Stately Homes & Gardens in Salisbury
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Salisbury Cathedral and Magna Carta
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Cathedral/Minster
Salisbury Cathedral is unique in being built almost entirely in one architectural style, Early English Gothic. Be inspired by the tranquillity of one of Britain’s finest medieval cathedrals.
Stonehenge
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Historic Site
Stonehenge is the best-know prehistoric monument in Europe. It endures as a source of inspiration and fascination, and a place of worship and celebration.
Arundells
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Historic House/Palace
Arundells is the home of former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath, situated in Cathedral Close in Salisbury. Extensive personal collections of art, ceramics, political cartoons and sailing memorabilia, as well as a beautiful two-acre riverside garden.
Boscombe Down Aviation Collection
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Museum
Collection of aircraft, cockpits, replicas and models weapons and trials equipment to show the story of flight and flight test in the UK.
The cockpits are mostly open and you can sit in and use the controls.
Old Sarum
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Castle/Fort
Situated just 2 miles north of where the city now stand the massive Iron Age Hill fort of Old Sarum was re-used by the Romans, Saxons and Normans before growing into one of the most flourishing settlements in medieval England.
See the ruins of…
Salisbury Museum
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Museum
Salisbury Museum is situated in the medieval King’s House, within the glorious setting of the Cathedral Close. The museum has fantastic collections, events and exhibitions year round. A new world-class gallery of archaeology houses one of Europe’s…
The Guild (formerly Wilton Shopping Village)
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Shop/Shopping Centre
The Wilton Shopping Village offers you a unique shopping experience - good value in an historic, riverside setting.
Wilton House
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Historic House/Palace
*The House & Grounds at Wilton House are closed until Easter 2021 due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Over this period the team will be taking the opportunity to undertake essential maintenance and restoration works which are difficult to complete during…
Amesbury History Centre
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Museum
Just 2 miles from Stonehenge, Amesbury’s Royal past, history of flight & the breath-taking Mesolithic finds from the end of the ice age make the Town’s new Museum and heritage sites a “must visit” in the Town where History began.
Mompesson House
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Historic House/Palace
Mompesson House is currently closed. Opening arrangements for 2021 are being confirmed and will be updated soon.
The perfect Queen Anne townhouse. Imagine living here, walk down the fine oak staircase, enjoy the magnificent plasterwork and sit…
Old Wardour Castle
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Castle/Fort
The unusual 14th century hexagonal castle was built for luxury living and lavish entertainment. Today it provides a picturesque lakeside setting for picnics and a relaxing day out.
An audio tour brings to life its long history and…
The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum
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Museum
The Museum tells the story of the infantryman from the Seven Years War to the present day. On the same site The Rifleman’s Table can provide you with coffee or lunch, and the garden is a place in which to wander or to relax in.
The Larmer Tree Gardens
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Garden
These beautifully laid out gardens near Tollard Royal in South Wiltshire were created by General Augustus Pitt Rivers in 1880. Originally designed as pleasure grounds for 'public enlightenment and entertainment', the Larmer Tree is an extraordinary…
St Thomas' Church
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Church/Chapel
Historic church in the heart of Salisbury city centre complete with medieval doom painting.
Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site
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Historic Site
Stonehenge and Avebury are listed together as a single UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site is famous for its instantly recognisable stone circles but there is far more to explore in these two remarkable landscapes.
All Saints' Church, Idmiston
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Church/Chapel
A remarkable feature of the church is the collection of Medieval carvings - internally in the form of elegant corbel-heads, roof bosses, and externally in the form of fearsome gargoyles.
St Andrew's Church, Rollestone
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Church/Chapel
This tiny, charming church, which overlooks the River Till was built mainly in the 13th-century, of flint and stone chequerwork with two large Perpendicular windows.
Borbach Chantry, West Dean
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Church/Chapel
Striking memorials grace this fascinating rural chapel – which is all that remains of a 14th-century church.
St Leonard's Church, Berwick
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Church/Chapel
Of 12th-century origin, an 1859 restoration by the owner of the local Fonthill estate saved it from complete decay. The font and a sculptured relief of the Lamb of God over the south doorway are Norman survivals.
St Mary's Church, South Tidworth
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Church/Chapel
Standing south of the garrison town of Tidworth, this fine steepled edifice surrounded by trees was designed in 1878 by John Johnson, the architect of London’s Alexandra Palace.
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