"N • 1°57'55"W
Devizes Marina, Devizes
60 min walk • Boat tours, Sailing, Boat rental
7 miSE
Archaeological site
Marden Henge
180 min walk • Marden Henge is the largest Neolithic henge enclosure discovered to date in the United Kingdom. The monument is northeast of the village of Marden, Wiltshire, within the Vale of Pewsey and between the World Heritage Sites of Avebury and Stonehenge.