Luxury hotel Near Calne

Beechfield House hotel near Calne is ideal for visiting the area which has a host of attractions, including prehistoric burial mounds, the famous stone circle at Avebury, the white horse carved into the chalk hillside at Cherhill and Bowood House.

Calne is also well-known internationally for its schools, including the girls’ boarding and day school, St Mary's.

Calne owes much of its historical prosperity to the woollen industry which was the town’s primary industry between the 14th and 19th centuries. The historic town centre with its lovely buildings owes much to this period of prosperity. Later, it was pigs that brought renewed prosperity to the town. The Harris family developed a revolutionary new method for curing bacon and Harris went on to became a well-known brand name.

Calne was connected to the Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal in 1802 and remained so for about 100 years. The old canal wharfe is still there and is now an attractive feature of the town.

Throughout history, famous names have been associated with the town. Whilst Treasurer of Salisbury Cathedral and Prebend of Calne, St Edmund was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. Later, John Pym who was a major opponent of the policies of Charles 1in the run-up to the Civil War, was the town’s MP. Dutchman Ingen Housz carried out research, of worldwide significance, into photosynthesis at nearby Bowood House, oxygen was discovered by Joseph Priestley in 1774 whilst working in Calne and Calne athlete, Walter Goodall George, held the world record for running the mile from 1886 to 1915.

Calne is a delightful Wiltshire town and well worth a visit when staying at Beechfield House hotel.

Other places to visit in Wiltshire include Bath, Bowood House, Bradford-on-Avon, Caen Hill Locks, Cheddar Caves, Chippenham, Corsham Court, Lacock, Longleat Safari Park, Stonehenge, The Cotswolds,  Wookey Hole