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Salisbury

Great days out by train

From the breathtaking beauty of the country’s tallest cathedral to quant medieval alleys, fine restaurants, friendly water holes and cosmopolitan art festivals, Salisbury was once voted top 10 cities to visit in Britain. With its long and fascinating history dating back to the 13th century, it really is one of England’s best-kept secrets.

 

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral catches your eye long before you reach the city – from all directions its elegant spire rises 404 feet from Wiltshires landscape. Taking 38 years to build, the Cathedral is home to the best-preserved original Magna Carta – one of the most significant documents in history. 

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Stonehenge

Stonehenge is the world’s most impressive stone circle – a prehistoric monument which poses the still-unanswered question of why it was built. Find out about our Stonehenge joint tickets, which cover not only your travel but also admission to the site, a tour of the beautiful city of Salisbury and a visit to the Iron Age hill fort of Old Sarum. 

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Mompession house

Mompession house is a perfect Queen Anne mansion just half a mile from Salisbury train station. Once the setting for Mrs Jennings’ London home in Jane Austen’s beloved Sense and Sensibility, it has a magnificent oak staircase and charming walled tea garden.

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Wardrobe Military Museum

The Wardrobe Military Museum tells the story of the Infantry of Berkshire and Wiltshire. The museum garden further provides a perfect setting leading down to the river, as well as a licensed tea room. 

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Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum

Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum - Archaeology buffs will love this museum’s Stonehenge Gallery, with is World Heritage Site artefacts and the Putt Rover Gallery that holds one of the country’s best collections of prehistoric treasures. Take a 15 minute walk from Salisbury station, and then catch any Wilts and Dorset bus within a few minutes’ walk of the Museum. 

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Riverside walks

Riverside walks offer England’s most scenic riverside strolls – and can be suited for all abilities! Salisbury lies at the confluence of five rivers: the Avon, Bourne, Ebbie, Nadder and Wylye. The city’s water meadows have been immortalized in the paintings of John Constable, and the sight of the Cathedral rising up from these lush green fields has been described as Britain’s best. 

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Fisherton Mill

Fisherton Mill is an independent art gallery within a former grain mill, built in 1880. This history location exhibits designers and artists in their workshops. Pieces by leading sculptors and furniture makers are on show, and the shop sells everything from ceramics to jewellery. The Mill is just a few minutes from Salisbury train station. 

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