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Longleat Safari Park Warminster
9 Reviews Longleat is a great day out for all the family. I went with my boyfriend about a week after my mum and nan went - me and my bf got round the whole park in plenty of time but mum & nan didn't but the...
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Centre Park Warminster
10 Reviews C P is a real Mecca for kids and families who love biking and outdoor activities! Bikes can be rented for ..........5 pounds a day ..........8 pounds for midweek term ..........12 pounds for the...
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Longleat Other Attractions Warminster
7 Reviews Longleat house operate a 'passport' system, whereby you can visit each of the attractions on the estate once - and you can do it on any day you like in a season. You can also by individual entry to...
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Longleat Gardens Warminster
2 Reviews The gardens are very clearly the work of 'Capability' Brown. Now that is what I call a nickname. Good job he didn't carry the moniker of 'mixed abilty' Brown! As with all Capability Browns efforts,...
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If you are driving on the A4 between Marlborough and Bath you can not miss Silbury Hill. It is located eight kilometres west of Marlborough.Silbury Hill is one of the several interesting prehistoric sites of the region. This peculiar conical hill has a maximum height of forty metres. It was built around 2600 BC probably as a burial place.You can only view this prehistoric site from the car park or the road but access is forbidden and the whole hill is fenced.
Avebury village is famous for its Stone Circle. Monumental rocks form a wide circle around the village. Sheeps grazing around the stones and fellow travellers are the only signs of life in the village.The stones are believed to have been built around 2500 BC. You can find more information about the history of the village at the Alexander Keiller Museum.There is a convenient car park for both coaches and cars (although I parked in the village during my short visit) situated at the south of the village.
The picturesque village of Lacock is one of the highlights of any visit to the Wilthsire county. It is located at the southern edge of the Costwolds at about seventeen kilometres from Bath. This photogenic village is owned by the National Trust, which has done a great job to keep it as it was a hundred years ago. It is very popular with tourist specially at weekends and the summer months.Lacock Abbey was founded in 1232 as an Augustinian nunnery. Parts of the nunnery, including the cloisters, chapter house and sacristy, were preserved when the building was converted into a private residence in 1550. Next to the Abbey there is a barn, which is now the Fox Talbot Museum. The barn displays the life of Willian Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) who was the first individual to create a photographic negative.
The charming village of Corsham is located approximately ten kilometres northeast of Bath. The village is full of lovely Georgian houses built in previous centuries from the wealth generated by the wool and cloth trade. The main centre of activity in this peaceful village is the High Street.Both St. Bartholomew’s Church and Corsham Court are worth a visit.Corsham Court mansion has an interesting collection of paintings.
Former Abbey resident, William Henry Fox Talbot, was an innovative and experimental photographer of the 19th Century. He was the inventor of the negative/positive process. His work is shown in the Museum next to the Abbey.
Wiltshire boasts quite a few of the famous White Horses. These are figures carved into the landscape on sloping hills.. quite startling to see as one drives past. They're marked on maps.. don't miss seeing at least one.
Constructed during the Neolithic, around 3500BC, West Kennet long barrow is the largest of its type in England. The mound is 100m long, running East/ West at the crest of Ovebury Hill. Inside, behind the huge stones used to seal the barrow after 1000 years of use, lie 5 separate chambers leading off a 10m long passage. Excavations in 1859 and the 1950's discovered the remains of 46 people, although it is certain the tomb had been disturbed before.Try to go inside by yourself if you can......it is easy to see who is coming up the hill, and it is far more impressive and atmospheric if you can experience it undisturbed.
Silbury Hill is the largest man-made mound in Europe. Constructed around 2500 BC, it stands about 40 metres high and covers nearly 5 acres. Although various excavations and investigations have taken place over the years, no burial has ever been found and no-one really knows why it was built.It is just stunning.Please do not climb the mound: it is very old, very precious and very fragile (and climbing it is forbidden).
Lacock Abbey was begun by Ela, Countess of Salisbury in 1232 in remembrance of her husband, William Longespee, illegitimate son of Henry II, & one of the most influential barons of the time. On one of her husbands long absences abroad, when everyone thought he was lost & wouldn't return, the faithful Ela refused to marry any of the many suitors after her money, saying that she had a dream that her husband would return. This vision came true,& after his death, Ela started two religious houses, one at Hinton Charterhouse, near Bath, for men & Lacock Abbey for women. Ela herself joined the order in 1238 & became the first Abbess in 1241. She had obtained many rights for the Abbey & village, such as the right to hold a three-day fair at St. Thomas tide & a market every Tuesday. She was also Sheriff of Wiltshire for two years after her husband's demise, the only woman sheriff Wiltshire ever...
This was very hard to find, but so romantic and fun to visit. It isn't very crowded, but is well worth a visit. You can even picnic on the lawn. The castle was built in 1393 by John, 5th Lord Lovel, a veteran of the Hundred Years War. It was fashioned after the French style at the time. I think that it was featured in the film "Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves" with Kevin Costner. But I didn't see the movie.Hours:April - October: open daily, 10am-6pm Nov - March open Wednesday-Sunday 10am-4pm, Closed l-2pm
Cricket Field House Hotel Salisbury
1 Review and 82 Opinions The virtue of major hotel chains is their conistency. If you travel in business this simplifies...
The New Inn Avebury Avebury
1 Review and 33 Opinions The New Inn in Winterbourne Monkton, a mile or so from the Village of Avebury, is a quaint country...
De Vere Swindon Swindon
1 Review and 180 Opinions Very nice hotel situated on West Swindon, 10 minutes by taxi from Bus and train station. Very...
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Q: I have been trying to find a route that shows some or all of the White Horses in the Wiltshire and surrounding areas. If anyone...
A: Hi Amanda, The following website provides pictures & maps of the area where the white horses are : www.whitehorsewalking.co.uk/whitehorsetrail.htm Have a nice time,...
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