Welcome to Peartree Apartments

 

The beautiful Wiltshire Downs home to 5 White Horses cut into the hillsides. Peartree Serviced Apartments in Salisbury Wiltshire is the perfect place to stay whilst exploring the Wiltshire countryside. Self Catering apartments with hotel services are unique in Salisbury Wiltshire and are the perfect alternative to a b&b or hotel. Self catering holiday rentals or short breaks for families, we can cater for everyone in a great location in Salisbury Wiltshire - friends and family reunions, short breaks or long term extended stays. Close to the rail station.

 

If you are planning a short or long stay then Peartree Apartments can cater for all your needs. We are a great and cost effective alternative to b&b near Stonehenge; Destination Salisbury? Visit Wiltshire - come and stay you will not be disappointed.

 

 

Helpful information on Wiltshire prior to your visit

 

Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in the south west of England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers 3,485 km2. The ancient county town was Wilton, but since 1930 Wiltshire County Council and its successor Wiltshire Council have been based at Trowbridge.

 

Wiltshire is characterised by its high downland and wide valleys. Salisbury Plain is famous as the location of the Stonehenge stone circle and other ancient landmarks.

 

The city of Salisbury is notable for its medieval cathedral, and important country houses open to the public include Longleat, near Warminster, and the National Trust's Stourhead, near Mere.

 

The county, in the 9th century written as Wiltunscir, later Wiltonshire, is named after the former county town of Wilton, itself named after the river Wylye, one of eight rivers found in Wiltshire.

 

The local nickname for Wiltshire natives is moonrakers. This originated from a story of smugglers who managed to foil the local Excise men by hiding their alcohol, possibly French brandy in barrels or kegs, in a village pond. When confronted by the excise men they raked the surface in order to conceal the submerged contraband with ripples, and claimed that they were trying to rake in a large round cheese visible in the pond, really a reflection of the full moon. The officials took them for simple yokels or mad and left them alone, allowing them to continue with their illegal activities. Many villages claim the tale for their own village pond, but the story is most commonly linked The Crammer in Devizes.

 

Wiltshire has a mostly comprehensive education system with two grammar schools and three secondary modern schools in the Salisbury district. There are 29 state and 13 independent secondary schools - notably Marlborough College and Dauntsey's School, not including the three further education colleges - Wiltshire College, Salisbury College and Swindon College, all of which provide limited levels of higher education. There is also a sixth form college (New College) in Swindon. All schools in West Wiltshire have sixth forms, and only two in North Wiltshire do not. For the other two districts, it is half-and-half.