Guidebook for Chippenham

Alex
Guidebook for Chippenham

Essentials

Open 7am till 10pm (Mon-Sat) and Sunday 10am-4pm Small but convenient for late shopping. 2 minutes walking across the railway footbridge.
Chippenham Foundry Lane Express
Foundry Lane
Open 7am till 10pm (Mon-Sat) and Sunday 10am-4pm Small but convenient for late shopping. 2 minutes walking across the railway footbridge.
Good quality supermarket - partnership run. Small size but has everything you'd need. Open 7 days 8am-8pm 5 minute walk into town (cross bridge over river then turn right after WH Smith)
Little Waitrose & Partners Chippenham
32 Borough Parade
Good quality supermarket - partnership run. Small size but has everything you'd need. Open 7 days 8am-8pm 5 minute walk into town (cross bridge over river then turn right after WH Smith)
Largest supermarket within town Open Mon-Sat 7am-10pm (Sun 10-6pm) During daytime entrance via Emergy gate shopping centre reached by walking through the park. Night entrance at back via High Street
Tesco Chippenham Metro
1 Emery Lane
Largest supermarket within town Open Mon-Sat 7am-10pm (Sun 10-6pm) During daytime entrance via Emergy gate shopping centre reached by walking through the park. Night entrance at back via High Street

Drinks & Nightlife

Cosy local pub, good music and beer, very mixed age but good natured crowd. Cross the railway footbridge to reach it directly.
Old Road Tavern
Old Road
Cosy local pub, good music and beer, very mixed age but good natured crowd. Cross the railway footbridge to reach it directly.

Food Scene

One of many good local indian restaurants
Frangipani
115 Promenade
One of many good local indian restaurants
Classic English fish&chip shop. Open late, but closed on Sundays.
Langley Fish Bar
3 Langley Road
Classic English fish&chip shop. Open late, but closed on Sundays.
Cosy old house serving tea, cake, and lunches
DUTCH COTTAGE chippenham
Cosy old house serving tea, cake, and lunches
Good pub food in beautiful Lacock
74 persone del luogo consigliano
The George Inn
High Street
74 persone del luogo consigliano
Good pub food in beautiful Lacock
Afternoon tea in Margarate's garden, or inside if the weather insists on being British. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacock
King Johns Hunting Lodge Ltd
21 Church St
Afternoon tea in Margarate's garden, or inside if the weather insists on being British. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacock
Fancy some crispy duck? Here's a good local Chinese restaurant, they also have an eat-as-much-as-you-like option if you're famished.
Memory of Beijing
Fancy some crispy duck? Here's a good local Chinese restaurant, they also have an eat-as-much-as-you-like option if you're famished.
Great food, now moved to top of New Road (somehow i can't change the location, but look for Tesco Express - just opposite there) http://thebridgebrasserie.co.uk/
The Bridge Brasserie
8 New Road
Great food, now moved to top of New Road (somehow i can't change the location, but look for Tesco Express - just opposite there) http://thebridgebrasserie.co.uk/

Everything Else

Late night kebab or pizza urge satisfied here (open late) Great chips. Friendly Turkish owners.
5 Station Hill
Late night kebab or pizza urge satisfied here (open late) Great chips. Friendly Turkish owners.
A lovely manor house with Michelin-star restaurant. You don't need to be a guest of the hotel to sneak a peak at the beautiful gardens - climb the stairs to the right of the manor.
The Manor House
West Street
A lovely manor house with Michelin-star restaurant. You don't need to be a guest of the hotel to sneak a peak at the beautiful gardens - climb the stairs to the right of the manor.
Apart from regular Sunday services, there's a great little coffee morning every Wednesday when all the local grannies bring in their home-baked cakes... yum! Great value too.
St Andrew's Church
Apart from regular Sunday services, there's a great little coffee morning every Wednesday when all the local grannies bring in their home-baked cakes... yum! Great value too.
In need of a work-out? Gym/pool/squashcourts just round the corner and can be used on a day basis. Also several workshops: http://www.dcleisurecentres.co.uk/centres/olympiad-leisure-centre/
The Olympiad Leisure Centre
Sadlers Mead
In need of a work-out? Gym/pool/squashcourts just round the corner and can be used on a day basis. Also several workshops: http://www.dcleisurecentres.co.uk/centres/olympiad-leisure-centre/
Beautiful local park, privately run but free and open to the public. Great for kids.
John Coles Park
Fleet Road
Beautiful local park, privately run but free and open to the public. Great for kids.