Group Travel To Wiltshire

We're looking forward to inviting you to visit Wiltshire with your group in the near future. You may not be able to visit our stunning county right now but we hope that we can inpsire you with some ideas for future planning.

Whilst we are endeavouring to keep all information on the website up to date, we would advise you to check directly with the relevant venue for the most up to date information.

Wiltshire is a perfect all-year round destination for the travel trade. It is easily accessible from London, only 90 minutes and within two hours of the south coast, the Midlands and Wales.

Wiltshire is a magical place with a strong connection to the past making it the perfect place to enjoy the present. Explore the World Heritage Site of Stonehenge and Avebury, charming rural market towns and villages ideal for independent shopping, places to eat and drink and many major attractions, stately homes and glorious gardens.  Throughout the year experience the thriving arts and culture scene. There are a range of suitable accommodation options for groups of all sizes.   

Wiltshire is timeless wonders, timeless pleasures, timeless nature and timeless places.

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Plan Your Visit

It’s now easier than ever to arrange a group visit to Wiltshire, thanks to our selection of bookable tours and packages, itinerary support and resources.

To help plan your visit please download a copy of the new 2020 IT'S TIME FOR WILTSHIRE TRAVEL TRADE GUIDE.

If you would like to join up a visit to Wiltshire with England’s Great West Way or become an Official Tour Operator please take a look at the Great West Way Travel Trade Directory.

A presentation detailing Wiltshire along the Great West Way and an accompanying script is a great resource for you to familiarise yourself with the product in Wiltshire and communicate this to others too. 

If you would like to purchase a Wiltshire programme please take a look at the bookable Great West Way programmes via Official Tour Operators. 

The following information will help you plan a visit or contract product in Wiltshire:  

• Coach parking in Wiltshire
• Itinerary Ideas
• Accommodation for groups
• Attractions suitable for groups
• Book a Wiltshire Tour
• Useful Trade Contacts
• Great West Way for the Travel Trade

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Trade Benefits:

There are many benefits available to the travel trade who wish to contract product and sell to their customers or visit Wiltshire with their group. Please look out for the following and request details when booking:

• Exclusive tours and bespoke activities
• Discounted admissions / free tickets for coach drivers and group organisers
• Fast track entry
• Discounted room rates for residential visits / free rooms for coach drivers
• Free coach parking / easy access drop off points
• Discounted / free lunch vouchers for coach drivers and driver rest rooms
• Free familiarisation visits

Interested in finding out more…  sign up to our travel trade e-newsletter.

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Familiarisation Visits 

Experience Wiltshire for yourself and join us on one of our familiarisation visits to see a variety of tourism products suitable for travel trade - groups and FIT. Trade press are welcome too! These visits normally take place in spring and autumn. The following are available to book now:

Group Leisure & Travel Reader Offer
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VisitWiltshire have teamed up with Group Leisure & Travel to offer group travel organisers and tour operators the chance to embark on a journey through Wiltshire on the Great West Way and experience some of its many highlights.

Only £75 per person*

Includes:
Entry to the attractions 
Lunch both days & dinner on the first evening
Overnight accommodation
Transport from and back to Swindon

Take a look at the draft programme here. Only £75 per person (single supplement applies). Contact Flo to book.

'Great West Way' Familiarisation Visit
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Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to explore the Great West Way®. Follow the path taken by generations of travellers and immerse yourself in the world famous and yet-to-to-be discovered with extraordinary history and lush green landscapes.
 
The Trip Includes:

• Entry to attractions/activities 
• Lunch on both Saturday and Sunday & dinner on Friday and Saturday night
• Two nights B&B accommodation (one room per couple or single person)
• Transport from Novotel Reading on Saturday and back on the Sunday returning before 17.00.

Take a look at the DRAFT Programme HERE.

Payment
The trip costs are:

• £112.50pp if travelling as a couple eg. total - £225 Vat inclusive or
• £160 Vat inclusive for a single person. 

Preferred payment is by credit card – so please telephone Billy Grimes on 01722 323036 (Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm) to make payment and confirm your place. Alternatively, please send a cheque made payable to VisitWiltshire Ltd to FAO: Florence Wallace, VisitWiltshire, Bourne Hill, Salisbury, SP1 3UZ.
 
Information Required:

Please can you supply the following information when booking:

• Please advise full names of all attendees and any dietary requirements?
• How are you travelling to and from Reading – train or car?
• If booking a couple please advise whether you prefer a double or twin beds? 

Contact Flo for further information.  

Meridian Familirisation Visit
Sunday 11 - Monday 12 October
Exclusively for Meridian club members 
Including Lacock, Bradford on Avon, Salisbury, Bowood, Corsham, REME, STEAM Museum and McArthurGlen Designer Outlet and much more. Contact Flo for further information. 

If you would like to find out more and register your interest to attend future familiarisation visits please contact Flo.

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Contact:

For further information please contact Florence Wallace, Head of Travel Trade, VisitWiltshire and Great West Way  flowallace@visitwiltshire.co.uk, T: 01722 341309 M: 07436 588860.