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Holidays in Wiltshire.
Districts in Wiltshire : Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, Swindon (Unitary), and West Wiltshire.
Capital City: Trowbridge
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Campsites & Caravanning Wiltshire
 Brokerswood Country Park [ ww ]
Brokerswood Country Park offers relaxed camping in the best possible setting - on the edge of a glorious woodland.
Eurocampings - ACSI Camping Guide
Cruises
Destination Southwest
Destination Southwest is an alliance between 8 ports throughout the Southwest of England - Ilfracombe, Torbay, Dartmouth, Plymouth, Fowey, Falmouth, Penzance and the Isles of Scilly.
Holiday Rentals / Cottages / Self Catering
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- Holiday Lodges and Holiday Parks Britain
A short break, or weekend, at one of our holiday parks gives you a real getaway, whatever the season.
You'll find well-equipped and cosily heated bungalows, lodges, chalets, apartments and caravans in beautiful forest, countryside and coastal surroundings.
Interhome - Holiday homes
Hotels in Wiltshire, Inns and B&B
Booking.com - Hotel Guide Wiltshire
Most popular : Swindon, Salisbury, Bradford on Avon, Marlborough, Warminster, Amesbury, Wootton Bassett, Corsham, Calne, Melksham, Redlynch, Froxfield.
Best Western Hotels -
If you're looking for hotel breaks in / near Wiltshire
Travel Agencies / Tour Operators
Evan Evens Tours -
Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Georgian Bath
Helpful Holidays
Superbreak
Superbreak offer leisure hotel breaks and features 2-5 star hotels, with the majority in the 3-4 star+ rating.
Widest choice of self-catering holidays / short breaks throughout Britain, Ireland and Europe
- Create your perfect trip to Wiltshire
Westcountry Breaks
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Travel Guides Witshire / Related books
Wiltshire (Landmark Visitor Guide)
Richard Sale (Author)
With this full colour guide customers will be able to prepare for their holiday or short break with an extensive briefing on all aspects of Wiltshire, including -
history, climate, culture, food and drink.There are maps and detailed background notes for the area covered by the guide. The comprehensive
FactFile at the end includes details of main attractions, information on local amenities, getting there and other essentials. Look out for the author's top tips.
Paperback: 96 pages; Publisher: Landmark Publishing Ltd (25 July 2008); ISBN-10: 1843063875; ISBN-13: 978-1843063872.
Wiltshire (AA 50 Walks Series)
AA Publishing (Author)
Walking is one of Britain's favorite leisure activities, and this great pocket-sized
walking guide to Wiltshire features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. Contained within the guide are 50 walks of 2-10 miles and all the practical detail
you need, accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history and wildlife of the area, and an
introduction to each walk. All walks are annotated with local points of interest and places to stop for
refreshments. And every walk is given a summary of distance, time, gradient, level of difficulty, type of surface and access, landscape, dog friendliness, parking and public toilets.
Paperback: 144 pages; Publisher: Automobile Association; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 Aug 2009); ISBN-10: 0749562978; ISBN-13: 978-0749562977.
Transport / How do I travel to Wiltshire
Bristol Airport - Bristol International Airport
Exeter Airport - Home of Flybe
Newquay Airport
Book cheap flights to Southwest England at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online
Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights
Flight tickets Wiltshire [ Bristol & Exeter ]
thetrainline provides fast, easy and secure access to timetables, tickets and fares for all National Rail journeys across the UK.
National Express
Travel by bus or coach to Wiltshire.
Links 
Witlshire - Visit Wiltshire
The county of Wiltshire begins a short distance from the outskirts of Bristol. Pass through Bitton, where the
Avon Valley Steam Railway offers a delightful nostalgic journey through the river valley. Travel on to Dyrham,
with its 17th century mansion. The road to the east then passes through rolling countryside to the neolithic
monument of Silbury Hill, some 4000 years old and whose purpose remains a mystery to this day.
Trowbridge - Town Council of Trowbridge - HQ Wiltshire
Kennet - Kennet District Council
Situated in the heart of rural Wiltshire, the Kennet countryside has some of the most spectacular scenery in Southern England and is less than 2 hours from London.
Steeped in history, the district has some of the most important Neolithic monuments in the country and five of
Wiltshire's eight White Horses can be found in Kennet. The landscape is littered with sarsen stones and burial
mounds, adding to the sense of mystery, myth and legend that makes the area so unique.
Over half of the district has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and nature reserves.
North Wiltshire - North Wiltshire District Council - council is based in Chippenham
Salisbury District - main town is the city of Salisbury - Salisbury District Council
Salisbury is at the confluence of five rivers: the Nadder, Ebble, Wylye and Bourne are tributary to the Avon
(Brythonic for 'river'), which flows to the south coast and into the sea at Christchurch, Dorset.
