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About Gillingham
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About Gillingham
The town acts as an excellent centre for exploring North Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire
as it is positioned on the borders of all three counties.
Communications are good as the town is close to the A303
and on the London Waterloo - Exeter rail line. Bath, Salisbury and Exeter are all
around an hour or less by rail or road. So why not make one of the local
Hotels, B&B's or caravan site
your base for touring Wessex.Nearby is the famous National Trust House and Gardens at Stourhead with the associated walking, bridleways and cycling paths from Stourhead village through the actively managed woods all the way to Alfred's Tower and beyond. Gillingham has a well maintained and marked network of public rights of way which will help the visitor explore the old hedgerows and field systems that still exist around the town. For the naturalist the fields, hedgerows and coppices surrounding the town are home to a wide variety of bird life from sparrows, wrens all the way to buzzards. The really lucky may see spotted and green woodpeckers. At sunset it is possible to come across roe deer, foxes and badgers - if you know where to look. 
Those who wish a more sedentary view of local nature can always obtain a permit to fish the town's rivers, which still support brown trout, or spend your time at the Lodden Lakes trying to land a big net of roach and perch. The town bridge over the Shreen is famous for its painting by John Constable who visited Gillingham in 1823. The visitor interested in Constable can also track down other local vistas the great painter put on canvas by visiting our town museum. Having tramped or travelled Gillingham's roads and byways you may simply wish to rest your weary bones in one of the town's restaurants or pubs. |
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