Calne Tale Trails

The Calne Blue Plaque Trail is a fascinating walk around the centre of the town in the Heritage Quarter visiting ten points of interest, which act as a reminder of the town’s past, including the site of the Harris bacon factory, the wool trade workshop, the wharf (end of the canal) and Castle House.

Evie’s Book Swap Network hosts small little libraries across our community. You can pick up a book at any book swap and replace it when you’re finished at any book swap stop.

The network started with the original Evie's book swap — you can learn more about its history on the stop’s own page and on the Wordfest blog.

Wordfest wants to make more stories available to everyone: stories that help us escape for a while, make us laugh, feel cosy, and connect us to our community.

Discover Calne through this walk around the town centre, taking in the Pocket Park, St Mary’s Church, the historic Wharf, and the sites of the old Harris bacon factory.

Nineteen points of interest trace the town’s history from its medieval castle to its Victorian industry, with stories of the people who shaped it along the way.

Explore Calne’s public art, from sculptures and mosaics to murals and graffiti, created by local artists and community groups over the past four decades.

This 2.5 mile circular walk takes in twenty pieces of art around the town centre, Castlefields, and the River Marden.