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Salisbury Cathedral - A 20 minute walk
The focus of the City
Salisbury Cathedral is a superb example
of medieval architecture boasting the tallest spire in England which
dominates the city skyline. Its Chapter House contains one of the four
surviving copies of Magna Carta, which is on view to visitors all year
except December. Regular guided tours of the Cathedral, Tower and West
Front are available.
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Old Sarum - A 10 minute drive
Travel through 5,000 years of history
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ancient hill fortress. Founded in the Iron Age, Romans, Saxons and Normans
have all left their mark. Situated high above Salisbury Plain, this was the
original Salisbury - and it occupies a unique place in history. William the
Conqueror built a great palace and the first Salisbury Cathedral here.
Part of the Doomsday book was written here, and
on it's completion it was to Sarum that William summoned all the landholders in
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Old Sarum offers superb woodland and chalk-down
walks, and views across beautiful countryside covered with wild flowers. You'll
have perfect settings to enjoy a site steeped in history.
Stonehenge - A 15 minute drive
Forever a Mystery
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Visit the most intriguing and remarkable monument
in the British Isles and a World Heritage Site. As old as the great temples and
Pyramids of Egypt, Stonehenge exerts a mysterious fascination.
Make time to explore the extensive prehistoric
landscape. Stonehenge is surrounded by the mysterious remains of ceremonial and
domestic structures - some older than the monument itself and many accessible by
road or footpath
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