Discover Devizes!

Come and discover this attractive Wiltshire market town on a brand new day out designed exclusively for groups.

Enjoy freshly made coffee and biscuits when you arrive. Either at the Crown, next to Wadworth Brewery or at the Bear Hotel, set in the town's spectacular Market Place.

Then an hour's tour of the famous Wadworth Brewery as you discover what makes their beer so special.  Afterwards there's a chance to sample one of their delicious cask ales in the Visitor Centre’s mezzanine bar.

Your party can then take a stroll around Devizes, browse some of the independent specialist shops and discover one of the many pubs or restaurants as they relax over lunch.  As they explore Devizes ensure they look out for the Wiltshire Heritage Museum or the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust Museum where there is free entry for members of your group.

At the Wiltshire Heritage Museum you'll find Britain’s best Bronze Age archaeology collections to help your party discover more about the mysteries of Stonehenge and Avebury.  At the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust Museum your party can discover the fascinating story of this delightful waterway, its construction, use and subsequent near demise, and the work done in recent times to restore it.

In the afternoon, your party can take to the water to enjoy a leisurely hour's cruise along the Kennet and Avon Canal

Cost: £14.00 per person to include:

• Coffee or tea and biscuits on arrival
• One hour's tour of the Wadworth Brewery and a sample of one of their beers
• An hour's cruise on Kennet & Avon Canal
• free entry to Wiltshire Heritage Museum and Kennet & Avon Canal Museum

Booking

Main contact for booking – Devizes Area Tourism Partnership on 01380 800400 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Suggested timings:

10.30am            Arrive for coffee

11.15am            Wadworth Brewery tour

12.30pm            Free time in Devizes – followed by visits to Museums

3.15pm              Begin your canal cruise from Devizes Wharf

4.30pm              Depart for your journey home

Optional extras - make your visit special

• Extended Brewery tour (2 hours) including shire horses, cooper’s workshop and sign-writers shop £8.50pp
• Lunch at The Crown – a - Wadworth pub - £6.50 for main course and coffee
• Afternoon tea at the Bear Hotel - £5pp
• Whole group visit to Wiltshire Heritage Museum. Highlights talk - £25
• Whole group visit to Kennet & Avon Canal Museum. Highlights talk - £25
• Extended cruise on the Kennet & Avon Canal on the Kenavon Venture. £150 for up to 50 passengers
• Walking tour of the town led by local historian John Girvan - £4 per person, with a discount for a larger group.
  

Prices may vary from those listed above, so you are advised to check first.