Salisbury (England)

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Salisbury is a cathedral city in the English county of Wiltshire, in the heart of the West Country.

Travel to Salisbury (England)

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The most convenient airports are:

• London Heathrow Airport Airport GPS 51.4775,-0.461389 (IATA Code: LHR) is about mile 75 drive from Salisbury via the M25 (anti-clockwise), M3 (southbound), A303, A346 and A30. There is a Railair coach service to Woking station, where mainline trains to Salisbury can be boarded; two services an hour give a journey time of just over two hours for the whole journey. National Express also offer several coaches a day from Heathrow to Salisbury.
• London Gatwick Airport GPS 51.148056,-0.190278 (IATA Code: LGW) is about mile 100 drive from Salisbury via the M23 (northbound), M25 (clockwise), M3 (southbound), A303, A346 and A30. By train, catch a London bound train which stops at Clapham Junction (note that the heavily advertised Gatwick Express does not stop there) from the airport railway station, and change at Clapham Junction for a service to Salisbury; two services an hour give a journey time of just under two hours for the whole journey.

Regional Airports nearby include:

• Southampton Airport GPS 50.950278,-1.356667 (IATA Code: SOU) is about mile 25 away, and is probably the easiest to access, both by vehicle and train. Driving is simple - to get to Salisbury, take the M27 (westbound) towards Bournemouth and then exit at J2 onto the A36 towards Salisbury. Southampton Airport Parkway train station is at the airport terminal. There is one direct train an hour from the station to Salisbury, taking just under an hour or alternatively travel via Romsey, with total journey time varying between 45 minutes to an hour. The X7 Bus for Salisbury leaves from Outside Southampton Central Station regularly.
• Bournemouth Airport GPS 50.78,-1.8425 (IATA Code: BOH) is also 25 miles away. It is an easy drive - the A338 Bournemouth - Salisbury road takes you all the way. However public transport links to the airport are poor, and you should get a taxi from Ringwood or Bournemouth - the X3 bus links Bournemouth, Ringwood and Salisbury every half hour. Bournemouth airport is mostly served by charter flights, and a small number of short-haul scheduled flights.
• Bristol Airport GPS 51.382778,-2.719167 (IATA Code: BRS) is about mile 60 from Salisbury, and is the only nearby regional airport with daily services to the USA. Many other short-haul destinations also have frequent Flights from here. A frequent coach service (3 per hour) links the airport with Bristol Temple Meads station, which provides onward train connections to Salisbury (destination Southampton or Portsmouth). Through tickets are available. Driving is a little more complex, and you are advised to get a good map or good directions.

By Rail

Salisbury station GPS 51.0705,-1.8055 is on the secondary main line from London to Exeter. From London, travel from London Waterloo railway station; there are two trains an hour which take about 1hr 30min for the journey. If you are on a budget, Megatrain offer highly discounted train travel from London Waterloo to Salisbury, starting at £1 each way. Megatrain is only available from London.

Hourly trains also run through Salisbury on the Cardiff to Portsmouth secondary main line. These trains also link Bristol, Bath, Romsey and Southampton with Salisbury.

Connections for the North of the UK are available at Bristol, Basingstoke (on the London line) and from various stations in London. Connections for Wales and rail connections to west Wales for boats to Ireland are available by changing at Cardiff. For Cornwall and the South West Peninsular, change at Exeter.

Train times (from any location) can be found on the National Rail Planner or by calling +44 845 748 4950 from anywhere in the UK. The station is a five minutes walk from the town centre, just head down Fisherton St.

Local rail connections to nearby towns are described at Three Rivers Rail

Travel on a Bus in Salisbury (England)

National Express operate services to Salisbury from cities throughout the UK including London. Advance ticketing is required.

For those with a special interest in West Country cathedral cities, Wilts & Dorset operate the branded Gothic Church Connection between Salisbury and Winchester (England)|Winchester, taking in some very attractive countryside on route. Despite its branding, this is a rural bus service (number 68) with no need for advance ticketing; it operates six times a day (except Sundays) and takes about 1½ hours for the journey. Timetable details can be found on the website, or by telephoning 01722 336855.

Wilts & Dorset also operate local services throughout the Salisbury area, including services to Stonehenge from the bus station and train station forecourt.

Four bus based park and ride facilities are available, see National Park and Ride Directory]

By car

Salisbury has been a major regional crossroads for thousands of years, and this is still the case today, with the A30, A36, A338, A345 and A360 primary streets crossing here. Traffic is notorious in Salisbury, particularly on a Friday, and generally on the A36 Southampton Road, because there is no motorway connecting the major cities of Southampton and Bristol. Through traffic is kept out of the partially pedestrianised and traffic-calmed downtown by the modern dual-carriageway ring road. If you are driving, you may want to consider using one of the Park and Ride sites dotted around the edge of the city. If you want to park closer and there are a number of large vehicle parks with direct interchange onto the ring road, but beware the high prices charged. The cathedral grounds have limited parking but are a good deal - £6 for all day until 11PM, including a free tea or coffee - perfect if you want to see the cathedral and then have dinner in town. Driving in the downtown is not recommended, as there is a complex one-way system, and a large amount of traffic on the non-pedestrianised roads.

If you are driving:

• from London, take the M3, A303, A346 and A30,
• from Bristol the A4 and A36,
• from Southampton the A36,
• from Portsmouth take the M27 and A36,
• and from the North travel via the A34 (Oxford), A303 and A338.

Salisbury is a major routeing point on the road network, and will be signed as a destination at the appropriate exits on the M3, M27, A4 and A303.

Get Around

GPS 51.068638|-1.794332|zoom=|width=|align= }} The bus station is located just off the Market Plaza on Endless St. Buses travel to surrounding villages and towns, and further afield to Swindon, Bournemouth and Southampton.

