Wiltshire
in South West England

There is a penalty that comes with nestling in between the cool-crowd’s Somerset in one direction, and the shiny Cotswolds in the other: an inevitable overshadowing. But there, perhaps, lies south Wiltshire’s secret. To the west of the sky-high spire of Salisbury Cathedral, and south of hazy Salisbury Plain is the Nadder Valley: a pocket of the West Country where sleepy thatched cottages dot amongst the chalk downland and water meadows.

how long to go for

a long weekend, a weekend

when to go

may, june, july, april

holidays

Boxing Day

how to get there

Fly into Bristol Airport or London Heathrow, then take a train or drive to your chosen destination in Wiltshire. Alternatively, catch a direct train from London Paddington to Chippenham or Salisbury.

how to get around

on foot, by car, by train

nice to know

Before castles and cathedrals, there was Stonehenge. Wiltshire's most famous resident has been puzzling visitors for over 4,000 years.

local language

English

currency

pound

in an emergency

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The Beckford Arms

Tisbury dinner drinks

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A masterclass in how to do a pub with rooms: the perfect mix of locals with a Labrador at foot at the bar, and weekenders who’ve escaped for a romantic weekend. Ivy-clad and on the edge of rolling parkland, it has itsown Beckford Phoenix on tap and a menu with pints of prawns and the smartest ploughman’s (Westcombe cheddar and Wiltshire ham). Crash in a bedroom upstairs, one of its lodges nearby on the estate or in the 18th-century Great Arch.

The Compasses Inn

Tisbury lunch dinner

drinks

Low slung beams and a beer garden overlooking bucolic, rolling paddocks: a 14th-century pub that’s worth navigating the winding lanes to find. Run by Ben Maschler, son of the food critic Fay, its chilli squid is the perfect salty prize at the end of a hot walk. Or settle into a candlelit nook for a rump steak or buttery fish pie.

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Wiltshirein South West England