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Kennet is a former council area of Wiltshire, encompassing Pewsey, Devizes, Marlborough and Tidworth.

There’s plenty of things for the tourist to do such as visiting the beautiful Savernake Forest near Marlborough or boating on the Kennet and Avon canal but there are less obvious things to see too.

Visitors can fly over the Wiltshire countryside in a two seater  microlight from Clench Common Airfield, Marlborough Wiltshire with a CAA qualified pilot. Gaze down over the farmland below. Stop somewhere for coffee if you want.

If you like folk music, try the Devizes Folk Club. It meets every Monday at 8pm (except Bank Holidays and August). They are happy to see anyone interested in folk music.

Pop into the canal tug Bronte on the Kennet and Avon Canal where you can meet the artist blacksmith Brian Greaves. His boat is equipped with all the items you would expect to see in a forge, plus a few he has designed himself. His work ranges from gorgeous candlesticks to attractive wave sculptures. He lives on canal boat Emily with his wife and children. He can sometimes be seen in Devizes.

The West Kennet Long Barrow is a Neolithic barrow (tomb) on a chalk ridge near Silbury Hill. Work started on the barrow in about 3600 BC and it was used until about 2500BC. Archaeological finds from the site can be seen at the Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes. The barrow is an interesting site to visit and it even pre-dates Stonehenge.

Kennet district has five of Wiltshire’s eight white horses which can be seen in Hackpen Hill, Marlborough, Alton Barnes and Pewsey. Wiltshire is famous for these chalk carvings in the hillside.

There are many things to do in the Kennet district of Wiltshire, from the typical tourist destinations to the less obvious. Kennet offers the tourist much of interest, so why not plan your visit now. Find out whats on in Kennet for yourself.