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Holidays in Wiltshire.

Districts Wiltshire : Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, Swindon (Unitary), and West Wiltshire.

Capital City Trowbridge


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Camping & 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

Car Hire Southwest England

 Holiday Autos  -  
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

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 Homes / Cottages / Apartments

   -  leading UK provider of self-catered holidays
Availability search [ refining by specifying price, pet, pub nearby, open fire, swimming pool and more possible ], special offers and brochure request.

  -  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.

    -  Holiday homes

See for more the page Holiday Homes

Hostels / Youth Hostel / B&B

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.
 Youth Hostels England

Hotels Southwest of England

 Hotels in Southwest England  -  Hotel Guide Southwest England

 

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 Evan Evens Tours  - 

 


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
A self-catering holiday in one of Hoseasons' holiday lodges and parks brings a new meaning to the word freedom. From the moment you arrive you can revel in the limitless possibilities offered at every resort centre.
And with late availability and last minute booking facilities, you'll soon be experiencing the holiday of your dreams. Enjoy a weekend or short break in beautiful countryside, at some of Europe's finest beaches or forest surroundings.

  -  Create your perfect trip  -  Flight, Hotel and Car



 Westcountry Breaks 
Hotels | Self-catering | Pubs and Inns | Where to eat | Activities | Attractions | Letting Agencies

Travel Guides Southwest England / Related books

Travel Guides Southwest England [ Amazon.co.uk ]

Transport / How do I travel to Wiltshire

 Bristol Airport  -  Bristol International Airport 
 Exeter Airport  -  Home of Flybe
 Newquay Airport 

  Opodo  -  
Flight tickets Wiltshire.

 
Air Southwest is the low-fares airline for the South West of England. Fast and frequent flights to and from Plymouth, Newquay and Bristol airports to destinations in the UK, Channel Islands and Ireland. With fares starting from £27, coupled with convenient frequent flight timings and great customer service, Air southwest provides a service which is perfect for the business and leisure traveller alike.

 
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  -  Flights to Southwest England

 
thetrainline is the fully impartial rail ticketing website owned by the Virgin Group, Virgin Rail Group and National Express Group, providing the cheaper way to buy train tickets online. thetrainline provides fast, easy and secure access to timetables, tickets and fares for all National Rail journeys across the UK.

  -  Coach Line to Southwest England
You name it, they go there. National Express carries over 16 million passengers a year to 1000 different places in the UK, and thousands of others to destinations across Europe and Ireland. They run more services to and from UK airports than anyone else, and they even lay on special services to festivals like Glastonbury!

 Maps International  -   
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Multimap.com 
Street-level maps, road maps; door-to-door travel directions; aerial photographs; and local information.


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 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
 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
 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
 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

The staple foods of England are meat, fish, potatoes, flour, butter and eggs. Many of the English dishes are based on these foods.

Bacon Roly-Poly, Bangers and Mash, Black Pudding, Bubble & Squeak, Cornish Pasties, Cottage Pie, Fish & Chips, Gingerbread, Hot Cross Buns, Hot Pot, Kedgeree new, Ploughman's Lunch, Roast Beef, Roast Chicken, Roast lamb, Shepherd's Pie, Sponge Cake, Toad-in-the-Hole, Tom Collins, Trifle, Yorkshire Pudding

 West Country Restaurants 
Guide to eating out at quality restaurants and pubs.

 Traditional foods in England
The Good Food Guide 2005 -  by Andrew Turvil (Editor)
The Good Food Guide continues to be the most reliable single source for the best of eating out in the UK. Its objectivity and independence have been well established for over 50 years, and its commitment to providing informative, well-written, fully researched reviews of around 1,300 of the best restaurants in the land remains undiminished. As for each new edition, the range it covers is wide, whether it is a Chinese restaurant in Liverpool, fish restaurant in Edinburgh, country-house hotel dining room in Wales, or latest opening by a high-profile chef in London. There are over 350 entries in London alone -- more than in many just-London' restaurant guides.
Paperback 784 pages (October 1, 2004)
English Food by Jane Grigson, Gillian Zeiner (Illustrator), Sophie Grigson
Paperback 400 pages; Penguin Books Ltd; ISBN: 0140273247
Favourite Pudding Recipes: Traditional Ways to a Man's Heart -  Birkett Foster
Paperback 48 pages; Publisher: J Salmon; ISBN: 1898435685

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. 

 Pictures of England - Exploring the most Picturesque & Historic parts of England.
A unique website exploring the most beautiful towns, villages and countryside of England with countless photographs of the most beautiful and historically interesting places in England to visit.
 English Heritage
 National Trust

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
From the moment you set off on your boating holiday in your self-drive hire cruiser or traditional narrowboat, onto Britain's vast network of canals, rivers and inland waterways, you're at the helm in more ways than one. That's because you have the freedom to decide where to go, where to stop and what to visit.
In the Heart of England you can drift through the vales whose beauty has inspired some of Britain's most distinguished poets, authors and musicians. You can travel the same waters that Shakespeare fished, enjoy a meal at a heavily beamed waterside inn or, journeying to the West Country, see the Roman splendours and Georgian elegance of Bath, or absorb the maritime heritage of Bristol, once the keystone of the UK's mercantile power.

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