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Take a stroll along the picturesque River Kennett that runs along the southern side of Ramsbury village in Wiltshire. You can usually see and hear a lovely variety of birds here such as kingfisher, nuthatch and tree creeper, and there is a large volume of brown trout in the waters, too.

Ramsbury is a beautiful village tucked away in the east of Wiltshire, a few miles northeast of Marlborough. When in Ramsbury make sure to check out one of the two local pubs, The Bell or The Crown & Anchor, take a stroll down to the river and Ramsbury Meadow, or just admire the beautiful selection of chocolate-box thatched roof cottages that are dotted around the village.

Aldbourne is a beautiful Wiltshire village located within the boundaries of the North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Beauty. There are a few great pubs, cafés & restaurants to keep you busy in Aldbourne, such as The Blue Boar, The Crown & Time at the Forge.

It can often be tricky to find public toilets when out for a training ride and sometimes even those are locked and unusable. It was bit a bit of trepidation, therefore, that I stopped at these toilets on Ramsbury's High Street, and my heart sunk when I tried the door to the men's and found that locked shut. Luckily, the central door in the picture to the disabled toilets was unlocked, and as I got in I found them reasonably clean. On the plus side, these are on the High Street and just in front of the Town Hall building and flanked by a well maintained garden path to the Holy Cross Church that is towering at the back (adding some drama to an otherwise mundane location), so their surroundings are likely to be kept tidy and clean unlike other more secluded locations.

"The Church of England parish church of the Holy Cross was begun in the 13th century and enlarged later that century or in the early 14th. In the 15th century the chancel was lengthened and re-roofed. In 1891–2 the aisles were rebuilt and the south porch rebuilt. The building is of flint with limestone dressings, and the chancel is finished in roughcast. The west tower is described as "massive" and has substantial corner buttresses. The collection of stone fragments held in the church includes four which appear to be Norman. The font bowl is 12th century. The interior fittings, which include two brass chandeliers dated 1751, are described by Pevsner as "quite an uncommon wealth". The tower has six bells, five of them dated 1708 and made by the elder Abraham Rudhall. The church was recorded as Grade I listed in 1966." Cit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsbury

The Alan Liddiard Forge, Aldbourne Small friendly cafe with tables inside, outside and in the shoeing shed. Real leaf tea, warm scones, lovely cakes and space for bikes

Open all the time. You can see the walls of the surrounding buildings and there are explanation plaques describing the villa.

The Orpheus Mosaic at Littlecote Roman villa is an astounding relic from almost 2,000 years ago. Open to the public, this phenomenal floor was only discovered in the 18th century and has undergone careful restoration work. The mosaic is thought to be connected to the Pagan revival which took place around 361 AD.