From your Wiltshire holiday cottage
Local places to visit
- Stonehenge. 10 minutes
- Salisbury. The historic cathedral city is 20 minutes.
- Old Sarum. 20 minutes. This Iron Age Hill Fort is where the first Salisbury cathedral stood
- Wilton House. 25 minutes. Beautiful House with Van Dyck portraits. The grounds are beautiful to walk around, and also has a fantastic adventure playground for children (we go there all the time!).
- Heale Gardens. 20 minutes.
- Marlborough and its White Horse. 20 minutes.
- Avebury. 30 minutes.
- Longleat. 45 minutes. Another great place for all the family.
- Bowood. 45 minutes. Lovely house and great adventure playground.
- Lacock. National Trust Village with a beautiful Abbey which is used for filming lots of period dramas (including Cranford and Harry Potter films).
- Other places to visit. As we are well situated at around an hour's drive of many major towns and tourist attractions the list is endless of other places you could visit: Bath, Oxford, Marlborough, Stourhead, Winchester, Moors Valley Park, Bournemouth, Studland Bay and the Dorset beaches.
Local Pubs
The Swan, Long Street, Enford (3 minute walk). 01980 670 338Our lovely local pub, which is village owned, has great atmosphere, serves local beer and good food. Open daily except for all day Monday http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/79/7960/Swan/Enford
The Red Lion, East Chisenbury (3 minute drive or 15 minutes walk) 01980 671 124
The Red Lion is a gourmet pub and has recently won a Michelin Bib Gourmand award for its cuisine. Open daily except for Sunday evenings and all day Monday
http://redlionfreehouse.com/
Child friendly activities
As well as Longleat, Wilton House, Bowood and Old Sarum (see weblinks above) other good places for the children are:
- The Hawk Conservancy
- Cholderton Charlies' Farm is a firm favourite with our children!
- The Museum of Army Flying.
- Paultons Park. Fantastic family theme park which is great for all ages including the little ones as it encompasses Peppa Pig world theme park as well.
Holiday Activities available in the Area
If you want to get 'active' here are our suggestions. Some need prebooking:Private Fishing on the doorstep!
At an additional cost of £50pp we can arrange private fishing for you on the River Avon, across the field from the house. It is unstocked dry fly fishing in a beautiful setting. Certain rules apply. Please enquire for further information.
Explore Salisbury Plain on foot, cycle or horseback:
- For cycling information visit here.
- For walking. We can offer advice on literature on very local walks but also browse here
- Horse Riding on Salisbury Plain.
Visit the Site of the Great Bustards.
Look down on the Plain from a hang glider or parachute:
- For hang gliding and paragliding visit here
- For parachute (tandem or single) visit here
Play a round or two of golf at Upavon Golf Club
Drive frantically around Thruxton Motor Racing Circuit.
Enjoy a canal boat trip on the Kennet and Avon Canal. |
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