For centuries Bradford-on-Avon prospered on cloth-making. In the Middle Ages weavers worked...

This narrow bridge was built by Shaftesbury Abbey in the 14th century....

Barton Farm was once a grange of Shaftesbury Abbey. King Ethelred gave...

A few steps away from the town bridge is the library and...

This house proudly proclaims its age. On one of the gables is...

Here’s a pleasant spot to watch the river flow by. You would...

This Anglo-Saxon chapel is a puzzle. St. Aldhelm was thought to have...

A Catholic church has made its home in the former town hall....

Tucked away from the busy street is this café housed in a...

In 1951 the site of a demolished building became the Festival Garden,...

The Granary was originally part of Shaftesbury Abbey’s grange at Barton Farm....

You might say this is a church built on cloth. The present...

What a remarkable survival from Tudor times. Cloth merchant Thomas Horton paid...

One and 1 ½ hour boat trips along the Kennet & Avon...

In 1700 John Hall built this almshouse which still accommodates four elderly...

Mr Salvat has recreated the atmosphere of early coffee-houses. A waiter in...

The chapel can be glimpsed through the archway. The town had a...

The only timber-framed houses in this stone-built town are in the Shambles....

Shaftesbury Abbey built to last. This impressive barn has been standing since...

Medieval bridges often had a tiny chapel on them. Travellers could say...

This handsome Georgian mansion was once the scene of shocking violence. In...

The garden that once belonged to Westbury House is now a pleasant...