The great and ancient stone circle of Stonehenge is one of the wonders of the world. What visitors see today is the substantial remnants of the last in a sequence of monuments erected between c.3000 and 1600BC. Each a circular...

Located just to the west of the A345, between Larkhill and Amesbury, this site was discovered by aerial photography between the wars. It is a Neolithic ceremonial monument (dating from about 2300 BC) and consisted of concentric rings of wooden...

Surrounded by gracious houses, this grassy quadrangle makes a pleasant place to rest in a busy day of sightseeing or shopping. It gets its name from the former school for cathedral choristers, now known as Wren Hall, which stands...

Salisbury District Council has the grandest house in the city. It was long known as College House, after the medieval College of St Edmund founded here. Sir Wadham Wyndham, judge of the King’s Bench, bought the remains of the college...

Here is one of the hidden pleasures of Salisbury. From Queen Street a Georgian façade frames the entrance, but far older history lies within. The modern shopping precinct was created around the former inn yard of the Plume of Feathers....

Heale House and its eight acres of beautiful garden lie beside the River Avon at Middle Woodford, just north of Salisbury. Much of the house (not open) us unchanged since King Charles II hid here in 1651. The garden includes...

This appealing building is part of Salisbury’s heritage of care. It was founded in 1682 by Bishop Seth Ward to house twelve widows of clergy, which it still does. Over the entrance is the royal arms and a Latin inscription...

Here’s a relic of uneasy times. In 1327 the king allowed the cathedral authorities to protect their close with a massive wall. Great gates guarded the entrances. Not only are they still there, but they are still locked every night....

The massive Iron Age hillfort of Old Sarum (Old Salisbury) was reused by the Romans, Saxons and Normans, before growing into one of the most flourishing settlements in medieval England. This fascinating and dramatic site contains the ruins of a...

This picturesque 15th Century inn stands on the corner of Salt Lane and Rollestone Street. Originally it was the Crispin Inn, named after the patron saint of shoemakers. We may guess that Salisbury’s shoemakers used it for their guild...

This building is older than it looks. A Georgian facelift was given to a 15th Century timber-framed building. Inside the wealth of exposed beams gives a better idea of its age. The pub is named for HMS Royal George,...

The arts centre makes imaginative use of a redundant medieval church. St Edmund’s was once a massive collegiate church, but it was reduced by about half in the 17th century. The nave provides a performance space, while an aisle houses...