Starting with the county’s namesake, there are plenty of reasons to visit the city of Salisbury.  It was founded in 1220 and this historic city allows you to take a ...

Whether you take an official tour to learn the history of this English Gothic cathedral or just pop in on your own, Salisbury Cathedral is well worth a visit! With ...

Salisbury can also be reached from Bath or Bristol by train. The journey takes a little more than an hour. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Stonehenge is about 13 ...

Salisbury was once known as Sarum and was actually located two miles from its current location, originally built around an ancient Iron Age hillfort. It was settled by the Normans ...

There is a Stonehenge Tour Bus which collects visitors from Salisbury train and bus stations throughout the year. Otherwise, I recommend a Stonehenge tour as this will be the easiest ...

This iconic prehistoric monument is still the topic of mystery and debate today. Stonehenge in Wiltshire dates back to 3000 BC, but no one really knows what the ring of 30-foot-tall standing stones ...

A 20-minute drive from Stonehenge will bring you to the famed Salisbury Cathedral in Salisbury. Truly a wondrous beauty of architecture, the cathedral was built within a span of 36 ...

The highlight of anyone’s winter calendar is, of course, Christmas. And Wiltshire does Christmas like no other! From the extensive festive market in Salisbury’s historic Guildhall Square to the festival ...

Or exploring the Roman baths at Bath, visiting Stonehenge or the stately cathedral at Salisbury plus you are in the middle of Thomas Hardy country, the setting for many of ...

Doom paintings were once a common feature in the churches of England. Although all of them were painted over during the Reformation, about 60 have been restored. Some well preserved ...

Stonehenge, located just 15 minutes from Salisbury, is one of the oldest man-made structures in the world (dating to 2,500 BCE!). You can’t go up to the stones anymore, but ...

Wilton House near Salisbury in Wiltshire, is a large country estate which has been owned by the Earl's of Pembroke for over 400 years, was requisitioned in 1940 as the ...

Stonehenge is located in Salisbury, which is around one and a half hours away from central London by train. Take the train from London Waterloo to Salisbury and then jump ...

Wilton House, a large estate with an impressive history that goes back to 871AD, is located just outside Salisbury in Wiltshire. Home to the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 ...

A visit to this prehistoric monument is a must when you visit the UK. You can typically get a Stonehenge bus tour from Salisbury and you can use it as ...

Drive: It’s about 2.5 hours to Salisbury from Plymouth. An early start will give you time to make a few stops along the way and see the sights of the Salisbury ...

Some of the best things to do in Salisbury UK is to visit Salisbury Cathedral where you can see a copy of the Magna Carta, walk Old Sarum and explore ...

Located in Wiltshire, about 20 minutes from Salisbury and 90 minutes from London, Stonehenge is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the world! Avebury is just minutes from ...

The journey from London to Stonehenge takes about two hours by car. Travelling by train from London Waterloo Station to Salisbury and taking the Stonehenge tour bus takes about 2 ...

Before heading straight to Salisbury Cathedral, take your time to walk through the charming city center. If you’re visiting on a Tuesday or Saturday, you’ll see the market in the ...

The town of Sherborne is in Dorset, just over the border from Somerset. The town can be reached by road, on the A30 west from Salisbury or east from Yeovil, ...

Stonehenge is one of those attractions that everyone knows about but it’s sometimes a letdown for people who make the journey to see it. Nevertheless, it’s a very popular London ...

It is easy to travel to the South Downs National Park by train with stations at Liphook, Liss, Petersfield and Rowlands Castle. Use the Three Rivers Rail website to find ...

My son and I used Britrail passes to travel from London to Salisbury, then to Cardiff, back to Bath, up north to Hexham, then back to London, and we never ...

The 80-acre cathedral close, England’s largest, is lined with museums and period houses of interest to visitors, including the Mompesson House, a fine example of Queen Anne architecture, and the ...

There are lots of places to eat and drink in Salisbury, including historic pubs where you can enjoy a bar snack or a full meal. Alternatively, you can choose from ...

Castles, cathedrals, and historical sites abound throughout the country. See Leeds castle, considered by some as the most beautiful medieval castle in the world. Visit Stonehenge. Discover the enormous cathedral ...

The rest of the eighties would have been jaunts on the local train up to Cardiff or the other direction to Gloucester but in the early nineties the boundaries between ...

Another highlight in Salisbury would be the Old Cathedral ...