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Places to Visit, Things to Do and Days Out in Wiltshire

Britain's Finest Places to Visit, Things to Do and Days Out in Wiltshire are listed below.

Cumberwell Park Golf Club (Golf Course)

Cumberwell Park Golf Club, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire

Bradford on Avon

The fourth nine opened in 2007 to provide the only 36-hole complex in Wiltshire, served by an imposing Wiltshire barn-style clubhouse. Designed for all levels of... more

Lydiard House (Historic House)

Lydiard House, Lydiard Park, Swindon, Wiltshire

Lydiard Park, Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon

St Mary’s Church, next to the house, contains outstanding monuments, including the St John triptych and Golden Cavalier. Outside, the Georgian Walled Garden has been restored... more

Bowood House & Gardens (Garden)

Bowood House & Gardens, Bowood Estate, Calne, Wiltshire

Bowood Estate, Calne

Numerous events and pastimes are enjoyed by visitors to Bowood House & Gardens, such as fishing and horse riding, with hotel accommodation and a golf course... more

Mompesson House (Historic House)

Mompesson House, The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire

The Close, Salisbury

The house also contains the Turnbull collection of 18th century drinking glasses. In the Green Room is a display of black and white portrait prints... more

Bowood House & Gardens (Attraction / Activity)

Bowood House & Gardens, Estate Office, Calne, Wiltshire

Estate Office, Bowood House, Calne

Children, meanwhile, can get to grips with a simply excellent adventure playground designed by the present Marquis of Landowne featuring a series of aerial walkways, a... more

Aquarias Spa (Spa)

Aquarias Spa, Whatley Manor, Malmesbury, Wiltshire

Whatley Manor, Easton Grey, Malmesbury

Several signature treatments are available from La Prairie, (which are exclusive to Whatley Manor) and the massages will leave you comotose... more

Alexander Keiller Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)

Alexander Keiller Museum, High Street, Avebury, Wiltshire

High Street, Avebury

Also on display is a rare 20th century car that belonged to Alexander Keiller along with a large archive of Keiller correspondence, and a collection of... more

Trowbridge Museum (Museum / Art Gallery)

Trowbridge Museum, The Shires, Trowbridge, Wiltshire

The Shires, Court Street, Trowbridge

Other displays include reconstruction of Trowbridge Castle, a Victorian schoolroom, a weaver´s cottage and a draper´s shop. There are plenty of hands-on activities including a mouse-trail... more

Stonehenge Monument (Attraction / Activity)

Stonehenge Monument, Amesbury, Wiltshire

Amesbury

For the rest of us, there’s something lovely and majestic about standing still for ten minutes or so and staring at the stones in salute of... more

Bowood House & Gardens (Historic House)

Bowood House & Gardens, Estate Office, Calne, Wiltshire

Estate Office, Bowood House, Calne

The Exhibition Rooms contain Victoriana, costume, jewellery, miniatures and fine porcelain. Among the most interesting items are the Napoleonic Collection, including Napoleon´s death mask and Imperial... more

Heale Garden (Garden)

Heale Garden, Middle Woodford, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Middle Woodford, Salisbury

Rambling roses and herbaceous plants are to be found alongside the river. A Japanese garden is located on an island in the river, originally laid out... more

Abbey House Gardens (Garden)

Abbey House Gardens, Market Cross, Malmesbury, Wiltshire

Market Cross, Malmesbury

A sunken circular herb garden of raised beds is set inside an arcade of fruit trees with exotically stocked beds beside. Sloping pathways through mature trees... more

Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa (Spa)

Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire

Colerne, Chippenham

Before your treatments, experience the benefits of the thermal cabins; Japanese salt, aromatic steam, amethyst room, sauna and tepidarium. For complete indulgence, reserve a deluxe suite... more

Wilton House (Garden)

Wilton House, The Estate Office, Salisbury, Wiltshire

The Estate Office, Wilton, Salisbury

The four new gardens created are the Rose Garden, the Water Garden, the Tudor Knot Garden and the North Forecourt Garden. A wealth of architectural features... more

Lacock Abbey (Historic House)

Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire

Lacock, Chippenham

The Strong Room has an important Renaissance carved stone table, supported by 4 satyrs. Various paintings, furniture and a group of watercolours are also on display... more

