Must-see attractions in Salisbury

  • December 28, 2014: Interior of Salisbury Cathedral.

    Salisbury Cathedral

    Salisbury

    England is endowed with countless stunning churches, but few can hold a candle to the grandeur and sheer spectacle of 13th-century Salisbury Cathedral…

  • Magna Carta in Salisbury Cathedral, England. It is a charter agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown, to be implemented through a council of 25 barons. It influenced the early American colonists in the Thirteen Colonies and the formation of the American Constitution in 1789, which became the supreme law of the land in the new republic of the United States.

    Magna Carta

    Salisbury

    Magna Carta on display in Salisbury Cathedral's Chapter House is one of only four surviving original copies. A historic agreement made in 1215 between…

  • Wilton House

    Salisbury

    Stately Wilton House provides an insight into the rarefied world of the British aristocracy. One of England's finest stately homes, it's been the house of…

  • Salisbury Museum

    Salisbury

    The hugely important archaeological finds here include the Stonehenge Archer, the bones of a man found in the ditch near the stone circle – one of the…

  • Old Sarum

    Salisbury

    The huge ramparts of Old Sarum sit on a grass-covered hill 2 miles north of Salisbury. You can wander the grassy ramparts, see the original cathedral's…

  • Cathedral Close

    Salisbury

    Salisbury's medieval cathedral close, a hushed enclave surrounded by beautiful houses, has an other-worldly feel. Many of the buildings date from the 13th…

  • St Thomas's Church

    Salisbury

    This stately church was built for cathedral workmen in 1219 and named after Thomas Becket. Its most famous feature is the amazing doom painting above the…

  • Market Square

    Salisbury

    Markets were first held here in 1219, and the square still bustles with traders every Tuesday and Saturday (from 8am to 4pm), when you can pick up…

  • Mompesson House

    Salisbury

    Magnificent plasterwork ceilings, exceptional period furnishings and a sweeping carved staircase grace this fine Queen Anne (1701) building. All that made…

  • Wilton House Grounds

    Salisbury

    The 22 acres of parkland and gardens of Wilton House are bordered by the rivers Wylye and Nadder, and were largely laid out by the famous landscape…

  • College of Matrons

    Salisbury

    An ornate facade and elaborate crest distinguish the College of Matrons, which was founded in 1682 for the widows and unmarried daughters of clergymen. It…

  • Rifles

    Salisbury

    Collections include a cannonball from the American War of Independence, Victorian redcoat uniforms, and displays on 19th- and 21st-century conflicts in…

  • Poultry Cross

    Salisbury

    Dating from the 15th century, the Poultry Cross is the last of four crosses that once stood on the town's market square.

  • High St Gate

    Salisbury

    One of the narrow, ancient gates leading into Cathedral Close.

  • Bishop's Palace

    Salisbury

    Parts of the former Bishop's Palace date back to 1220; it's now the Cathedral School.