The pretty market town of Malmesbury is steeped in history and boasts a 15th century Market Cross, a ruined 7th century Benedictine Abbey, independent shops, cafes and traditional pubs, as well as Abbey House Gardens, home to ‘The Naked Gardeners’. Nearby, there is the Rodmarton Manor and Gardens, the Cotswolds AONB, and The Cotswold Water Park which offers boating, waterskiing, fishing, cycling, golf and horse riding.