Salisbury Cathedral (Attraction / Activity)

Salisbury Cathedral, 33 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire

33 The Close, Salisbury

Britain´s tallest Spire (123m / 404ft) was added a generation later. Inside the Cathedral discover nearly 800 years of history including the finest preserved Magna Carta... more

Wilton House (Historic House)

Wilton House, The Estate Office, Salisbury, Wiltshire

The Estate Office, Wilton, Salisbury

The magnificent 17th century state rooms include the famous Single and Double Cube rooms and the 19th century cloisters. One of the finest art collections in... more

Farmer Giles Farmstead (Attraction / Activity)

Farmer Giles Farmstead, Teffont, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Teffont, Salisbury

Enjoy a picnic lunch or stroll through the vineyard. For those days when the weather is temperamental there are a range of indoor activities including a... more

Manor House Golf Club (Golf Course)

Manor House Golf Club, Castle Combe, Bath, Wiltshire

Castle Combe, Bath

There are many feature holes – the par five twelfth requires a perfect drive to the right of the sharply sloping fairway followed by a risky... more

Fisherton Mill (Museum / Art Gallery)

Fisherton Mill, 108 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire

108 Fisherton Street, Salisbury

The popular Gallery Cafe is considered one of the best eateries in Salisbury. All the food is prepared by chef proprietor Michael Fox, using fresh ingredients... more

The halcyon Spa (Spa)

The halcyon Spa, Bishopstrow House, Warminster, Wiltshire

Bishopstrow House, Boreham Road, Warminster

From the moment you arrive, you will sense an air of peace and tranquillity... more

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway (Museum / Art Gallery)

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Kemble Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire

Kemble Drive, Swindon

World-famous locomotives, archive film footage and the testimonies of the ex-railway workers bring the story to life. Walk underneath `Caerphilly Castle´, step up on the station... more

The Courts Garden (Garden)

The Courts Garden, Holt, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire

Holt, Bradford on Avon

The water garden contains a rectangular lily pond surrounded by pale Iris Sibirica and an earlier creation of a dye pond. Borders are enclosed with Yew,... more

Longleat House (Attraction / Activity)

Longleat House, Warminster, Wiltshire

Warminster

Favourites? The adventure castle in which an hour long game of knights and princesses ensued, the bat cave in which flutter free-flying Egyptian fruit bats, the... more

Longleat House (Historic House)

Longleat House, Warminster, Wiltshire

Warminster

The Murals in the private apartments have been painted by the present Marquess of Bath. Other attractions include the Safari Park with many magnificent animals, the... more

Stourhead House (Historic House)

Stourhead House, Stourton, Warminster, Wiltshire

Stourton, Warminster

The interior includes an outstanding Regency library designed by Colt Hoare in 1792 and decorated with paintings of classical scenes and furniture by Chippendale the Younger.... more

Salisbury Cathedral (Historic House)

Salisbury Cathedral, 33 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire

33 The Close, Salisbury

Britain´s tallest Spire (123m / 404ft) was added a generation later. Inside the Cathedral discover nearly 800 years of history including the finest preserved Magna Carta... more

Stourhead (Garden)

Stourhead, Stourton, Warminster, Wiltshire

Stourton, Warminster

There is always another vision to attract the eye: the Temple of Flora, Temple of Apollo, rock bridge or a Gothic rustic cottage and grotto to... more

Longleat Gardens (Garden)

Longleat Gardens, Warminster, Wiltshire

Warminster

The gardens were also rearranged to create the floral splendour of Longcombe Drive and also numerous azaleas and rhododendrons at the entrance to the park... more

Hamptworth Lodge (Historic House)

Hamptworth Lodge, Hamptworth, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Hamptworth, Landford, Salisbury

The heart of the house is the staircase hall and gallery, and the largest room is the Great Hall with its unusual roof. There are many... more

Iford Manor: The Peto Garden (Garden)

Iford Manor: The Peto Garden, Iford Manor, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire

Iford Manor, Iford, Bradford on Avon

This greatly romantic, steep Italian-style garden has wonderful views of the valley and a number of the original plants remain... more

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