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From Standing Stones to the Swindon Roundabout: A History of Wiltshire

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By cpremike
30th April 2026

From Standing Stones to the Swindon Roundabout: A History of Wiltshire

Co host of The Rest is History on Radio 4, Tom Holland is a novelist, documentary maker,  podcaster, and popular historian. He was brought up just outside Salisbury, at Broad Chalke.  The author of many books, including works of classical history, his latest book is Pax: War and Peace in Rome’s Golden Age.  He is President of the Stonehenge Alliance, the group dedicated to stopping of the Stonehenge tunnel.

 

Venue:   Salisbury Museum, The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EN

Limited parking for the disabled can be booked outside the museum.  Contact them on  01722 332151 to book. 

 Date and Time     Friday 18th September 2026.    Reception 6.00 pm, lecture 7.00

As a thank you for to our members for their support this event will be free, guests tickets can be purchased for £15, to include refreshments and canapés.

Bookings open for members on May 1st at www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-campaign-to-protect-rural-england-wiltshire

Avebury stones at dawn on a frosty morning. Sarah Bullock