Imagine the rich scents of feasting wafting through this impressive hall, as medieval Deans of Salisbury entertained the great and the good. The hall was...

Salisbury Cathedral is one of the finest medieval cathedrals in Britain. It is the mother church of the Salisbury Diocese, an area that covers most...

The house built for the Mompesson family is the most imposing in Choristers Green. Today it is owned by the National Trust. A fine...

This picturesque building beside the Avon began life as a merchant’s home. Wealthy William Lightfoot built himself a courtyard house in the 15th Century, which...

On the corner of High Street and Crane Street is this irresistible oddity. A row of three timber-framed houses has been converted into a restaurant....

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...

Just inside St Ann’s Gate is this fascinating house built right into the wall of the close. Originally there was a house here for one...

This theological college was established in 1860 in this late 17th Century house. Its warm red brick front is an exercise in calm symmetry. But...

This eye-catching exercise in the Gothic Revival style was designed in 1879 by the London-based architectural firm of Tarring and Wilkinson. They added their own...

The picturesque New Inn was once a row of Tudor houses. The western part shown here was converted into a pub first. The inn has...

The present building, now a restaurant and pub, dates from the 18th Century, but the mill’s history is much longer. Mills were generally rebuilt...

The first floor restaurant of the Haunch of Venison extends into the building next door with decorative bargeboards. Both buildings form part of a row...

There is more to this building than meets the eye. A casual glance will spot its Georgian windows. The date c.1750 is painted on...

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...

Butcher Row developed from a row of market stalls. Over the Middle Ages traders gradually replaced their stalls with a strip of shops facing Butcher...

This Tudor timber-framed shop was beautifully restored in 1994. Much of the original fabric was uncovered as later facings were stripped away. Some carved beams...

The Edwin Young Gallery offers visitors a fine collection of artwork on general display. It has gained a well deserved reputation for being one...

This gallery is in a beautiful location for visitors and local people to admire artworks. It has a commitment to invigorating peoples interest in...

Salisbury Library and Galleries are located in the Market Place at the very heart of this historic town, and represent one of the most important...

This building is intriguingly two-faced. Its façades to Butcher Row and Market Square are quite different. The Butcher Row face shows its true age. It...

A stirring sculpture of the British lion with the helmets of the fallen adorns the memorial to those lost in two world wars. Behind it...

Here is a fine example of a coaching inn. It is far older than it looks. An Elizabethan inn was given a late Georgian facelift....

The regularity of this timber front gives away its modern date, but what lies behind is a genuinely old inn. The main front (shown here)...

Surrounded by gracious houses, this grassy quadrangle makes a pleasant place to rest in a busy day of sightseeing or shopping. It gets its...

This appealing building is part of Salisbury’s heritage of care. It was founded in 1682 by Bishop Seth Ward to house twelve widows of clergy,...

Here’s a relic of uneasy times. In 1327 the king allowed the cathedral authorities to protect their close with a massive wall. Great gates guarded...

This gracious Queen Anne building was a school for the cathedral choristers from 1714 to 1947. The tradition of choir schools goes back into the...

This charity was founded in 1379 by brothel-keeper Agnes Bottenham. As an act of penitance she opened the hospital on the site of the brothel...

Here is one of the hidden pleasures of Salisbury. From Queen Street a Georgian façade frames the entrance, but far older history lies within. The...

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...

This picturesque 15th Century inn stands on the corner of Salt Lane and Rollestone Street. Originally it was the Crispin Inn, named after the patron...

This building is older than it looks. A Georgian facelift was given to a 15th Century timber-framed building. Inside the wealth of exposed beams...

The arts centre makes imaginative use of a redundant medieval church. St Edmund’s was once a massive collegiate church, but it was reduced by about...

Salisbury District Council has the grandest house in the city. It was long known as College House, after the medieval College of St Edmund founded...

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...

Discovered in 1942 by a farmer looking for his ferret, Rockbourne Roman villa remains one of the biggest archaeological finds in Hampshire. Extensive excavation has...

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...

This museum was opened to display items from the Shering Collection, which was donated to the town in 1998. Over many years the Shering family...

The Fordingbridge Doll Museum and Hospital houses a unique collection of dolls established by local artist Daphne Gordon. Over 150 dolls include examples of English,...

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...