Holt is a small village in Wiltshire, England, set in the county’s rolling chalk downland and farmland. It retains a compact core of traditional stone and brick cottages, a parish church with medieval roots and several listed buildings, giving it a quietly historic, rural character.
Economically the village remains largely agricultural with a modest number of commuters and small local businesses; social life is centred on the village pub, hall and occasional fetes. Quiet lanes, hedgerows and nearby footpaths make Holt popular with walkers and anyone looking for a peaceful base in the Wiltshire countryside.
Postcode districts covering Holt
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 18.8 miles
- Swindon 23.1 miles
- Bath 7.4 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 15.3 miles
- Trowbridge 2.3 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 14.9 miles
- Chippenham 7.9 miles
- Yate 16.2 miles
- Frome 13 miles
- Nailsea 24.8 miles
- Melksham 3.1 miles
- Melksham Without 3.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Staverton Parish 1.1 miles
- Broughton Gifford Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Hilperton Parish 1.3 miles
- Trowbridge Adcroft Ward 1.9 miles
- Semington Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Trowbridge Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon Built-up area 2.3 miles
- South Wraxall Parish 2.4 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon North Ward 2.4 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon South Ward 2.4 miles
- Atworth Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Trowbridge Paxcroft Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Holt
BA14 6BW, BA14 6RA, BA14 6TB, BA14 6RG, BA14 6QG, BA14 6PZ, BA14 6HS, BA14 6RQ, BA14 6PN … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 22.5 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 42.7 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Trowbridge Railway Station 2.6 miles
Hotels near Holt Ad
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 1.6 miles
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 5.4 miles
- Widbrook Grange 3 2.4 miles
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5 7.6 miles
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 7.3 miles
- The Queensberry Hotel 4 7.4 miles
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 7.2 miles
- Eight 7.1 miles
- The Moonraker Hotel 3 2.4 miles
Schools in Holt
- Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hartham Country house 6.4 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 7.1 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 7.4 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 7.4 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 7.4 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 8.1 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 8.5 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 8.6 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 11.3 miles
- Longleat Country house 12.2 miles