Visiting Salisbury - What To Expect
Also A Gateway For Visiting Stonehenge Independently
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| Poultry Cross Salisbury |
Salisbury is approximately 80 miles south west of London and an easy day trip from London.
Unlike its cousins, Salisbury did not evolve gradually over centuries, with constant additions and renovations. Rather, it was built nearly to completion within a single generation. As a result, it presents a unity of vision that is remarkable. Every year over 600,000 visitors come from all over the world to the Cathedral and Close, the largest and best preserved Cathedral Close in Britain.
Just outside current day Salisbury, is Old Sarum (Old Salisbury) originally an old iron age hill fort that was Salisbury until medieval times.
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| Salisbury Overview |
| Salisbury Cathedral |
| Salisbury City |
| Old Sarum |
| Gateway To Stonehenge |
| Getting To Salisbury |
| Stonehenge Bus |
| Day Tours From London |
| Private Tours |
| Within An Hour |
| Stonehenge |
| Avebury |
| Lacock |
| Bath |
Salisbury is also the main jumping off point for world famous Stonehenge. We have a page covering the logistics of making a visit to Stonehenge by public transport from Salisbury.
Salisbury Cathedral
The single biggest attraction within Salisbury itself is Salisbury Cathedral, one of the finest Gothic Cathedrals in England. For US visitors, the Magna Carta on show in the Chapter House is a special attraction.
Tower tours are especially popular.
Every year over 600,000 visitors come from all over the world to the Cathedral and Close, the largest and best preserved Cathedral Close in Britain.
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The City Of Salisbury
In the rush to see Canterbury Cathedral and then push onto nearby Stonehenge, the city of Salisbury is sometimes overlooked.
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| Salisbury Cathedral |
The city was at its height arguably back in medieval times, a centre for the wool industry. Many of the buildings in the centre are the wooden framed houses dating back to this time.
Its worth at least a stroll through the shopping area, perhaps taking a leisurely cream tea.
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Old Sarum (Old Salisbury)
Salisbury, despite its medieval street plan and wooden houses is not that old comparatively for an English city. Modern day Salisbury grew around the Cathedral from the 13th Century.
Its predecessor, Old Sarum sits up on the hill above current day Salisbury. The battlements of the Iron Age Hill Settlement that it originally was are impressive and you can see the remains of the original Salisbury Cathedral and Norman Castle.
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| Stonehenge Tour Bus From Salisbury |
Getting To Salisbury
Salisbury As A Gateway to Stonehenge
The majority of first time visitors to Salisbury will also make a visit to Stonehenge, about 10 miles north. One of the reasons Stonehenge has survived this long is its isolated location, Salisbury being the nearest major town of any size.
Salisbury is the gateway town for visitors traveling independently on public transport to Stonehenge.
There are fast and frequent trains to Salisbury that operate daily to among other destinations London and Bath.
From Salisbury railway station, the Stonehenge tour bus makes a loop connecting Salisbury with Stonehenge and Old Sarum.
Details of Stonehenge Tour Bus
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| Typical Salisbury Tour Coach From London |
Salisbury & Stonehenge Tours
Both Salisbury and Stonehenge are under 2 hours drive from London and each are within 30 minutes of each other.
Evan Evans offer a regular tour that visits both Salisbury and Stonehenge in the first half of the day before traveling over to Bath in the afternoon. A fascinating and varied day tour in an air conditioned coach with knowledgeable guide.
Salisbury, Stonehenge and Bath Day Tour From London
In complete contrast an International Friends small group tour stays in the area all day. Unlike the big coach tours, International Friends will take you to visit Old Sarum and the idyllic English countryside and villages up the Woodford Valley to Stonehenge.
The tour also visits Avebury, a larger henge with much else Neolithic besides to fascinate. Unlike Stonehenge you can walk among and touch the stones at Avebury.
Salisbury, Old Sarum, Stonehenge and Avebury Tour London
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