Salisbury Attractions

 

General Information on Salisbury

General information about Salisbury including attractions, history, shops, markets and even ghost tours.

Stonehenge

Stonehenge is probably the most important prehistoric monument in the whole of Britain attracting visitors world wide. It stands as a timeless monument to the people who built it.

 

 

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury is unique amongst medieval English cathedrals, built within one century with no substantial later additions. The building itself is remarkable, a testimony to the faith and practical skills of those who erected it.

 

 

Wilton

Wilton is a town in Wiltshire, (of which it was once the county town), with a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons. Hhas a range of notable shops and attractions, including Wilton House.

 

 

Salisbury Races

Salisbury Racecourse is a friendly racecourse available to everyone to enjoy flat course racing between May and October year after year..

 

 

International Arts Festival

The Festival blazed into life in July 1973. Since then, over a million people have enjoyed outstanding performances of theatre, dance, film and every kind of music, plus literary events and the visual arts.

 

 

Avebury

The Avebury ring is found in Avebury in the county of Wiltshire.   It is located roughly twenty miles to the north of Stonehenge and is approximately ninety miles to the west of London.

The Avebury ring is the oldest stone ring that is known to be in existence anywhere in the world and is even older than Stonehenge.

 

 

Old Sarum

Discover the story of the original Salisbury and take the family for a day out to Old Sarum, 2 miles north of where the city stands now. The mighty Iron Age hill fort was where the first cathedral once stood and the Romans, Normans and Saxons have all left their mark.

 

 

Silbury Hill

The largest man-made mound in Europe, mysterious Silbury Hill compares in height and volume to the roughly contemporary Egyptian pyramids. Probably completed in around 2400 BC, it apparently contains no burial.

 

 

Salisbury Museums

Salisbury Museum is situated in the glorious setting of the Cathedral Close. The main strength of the Museum rests in its archaeological collections.

 

 

Salisbury History

A little history about Salisbury.

 

 

Wiltshire History

A little history about Wiltshire.