The unusual hexagonal ruins of Old Wardour Castle stand serenely in its lakeside setting protected by acres of wood. But this beguiling scene of rural...

The Dewey Museum offers a fascinating insight into local history and contains a wealth of information on a range of topics. The collection contains...

Founded in 1970, the Mere Museum is housed in a beautiful historic house that dates from 1839. Starting as a small and modest collection,...

Heale House and its eight acres of beautiful garden lie beside the River Avon at Middle Woodford, just north of Salisbury. Much of the house...

The great and ancient stone circle of Stonehenge is one of the wonders of the world. What visitors see today is the substantial remnants of...

Stourhead is owned and operated by the National Trust and represents one of the most prestigious mansion houses and parkland estates in the region....

Located at the top of Gold Hill, Shaftesbury Town Museum is an interesting attraction for those looking to discover more about the town, its history...

King Alfred the Great founded Shaftesbury Abbey as a Benedictine nunnery in 880AD. It stood for many hundreds of years as one of the...

The massive Iron Age hillfort of Old Sarum (Old Salisbury) was reused by the Romans, Saxons and Normans, before growing into one of the most...

Located just to the west of the A345, between Larkhill and Amesbury, this site was discovered by aerial photography between the wars. It is a...

Frome Museum is housed in the former Literary Institution building. The exhibits feature local industries, the most prominent being Singer’s Art Metal Works, famed for...

Black Swan Arts is a dynamic venue for contemporary arts and crafts. There are two galleries dedicated to an ambitious programme of exhibitions sharing high...

The Gillingham Local History Society was founded in 1953 in order to oversee the extensive collection that the Freame family had bequeathed to the parish....

Gold Hill is the most famous street in Shaftesbury, a town full of quaint corners and superb views on the edge of a 700-foot plateau....

The moated castle at Nunney is a striking and magnificent part of the local Somerset countryside. The property is under the administration of English...

When the village of Fisherton was absorbed into Salisbury, this Victorian church replaced the old parish church. St Clement’s was demolished in 1852 and its...

Tucked away behind the shops on Fisherton Street is a former grain mill, now used as a commercial art gallery with café. Studio workshops cluster...

City Hall is the city’s chief venue for national touring shows. But it also hosts local amateur events, exhibitions and lectures. It was opened in...

This lively theatre stages its own productions all year round. There is no resident company. Instead all shows are cast independently, so theatre-goers see a...

For centuries this was a working mill, straddling the river and mill races. The oldest part dates from around 1500 and still has its Tudor...