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.
This 2.5 mile walk will take you around the wonderfully diverse art in Calne, taking in both the urban environment of the town centre and some of the green spaces along the Abberd Brook and Castlefields park.
The Calne Blue Plaque Trail is a fascinating walk around the centre of the town in the Heritage Quarter visiting ten points of interest.
Turn right off Chaveywell bridge and cross over the outlet from the spring here. Walk on until you see an incline to the left. Take a left here, coming back on yourself as you enter upper Castlefields. Follow the path to the right of the two circles of trees and eventually a left to rest in, and admire, the Garden of Reflection.
As a legacy of the shocking tragedy of the Derry Hill crash in 2020, a garden of reflection has been cariangly designed and planted.
The objective of the garden‚ ‘is to create a safe space for family and friends to remember the boys as well as a quiet and reflective location for the whole community'.
The garden was designed by landscape architect, Paul Jolliffe and project managed by Su Johnson. The masterpiece of the design is a bespoke circular armillary, handcrafted by Capal Tenison of Border Sundials, placed on a stone plinth.
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