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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Malmesbury

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Malmesbury, England

Updated October 8, 2019

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King Aethelstan's Tomb

Malmesbury, England

King Aethelstan's Tomb

The last known resting place of the king who united England.
Hannah Twynnoy's Gravestone

Malmesbury, England

Hannah Twynnoy's Gravestone

This crumbling headstone commemorates the first death by tiger in Britain's history.
The landing place of Malmesbury's flying monk.

Malmesbury, England

Eilmer's Landing

Where an 11th-century flying monk crash landed after attempting to take to the skies.
Musket damage.

Malmesbury, England

Malmesbury Abbey Musket Damage

Scars from the English Civil War mar this medieval sanctuary.
Location of the House of Thomas Hobbes.

Malmesbury, England

Home of Thomas Hobbes

The influential philosopher's old residence is commemorated in a small English town.
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Milbourne, England

The Millbourne Lane Phone Box Library

A classic red phone box converted into an informal village library.
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Colin's Barn's turrets.

Chedglow, England

Colin's Barn

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.
3 miles from Malmesbury
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