Salisbury to the east, offers many attractions: the cathedral with its impressive spire and surroundings, museums, a traditional market (Tuesdays and Saturdays) in the market square, theatre, a variety of restaurants, shopping and guided tours, or perhaps a day or evening at the races.

8 miles to the north of Salisbury is Stonehenge; an ancient prehistoric monument and World Heritage Site. It consists of a ring of massive standing stones surrounded by a circular earth bank and ditch. Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC.

Wilton is a small market town with a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons. With its Shopping village, Wilton House and Italianate style church it’s well worth a visit.

Shaftesbury: a hilltop town, with its Gold Hill (still called Hovis Hill by many, after its famous appearance in the 1973 Hovis bread advert), quaint cobbled streets and King Alfred’s Abbey, has breathtaking views of the Dorset countryside.

The Stourhead Estate, part-owned by the National Trust, is a 2,650 acre estate at the source of the River Stour. The house and grounds are ever changing throughout the seasons, and many events are held there through the year. The estate includes a Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, gardens, farmland, and woodland.

Longleat is an English stately home and the seat of the Marquesses of Bath, featuring an Elizabethan country house, safari park, maze and 1,000 acres  of parkland landscaped by Capability Brown.

Longleat House and Safari Park is recommended as a day out, with something for everyone.

Avebury is a Neolithic henge containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury. It contains the largest stone circle in Europe and was constructed over several hundred years during the Neolithic Age.

The monument is a part of a larger prehistoric landscape containing several older monuments nearby, including West Kennet Long Barrow and Silbury Hill.

Bath is a town set in the rolling countryside of southwest England, known for its natural hot springs, 18th-century Georgian architecture and Bath Abbey. The museum at the site of the original Roman-era Baths includes The Great Bath, statues and a temple.

Bath is a delightful city featuring a fine mix of shopping and dining.