What to see in Wiltshire
Ancient stone circles, gothic cathedrals, museums, monuments, and other attractions in Wiltshire
Ancient stone circles, gothic cathedrals, museums, monuments, and other attractions in Wiltshire
This 5,000-year-old circle of standing stones is one of the world's ancient wonders, a monument to the mysteries of antiquity and among the most famous sights in Europe
This bespired gothic 13C wonder is one of the great cathedrals of Europe
Before Salisbury there was Sarum: Iron Age fort, Roman settlement, and mighty medieval city—all abandoned in the 13C
Explore the prehistoric heritage of Stonehenge and other highlight of the Salisbury Plain
The original White Horse, a stylized Bronze Age figure carved into an Oxfordshire hillside
The poster child white horse of Wiltshire dates to the 18C
Giant white horses carved into the grass of chalk hillsides, some dating back to the 18C
The second oldest white horse in Wiltshire is just a few miles from Avebury
One of the most visible and well-defined chalk horses, from 1812
A horse cut to celebrate the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838
For much, much, much more on the entire history of Old Sarum and Salisbury, from its prehistoric roots to the 20th century, I highly recommend Edward Rutherfurd's epic, sweeping historical fiction, Sarum: The Novel of England.
Like most of Rutherfurd's other novels, this follows the stories of generations of five invented families woven into the fabric of actual history, rubbing shoulders with historic figures and figuring into historical events.