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Marlborough Town Council
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Town Centre Working Party

Marlborough: A Friendly, Historic and Beautiful Market Town

During September and October 2022, we asked residents for their thoughts about the town centre – what you liked about it, what would make it even better, and how you'd like to see it develop.  The words used most frequently to describe your town were “friendly", "beautiful", "historic” and "market".

You asked. We're delivering.

We published the survey results in November 2022 and used them to help deliver a new town guide and streetscape, sign-posting and other improvements for Marlborough town centre.  We identified future priority actions and successfully secured Wiltshire Towns Programme funding from Wiltshire Council to support our work.

Find out more about what we've delivered since then in this press release from November 2024.

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Summer 2025: A Town Centre Vision and Development Plan

We're now continuing work to help make Marlborough town centre more accessible and welcoming and even more vibrant and attractive for local people, businesses and visitors.

We have appointed a team led by nationally reputed transportation and placemaking experts PJA, to help us create a Town Centre Vision and Development Plan.

The Vision and Development Plan will:

mag glass Dig deeper into challenges and opportunities identified to date in the town centre - thinking in particular about access and movement and town centre spaces and places.
shoot Build a shared long-term vision to sustain and enhance its vitality.
green tick Provide a plan of priorities for action to make the vision a reality.

Community involvement is a vital part of this work so we're asking you for your help again.  Whether you live in the town, work here or are just visiting, if you want to help make the town centre an even better place, we need to hear from you!

 

Please Tell Us

This summer there are a variety of ways for you to find out more and tell us your thoughts and ideas:

pin image Add place specific thoughts / ideas to an online map - Anytime until 1st July.
An interactive map that is easy and quick to add to. Click a location and make your suggestion, and see what others have said.  Click here

If you don’t want to pin on the map, you may also simply email us your thoughts: enquiries@marlborough-tc.gov.uk 

mag glass Guided walking tour and discussion: Wednesday 25th June 11am & 2pm / Saturday 28th June 11am
Led by members of the project team, this 1-hour short loop tour is an opportunity to look in detail at different places in the town centre and share your thoughts and ideas.
Spaces are limited. Book your spot by emailing the Town Council: enquiries@marlborough-tc.gov.uk

walk Join an online virtual guided ‘walk’: Thursday 26th June 12.30 - 1.30pm
A one hour online guided 'walk' looking at different parts of the town centre to discuss issues and opportunities. Led by members of the project team.
Book your spot by emailing: enquiries@marlborough-tc.gov.uk

family Chat to us on the High Street: Saturday 28th June between 10am - 12.30pm
We'll be at the Jubilee Centre on the High Street. Drop by anytime to chat to members of the team, find out more about the project and add your thoughts and ideas to a giant town centre map. There will be children’s activities too!

walk Take the self-guided 1 mile town centre walking loop
An opportunity to look closely at the places you know well and feedback your thoughts and ideas on a short 1 mile town centre loop: this needs to be completed by 1st July.
pdfDownload the walking route map here.

speech bubble Comment on the draft Vision and Development Plan: Later this summer
Building on all the feedback and on technical research, a draft Vision and Development Plan will be made available for community feedback and comments. We currently anticipate this to be from late July onwards.

Read more about the background and view the survey results here

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The Merchant's House

The Merchant's House
Guided tours, museum and special events at this 17th Century historic house in Marlborough High Street.

Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00-16:00

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6 June - Elcot Fest

6 June - Elcot Fest
Gates open at 2.30 - an afternoon and evening of live music at Marlborough Town Football Club in Elcot Lane

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Now showing....

Now showing....
Catch a movie at Marlborough's state of the art cinema with licensed bar and cafe

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13 June - ParadeFest

13 June - ParadeFest
Family festival with free entry

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The best view in town

The best view in town
St Peters tower tours every Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday through to the Big Mop Fair in October. Inside there's the Cardinal Cafe and regular exhibitions and events too. Open Thursday-Sunday

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19-21 June - Marlborough Festival

19-21 June - Marlborough Festival
A midsummer weekend of live music, food and drink and community events

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19 June - Lumos Candlelight Concert

19 June - Lumos Candlelight Concert
Marlborough Festival presents the unforgettable music of Hans Zimmer in the candlelit setting of Marlborough Town Hall

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Crofton Beam Engines

Crofton Beam Engines
Crofton Pumping Station is one of the most significant industrial heritage sites in the United Kingdom. Built in 1807-9 to supply water to the highest point of the Kennet & Avon Canal which links London and Bristol.