Salisbury - Visit Salisbury - southern England's rural heartland
Few destinations can match the amazing diversity of Salisbury and Stonehenge - with a history dating back
over 5,000 years there is no shortage of places to visit, all conveniently located within an hour or so's drive
of each other. Places like Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral, Longleat and Stourhead gardens. But there is also
a wide range of less well known but equally lovely stately homes, beautiful gardens, lively farm parks and award-winning museums you definitely won't want to miss.
Swindon (Unitary) - Swindon Borough Council - Where the Cotswolds meet the West Country
The Borough covers the Town of Swindon and the surrounding countryside with the town of Highworth plus
villages like Badbury, Bishopstone, Blunsdon, Chiseldon, Liddington, Sevenhampton, South Marston, Wanborough, and Wroughton.
West Wiltshire - West Wiltshire Country District
Brokerswood Country Park [ ww ]
Situated in 80 acres of ancient natural British woodland, Brokerswood offers visitors a chance to relax and
enjoy the glorious setting. For children, the woodland comes to life with adventure playgrounds, a play trail and a delightful narrow gauge railway.
Cranborne Chase - Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs - AONB
Cranborne Chase is a Chalk plateau in central southern England, straddling the counties Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.
Kennet and Avon Canal - beautiful waterway
Drink in the atmosphere from canal-side pubs, enjoy pleasure boat trips or boat hire, canoeing, fishing or
simply walking or cycling the canal towpath, accessible throughout its entirety from Reading to Bristol.
Marlborough Downs - Part of the North Wessex Downs [ AONB ]
Part of the Chalk Formation of southern England.
Salisbury Plain
Smallbrook Meadows [ ww ]
Southwick Country Park [ ww ]
Vale of Pewsey - area in the Kennet district of Wiltshire, to the west of Devizes
Larger settlements in the vale include Pewsey [ Centre ] and Burbage with many smaller villages, the larger
ones including Bishops Cannings, Etchilhampton, Urchfont, Chirton, Alton Priors, Woodborough, Milton Lilbourne, Easton Royal and Wootton Rivers.
White Horse Hills - Part of the North Wessex Downs [ AONB ]
Amesbury - in the River Avon valley on the southern fringes of Salisbury Plain
Amesbury has historically been considered an important river crossing area on the road from London to
Warminster and Exeter. The town is surrounded by an ancient landscape. The parish boundary of Amesbury
encompasses the ancient, Neolithic site of Stonehenge - a world heritage site which attracts over a million visitors a year. See Amesbury Town Council.
Bradford on Avon - town in west Wiltshire - Bradford on Avon Tourism Association
The town's canal, shops, pubs and restaurants make it popular with tourist destination. The town has several
buildings dating to the 17th century, when the town grew due to the thriving wool textile industry.
Bradford on Avon - Bradford on Avon Town Council
Bradford on Avon, where the weavers' cottages cling to the side of the Avon valley, looking down across the old mills to the 'Broad Ford' on the river that gave the town its name.
Calne - on the River Marden and the Wilts & Berks Canal
Situated at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty. Calne is a great place to visit with major tourist attractions nearby, it is your ideal base for exploring Wiltshire. See Online Guide to Calneand Calne Town Council.
Chippenham - Chippenham Town Council
Chippenham is set on a prominent crossing of the River Avon and lies between the Malborough Downs to the
East, the Cotswolds to the North and West and Salisbury Plain to the South. Surrounding the town are a
number of stone-built villages, including Lacock (National Trust), Biddestone and Castle Combe. The great
house and art treasures of Longleat, Bowood, Lacock Abbey, Sheldon Manor and Corsham Court are within easy reach.
Corsham - historic market town in north west Wiltshire
Corsham is a medieval town in North West Wiltshire at the southwestern extreme of the Cotswolds, between
Bath and Chippenham. The town was historically a centre for agriculture and later the wool industry. In World
War II and the Cold War, it became a major administrative and manufacturing centre for the Ministry of Defence. See Corsham Town Council and Wiltshire's Secret Underground City.
Cricklade
Devizes [ Kennet ] - market town - largest of the Kennet towns
Devizes is famous for its castle, Norman churches and 500 listed buildings within a quarter of a square mile.
Highworth
Ludgershall
Malmesbury
Marlborough [ Kennet ] - market town
An important staging post on the great road from London to Bristol, boasts one of the widest high streets in
England. The town's history goes far back in time, and legend says Merlin, the magician to King Arthur, is buried here and gave the town its name 'Merle Barrow' or Merlin's tomb.
Melksham - in the north of West Wiltshire, lon the River Avon - Melksham Town Coincil
Melksham is surrounded by a wealth of historical sites and is perfectly situated for access to Cornwall and
the South West, the South Coast, the Midlands and London.
Mere
Salisbury (city) - south-east of Wiltshire, at the edge of Salisbury Plain
The city of Salisbury forms the largest part of the Salisbury district.
