Stonehenge. Visit medieval Salisbury, vibrant Swindon, Longleat Safari and Adventure Park, Stourhead or the Kennet and Avon Canal. Enjoy independent shops in market towns, quintessential English hamlets, stately homes and gardens, tea rooms, eateries and a diverse range of festivals and events. Relax in your choice of accommodation, from quality hotels to friendly camp sites.


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The following is a potted guide to the county.


mysterious land of legend and history, with iconic attractions, breath-taking sights and picturesque villages amid rolling, unspoiled countryside. See Wiltshire’s White Horses carved into the hillsides or the mighty stones of Avebury and


Salisbury Cathedral NORTH WILTSHIRE


Cricklade With historic 13th century buildings, gift shops, thatched accommodation and the Tames Path National Trail, passing through the town. Te nearby North Meadow National Nature


Reserve has the UK’s largest population of wild Snakeshead Fritillaries and the Cotswold Water Park has over one hundred lakes for walks, watersports, fishing, bird watching and more.


Swindon Renowned for the Steam Museum and elegant Georgian Lydiard House in rolling parkland, and many events including the Old Town Festival, Swindon Summer Festival, Forest Festival and World Music Festival.


Attractions in the area include the:


Swindon Museum & Art Gallery - for art and history.


Town Gardens - picturesque, ideal for walks.


Lawn - a pretty park with ornamental trees.


Stanton Park & Sevenfields - abundant in flora and fauna.


Coate Water Country Park - popular for bird watching, partly within a Site of Special Scientific Interest.


Richard Jefferies Museum - the well known writer was born at Coate.


Barbury Castle Country Park - with vast open spaces.


Nightingale Wood - to the northwest.


River Ray Parkway - a walk of over eight miles through interesting scenic areas.


Steam Museum - the Great Western Railway works, brought to life in a beautifully restored railway building in the former Swindon Railway Works.


Nearby villages include:


Lydiard House


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Badbury, Burderop, Coate, Draycot Foliat & Hodson - all well worth exploring.


Yatesbury - with footpaths and track-ways on the adjacent


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