Wiltshire Attractions
Information - AttractionsBath
Bath is a World Heritage Site and the stunning countryside surrounding it makes it one of England’s most beautiful places to visit.
Bath has hot springs - the Romans built a magnificent temple and bathing complex that still flows with natural hot water.
Bath also has a splendid Abbey and Georgian stone crescents have attracted visitors for centuries.
Bath is a must for any visitor to the west country. The new Bath Spa offers four thermal baths and a full range of complementary therapies.
For more information visit www.visitbath.co.uk
Bowood House & Gardens
A Magnificent 18th Century family home.
The house contains a remarkable collection of family heirlooms, Indiana and works of Art.
It stands in glorious ‘Capability Brown’parkland with beautiful lawns. It also has an Adventure Playground for children.
For more information visit www.bowood.org
Lacock
Lacock is a National Trust owned village. Wander into the 18th Century.
Feast your eyes on thatched and stone cottages. Revel in Tudor, half-timbered black and white buildings.
Visit the Tithe barn and Abbey also the Fox Talbot museum of Photography.
Lacock is the location for many a period drama and most recently for the Harry Potter film.
For more information visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Mamesbury House Gardens
Mamesbury House Gardens is a privately owned garden in a wonderful position beside Malmesbury Abbey.
This has frequently been featured in the press and on television, not least because the owners sometimes garden naked.
For more information visit www.abbeyhousegardens.co.uk
Cotswold Water Park
More than 133 former gravel pits covering an area over 40 square miles make up Britain’s largest Water park.
It’s the ideal place for those who love the outdoors - choose from watersports, cycling, walking horse riding, or just be a spectator
For more information visit www.cotswoldwaterpark.org
Kennet & Avon Canal
The Kennet & Avon canal weaves through spectacular scenery between the Thames and the Bristol Avon.
You can walk or cycle the towpath. Hire a canal boat or just sit and watch the world go by.
There are many friendly pubs along the way offering a well-earned rest.
For more information visit www.waterscape.com
Bradford on Avon
The earliest settlement in Bradford on Avon was over 2500 years ago when an Iron Age tribe arrived on the promontory above tory, and Bradford on Avon has been in existence as a community more or less since then.
It is known for its town bridge, Tithe Barn and churches.
For more information visit www.bradford-on-avon.org
Castle Combe
One of England’s most beautiful villages where streets lined with mellowed limestone cottages meet at the village market cross.
For more information visit www.wiltshire-wel.co.uk
Corsham Court
Once a royal manor in Saxon times it is now the home of Lord Methuen.
It has a wonderful collection of paintings and statuary.
The picture gallery and state rooms are completely open for visitors to wander around.
For more information visit www.corsham-court.co.uk
Longleat
Home to the Marquess of Bath, with its formal gardens, orangery, and terraces designed by Capability Brown.
Also home to The ‘Lions of Longleat’ safari park. A great day out for all the family.
For more information visit www.longleat.co.uk
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is considered one of the wonders of the world and is a World Heritage Site.
This ancient monument of huge stones standing on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire has captured imaginations for centuries.
Theories about who built it have included the Druids, Greeks, Phoenicians and Atlanteans.
Speculation on the reason it was built range from human sacrifice to astronomy.
For more information visit www.stonehenge.co.uk
Westonbirt Arboretum
One of the world’s finest collections of trees and shrubs, with over 18,000 specimens, in over 600 acres of landscaped Cotswold scenery.
For more information visit www.westonbirtarboretum.com
White horses
Wiltshire is the county for white horses. Of the thirteen White horses known to have existed in Wiltshire, eight are still visible namely:-
- Alton
- Barnes
- Broad Town
- Cherhill
- Devizes
- Ham Hill
- Marlborough
- Pewsey
- Tan Hill
Berkeley Castle
England’s oldest inhabited Castle is a home and not a Museum.
The castle is surrounded by sweeping lawns and terraced gardens and there is also a wonderful Butterfly farm.
For more information visit www.berkeley-castle.com
Cotswold Wildlife Park
180 acres of gardens and woodland surrounding an old English Manor House.
Animals from all over the world graze in the spacious gardens.
For more information visit www.cotswoldwildlifepark.com
Wookey Hole Caves
Britain’s most spectacular caves.
Awesome vaulted caverns and exquisite rock formations, with light and sound shows.
For more information visit www.wookey.co.uk
Stourhead
Owned by the National Trust the 18th Century Palladian Mansion with gardens that have been described as a‘masterpiece of English landscape, casual yet contrived natural yet architectural’.
With its temple, grotto and statues of English Kings it is well worth a visit.
For more information visit www.nationaltrust.org
Avebury
The Mysterious Stone Circles - Avebury lies in the heart of the Wiltshire Downs just west of Marlborough.
Avebury stone circles are thought to have been constructed in the Neolithic times.
For more information visit www.avebury-wiltshire.co.uk
Marlborough
Marlborough is situated between the towns of Hungerford and Calne on the old coaching route midway between London and Bristol.
The Marlborough area is steeped in history from Neolithic times onwards and makes a perfect base from which to explore the beautiful county of Wiltshire.
For more information visit www.marlboroughwilts.co.uk
Malmesbury
Malmesbury lies about six miles north of Junction 17 of the M4 On the southern edge of the Cotswolds.
The oldest borough in England. The town is famous for its Abbey.
For more information visit www.eilmer.co.uk
Devizes
Devizes is a flourishing, bustling market town set in the beautiful Wiltshire downs, an ancient town of great character and tradition.
Devizes is probably best known for the Kennet and Avon Canal’s Caen Hill flight of 29 locks, also for one of the best breweries in the country.
For more information visit www.devizes.co.uk
Salisbury
Medieval Salisbury attracts visitors from all over the world, to see its magnificent Cathedral with the tallest spire in England, the world’s oldest working clock and one of the four surviving copies of the Magna Carta.
The town has good shopping, several museums, the remains of Old Sarum, a racecourse, and magnificent Wilton House nearby.
For more information visit www.enjoyengland.com
Tetbury
Tetbury was once one of the most important cloth market towns of the southern Cotswolds.
When the wool trade declined, Tetbury became a general market town. It is now well known for its large amount of Antique shops.
For more information visit www.tetbury-gloucestershire.com
Biddestone
Everyone’s idea of an English village cluttered around a little Village green with duck pond and stone cross.
For more information visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biddestone
Swindon
There is something for everyone to enjoy in Swindon.
The fascinating history of Brunel’s railway has been brought to life at Steam - Museum of the Great Western Railway and the refurbished buildings of the historic railway are also home to Europe’s largest covered designer outlet centre (McArthurGlen Designer outlet great western).
Swindon is surrounded by some beautiful countryside. The Ridgeway (Europe’s oldest road) and Lydiard Park are not to be missed.
For more information visit www.visitswindon.co.uk
Events diary
Visit www.wherecanwego.com
This website giving plenty of places and events to go to.
Just enter the postcode of where you will be staying and they do the rest.