Swindon
Tidworth
Tisbury
Warminster - town in western Wiltshire
The River Were runs through the town and can be seen running through the middle of the town park. Warminster has five main suburban areas : Sambourne, Woodcock, Bugley, Boreham and Warminster
Common. See Warminster.co.uk.
Westbury - in the west of Wiltshire, most famous for the Westbury White Horse
Wilton
Wootton Bassett
Lydiard House [ Swindon ] - see Lydiard House and Park
Lydiard Park is a beautiful 260 acre 18th Century parkland on the western edge of Swindon. Originally a
Medieval deer park, this country estate is the former ancestral home of the Viscounts Bolingbroke ].
Stonehenge [ Salisbury ] - Megalithic site
Salisbury Cathedral
STEAM [ Swindon ] - Museum of the Great Western Railway
Experience the sights and sounds of the GWR works at Swindon - famous as the place where many of the
best steam locomotives in the world were built - and to hear the stories of the men and women who worked there.
STEAM also brings to life the exploits of Isambard Kingdom Brunel - the flamboyant engineer, and acknowledged genius, behind the creation of the GWR.
Longleat and Stourhead gardens [ Salisbury ]
Brings together the charms of one the country's grandest country houses with one of Britain's most popular Safari Parks.
Westbury White Horse
The Westbury White Horse is a hill figure on the escarpment of Salisbury Plain in England. It is the oldest of several white horses carved in Wiltshire. See for more Wikipedia and / or Chalk figures in England & the Hill Figure Homepage.
Wilton House - the finest surviving 17th century stateroom in England
News from Wiltshire - Wiltshire Times
Cuisine - Gastronomy - Recipes from Wiltshire
Chutney Druids Cake, Malmesbury Pudding, Malborough Cake, Wiltshire Buttermilk Cake, Wiltshire Lardy Cake,
Wiltshire Porkies, Wiltshire Pork Pie, Wiltshire Sausages.
Favourite Wiltshire Recipes
Wiltshire - Fresh Food:Recipes
Favourite Wiltshire Recipes - A.R. Quinton (Illustrator), Nelly Erichsen (Illustrator)
Recipes include: Wiltshire Sausages, Malmesbury Pudding, Ham Mousse, Wiltshire Market Day Dinner, Matrimony Cake, Druids Cake, Potted Chicken and Ham, Bacon and Beans, Marlborough Cake, Onion
and Apple Pie, Bacon Fraise, Stilton Soup, Chicken Galantine, Dower House Fruit Chutney, Devizes Pie, Wiltshire Tatties.
Paperback: 48 pages, Publisher: J Salmon Ltd (Dec 1998), ISBN-10: 1898435723; ISBN-13: 978-1898435723
West Country Restaurants
Guide to eating out at quality restaurants and pubs.
History Wiltshire
History of Wiltshire - see Wikipedia
Contents : Early history Wiltshire, Land ownership after the Norman Conquest, Wiltshire's hundreds, Ancient
moot places &meeting points, Religious administrative areas, Early political history [ The Civil War ],
Employment, manufacturing & industry, Parliamentary representation, Prehistoric remains and monuments,
Roman remains, Ecclesiastical buildings [ Monastic ruins, Notable churches ], Secular architecture [ Castles, Manor houses ].
Wiltshire Community History
These pages contain information on 261 Wiltshire communities covering the whole of the Wiltshire County
Council administered area of the county; having been compiled by Wiltshire Libraries & Heritage. Every
community page already has certain basic information, such as early maps, local administrative bodies,
population from 1801, newspapers for its area, lists of local maps, the registration district, information on buildings and links to other sites of interest.
Postcards of the Past - Salisbury
Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
The Museum houses extensive collections relating to the history of Salisbury, and the archaeology of south
Wiltshire, including Old Sarum. You will be able to view the popular award-winning Stonehenge Gallery.
UFO Sightings Warminster
In the 1960s and early 1970s Warminster became the centre of a UFO flap .... See also Ufo-warminster.co.uk.
Wiltshire's Secret Underground City.
Built in the late 50s this massive city complex was designed to safely house up to 4,000 central Government personnel in the event of a nuclear strike.
Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment
Chippenham Folk Festival - A National Festival in the Heart of Wiltshire
Four days of the best in folk song, music, dance and traditions in the heart of Wiltshire
Salisbury International Art Festival
Swindon festivals
Old Town Festival, Swindon Summer Festival, Forest Festival, World Music Festival and many more.
English folk and traditional music
Guide to Internet resources relating to English folk music
Traditional music & Folk related links - by area
Web Portals / Search Engines / Directory
Visit Southwest of England
Accommodation, Essential Travel Information, Destinations to Visit, Attractions, Events, Holiday Inspiration, Business Tourism etc.
The Castles of England - Information Castles
UK Bus Journey Planner
Boating Holidays
- Find your perfect UK Boating Holiday
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