Marlborough and Pewsey Town Guide

MARLBOROUGH is reputedly the resting place of Merlin, King Arthur's sorcerer, and today it is still a magical place, attracting tens of thousands of visitors a year. According to folklore, the mound in the grounds of the town's famous public school is where Merlin is buried, although archaeologists claim it is a Neolithic monument of the same period as Silbury Hill.

Marlborough stands astride the A4, formerly the Great West road that connected the cities of London, Bath and Bristol. It is a perfect touring base for those interested in the prehistoric sites of Stonehenge and Avebury, Littlecote House and many other places of historic interest.

Nearby Pewsey is one of Wiltshire's largest villages and a thriving close-knit community that can be reached by rail and boat as well as by road. Standing on the northern edge of Salisbury Plain, Pewsey is skirted by the Kennet and Avon Canal and has its own mainline railway station that has made this and other local villages popular with commuters.