Open to visitors every Tuesday between 10:00-14:00 on 'work days'. Check the website for steaming weekends and events

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25 June - Guided Tour of Avebury Manor Garden

25 June - Guided Tour of Avebury Manor Garden
Join Head Gardener Garry Munford who will share his knowledge of the garden's long history and explain the exciting new developments as his team work to adapt this fully organic garden to the changing climate

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27 June - MantonFest

27 June - MantonFest
MantonFest is a family friendly festival held in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside. Join us for a day of music, food and fun

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28 June - Open Gardens

28 June - Open Gardens
Take a stroll through beautiful gardens and hidden floral gems on the Open Gardens trail - all within easy walking distance of Marlborough High Street

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Wilton Windmill

Wilton Windmill
The only operating windmill in Wessex

You can visit the site at any time - guided tours available on Sundays from Easter to the end of September

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3 July - An Evening with Jim Carter & Imelda Staunton

3 July - An Evening with Jim Carter & Imelda Staunton
The Merchant's House is welcoming award-winning actors Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton for a special live event at Marlborough Town Hall.

The evening provides a rare opportunity to hear two of Britain’s most celebrated performers discuss their remarkable careers across stage, television and film, sharing behind-the-scenes stories, personal reflections and insights from decades in the entertainment industry.

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4 & 5 July - Open Studios

4 & 5 July - Open Studios
In July each year artists across north Wiltshire open up their studios for you to visit, meet them and enjoy their artwork. It’s a fabulous reason for a tour around the beautiful North Wessex Downs to visit your favourite artists or to experience new or different artwork – often in the studio where it was created.

The Open Studios weekends are free and there’s no pressure to buy, so if you have a couple of hours or a whole weekend to spare why not use the website to plan a studio tour.

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11 July - Murder Mystery "A Knight To Remember"

11 July - Murder Mystery
Annual Murder Mystery & Hog Roast extravaganza at the truly stunning location of Wilton Windmill

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11 & 12 July - Open Studios

11 & 12 July - Open Studios
In July each year artists across north Wiltshire open up their studios for you to visit, meet them and enjoy their artwork. It’s a fabulous reason for a tour around the beautiful North Wessex Downs to visit your favourite artists or to experience new or different artwork – often in the studio where it was created.

The Open Studios weekends are free and there’s no pressure to buy, so if you have a couple of hours or a whole weekend to spare why not use the website to plan a studio tour.

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16 July - Guided Tour of Avebury Manor Garden

16 July - Guided Tour of Avebury Manor Garden
Join Head Gardener Garry Munford who will share his knowledge of the garden's long history and explain the exciting new developments as his team work to adapt this fully organic garden to the changing climate

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18 & 19 July - Open Studios

18 & 19 July - Open Studios
In July each year artists across north Wiltshire open up their studios for you to visit, meet them and enjoy their artwork. It’s a fabulous reason for a tour around the beautiful North Wessex Downs to visit your favourite artists or to experience new or different artwork – often in the studio where it was created.

The Open Studios weekends are free and there’s no pressure to buy, so if you have a couple of hours or a whole weekend to spare why not use the website to plan a studio tour

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25 & 26 July - Open Studios

25 & 26 July - Open Studios
In July each year artists across north Wiltshire open up their studios for you to visit, meet them and enjoy their artwork. It’s a fabulous reason for a tour around the beautiful North Wessex Downs to visit your favourite artists or to experience new or different artwork – often in the studio where it was created.

The Open Studios weekends are free and there’s no pressure to buy, so if you have a couple of hours or a whole weekend to spare why not use the website to plan a studio tour

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13-24 August - Giffords Circus

13-24 August - Giffords Circus
Giffords Circus is a magical village green circus that tours England from the first days of spring to the first glimpse of winter

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20 August - Guided Tour of Avebury Manor Garden

20 August - Guided Tour of Avebury Manor Garden
Join Head Gardener Garry Munford who will share his knowledge of the garden's long history and explain the exciting new developments as his team work to adapt this fully organic garden to the changing climate

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21 & 22 August - King Arthur and the Holy Fail

21 & 22 August - King Arthur and the Holy Fail
The Three Inch Fools return to Avebury this summer for another epic night of mayhem as they perform their new, fast-paced, musically driven, medieval adventure

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Rugby

Rugby
Watch Marlborough home games on The Common

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19 September - Comedy at the Town Hall

19 September - Comedy at the Town Hall
Laughter Craft Comedy are back with a line up full of TV and Award Winning Comedians plus a licensed bar!

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24 September - Guided Tour of Avebury Manor Garden

24 September - Guided Tour of Avebury Manor Garden
Join Head Gardener Garry Munford who will share his knowledge of the garden's long history and explain the exciting new developments as his team work to adapt this fully organic garden to the changing climate

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24-27 September - Litfest

24-27 September - Litfest
A book festival in beautiful Wiltshire with events for all

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10 October - Little Mop Fair

10 October - Little Mop Fair
The Showmen's Guild fill the High Street with fairground stalls and rides - the fun starts at midday

17 October - Big Mop Fair

17 October - Big Mop Fair
In the High Street - opens at midday

Further afield

Further afield
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What's on?

What's on?
Please see our calendar for more options

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