Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, set in the Kennet valley and crossed by the Kennet and Avon Canal and the River Dun. It lies close to chalk downland and the wooded sweep of Savernake Forest, so the area mixes riverside and canal scenery with woodland and walking country favoured by boaters and ramblers.
The village has medieval roots and retains a historic church and several listed buildings, while its economy remains largely rural with farms and local services. Great Bedwyn is also served by a railway station with links to Reading and onward to London, which gives it a commuter dimension alongside a lively local community life.
Postcode districts covering Great Bedwyn
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Basingstoke 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Winchester 24.9 miles40 km
- Salisbury 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Andover 12.4 miles20 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Chippenham 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Newbury 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Didcot 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Thatcham 15 miles24.1 km
- Melksham 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Melksham Without 22.8 miles36.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Pewsey Vale East Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Little Bedwyn Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Shalbourne Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Froxfield Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Grafton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- East Grafton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Ham Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Burbage Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Hungerford Built-up area 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Buttermere Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Ramsbury Built-up area 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Tidcombe and Fosbury Parish 4.8 miles7.7 km
Example postcodes in Great Bedwyn
SN8 3NX, SN8 3PB, SN8 3PA, SN8 3PE, SN8 3PG, SN8 3NP, SN8 3PN, SN8 3LU, SN8 3YR … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 31.4 miles50.5 km
- Bournemouth Airport 42.6 miles68.6 km
- Bedwyn Railway Station 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Hungerford Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
Hotels near Great Bedwyn Ad
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Castle and Ball by Greene King Inns 3 6.3 miles10.2 km
- The Furze Bush Inn 9 miles14.5 km
- Queens Arms 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Days Inn Hotel Membury 3 7.3 miles11.8 km
Schools in Great Bedwyn
- Great Bedwyn C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wolf Hall Historic site 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 11.3 miles18.3 km
- Ramridge House Estate 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Burderop Park Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 13 miles21 km
- County Ground Stadium 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 16.9 miles27.1 km