Local places to visit
- Stonehenge. 10 minutes
- Bath. 1 hour
- 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.
- Lacock. National Trust Village with a beautiful Abbey which is used for filming lots of period dramas (including Cranford and Harry Potter films).
- Longleat. 45 minutes. Another great place for all the family.
- Bowood. 45 minutes. Lovely house and great adventure playground.
- 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
Dog and Gun - Netheravon (3 minute drive or 25 minute walk). 01980 670838
Open every day except Tuesday. Really nice country pub and does lovely food as well as speciality Pizzas. Great pies as well. You can book a table online at The Dog & Gun - Netheravon (Visit Dog & Gun website here)
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 Wednesday - Saturday, please check website for details.
http://redlionfreehouse.com/
The Ship - Upavon (3 minute drive or 25 minute walk). 01980 630 313
Open every day except Monday. Lovely local pub, offers meals all day and welcomes dogs.
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
- 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.
- Cholderton Charlies’ Farm is a firm favourite with our children!
- The Museum of Army Flying.
Holiday Activities available in the Area:
If you want to get ‘active’ here are our suggestions. Some need prebooking:
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.
- Land Rover Safaris 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.