The main taxi rank is in New Canal Street, opposite the cinema, with smaller ones at the train station and Fisherton St.

The downtown is small enough to walk across in a few minutes. Old Sarum, which is on the edge of the town is a 50-minutes walk from the town centre along the river valley.

Bicycles can be hired from Hayballs on Winchester St.

What to See

Catedral de Salisbury, Salisbury, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 35-37 HDR - North transept of Salisbury Gothic Church

• Salisbury Gothic Church - 51.064951, -1.796950 ☎ +44 1722 555120 - Opening from Monday to Saturday 9AM Monday - 5PM, Sunday noon-4PM suggested donation adults £7.50, seniors £6.50, students £4.50, children £3, families (2 adults + e children) £15 SalisburyGothic Church-wyrdlight-EastExt - Salisbury Gothic Church - Constructed between 1220 and 1258, this Gothic-style cathedral has the highest spire in England at 404 feet (123 metres). Gothic Church services take place daily and opening times can vary at short notice depending on services. The cathedral close is especially beautiful with fine lawns surrounded by elegant and historic buildings. There are daily 90-minutes guided al-tours/ tours up the tower (extra payment) - not for those scared of heights but the views are magnificent, and 60-minutes floor al-tours/ tours led by volunteer guides. For history buffs and the cathedral has an original copy of Magna Carta on show in the Chapter House, which has slightly more restricted hours.

• Old Sarum - Castle Road, SP1 3SD 51.091939, -1.801509 From Salisbury Marketplace, it's one-hour walk from Salisbury Marketplace up Castle Street, or take bus PR11 (every 15 min), 8, X4 or X5 about 8 minutes north. ☎ +44 1722 335398 - adults £4.80, children £2.40, concessions £3.60 Foundations of Old Sarum Gothic Church - Old Sarum

| lasted it=2027-09-21 - Located on a hilltop north of modern Salisbury, Old Sarum is the site of the original city, showing evidence of habitation from 3000BC to 1219 when the bishop relocated Salisbury Gothic Church to its current location. Until 1832 Old Sarum was a 'rotten borough', electing two members of parliament despite long periods during which there were no residents. Most of the site is free to enter, although there is a charge to enter the Inner Bailey.

• Of course, Stonehenge is also definitely worth seeing. It is the ruins of a neolithic monument, and it is truly incredible that some of it still remains!

• Bulford Kiwi Canberra Drive (not numbered) 51.194121, -1.715078 - Free Bulford Kiwi Bulford Kiwi Kiwis longing for home, might want to do a pilgrimage to the Bulford neighborhood, where a 130 meter high (covering 1½ acres!) image of a Kiwi bird was carved in the chalk rock by New Zealand soldiers waiting to return home after the end of World War I.

• Mompesson House - The Close, SP1 2EL 51.0662, -1.79679 ☎ +44 1722 420980 - Mompesson House 2 Mompesson House 18th-century house.

• Dinton Park and Philipps House - Dinton, Salisbury, SP3 5HH 51.0849, -1.98937 8 miles west of Salisbury ☎ +44 1672 538014 - Philipps House 1 - Philipps House

• Boscombe Down Aviation Collection - Hangar 1 South, Old Sarum Airfield 51.099888, -1.785423 Off the A345, 5 miles south of Amesbury, 2 miles north of Salisbury near Old Sarum Opening Hours: March - October: Tuesday - Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 10AM Monday - 7PM; November - Feb: Saturday Sunday 10AM Monday - 4PM. Last entry two hours before closing Adults £8.50, seniors/students/disabled/serving UK military personnel £7, children 5-16 £6, children under 5 free, families (2 adults, 2 children) £23 - The big attraction here is sitting in a variety of aircraft cockpits and playing with the controls. The museum is run by dedicated and very helpful volunteers.

Things to Do

• The Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum - The King's House, 65 The Close, SP1 2EN 51.064517, -1.799885 ☎ +44 1722 332151 - Opening from Monday to Saturday 10AM Monday - 5PM (July - Aug Sunday 2PM Monday - 5PM) adults £5.00, child £2.00 Kings House Salisbury Museum - The Salisbury Museum This small but varied museum houses displays on the history of Salisbury, costume, ceramics, pictures and the Stonehenge Gallery. In 'Notes from a Small Island', Bill Bryson comments that "Salisbury museum is outstanding and I urge you to go there at once"!

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Salisbury (England)

• 75 New Street Contemporary Jewellery - 75 New Street 51.067330, -1.797543 just off the High Street crossroads by the Gothic Church Close entrance ☎ +44 1722 328518 | Opening Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10AM Monday - 5PM - 75 New Street is a gorgeous little gallery (located in a grade two listed building in central Salisbury) that shows a selection of exceptional contemporary jewellery and has a working studio where you can see pieces being made. Really close to the main city sights - it's an unusual destination worth a visit.

• The Charter Market Salisbury Market Plaza 51.069219, -1.795402 Opening Hours: Tu+Sa (except third Tuesday in October) 8AM Monday - 4PM (3:30PM between Christmas and Easter) A retail market consisting of 90 stalls plus 10 farmers' stalls.

There are a number of smaller specialist shops and two main shopping centres; The Old George Mall and The Crosskeys.

• The Old George Mall - 23b High St, SP1 2NJ 51.067992, -1.794924 ☎ +44 1722 333500
• The Crosskeys Arcade - 22 Queen St, SP1 1EY 51.069565, -1.793649 ☎ +44 1722 325726 -

Halal Restaurants in Salisbury (England)

• The Haunch of Venison - 1 Minster St. Salisbury SP1 1TB 51.068789, -1.796329 opposite the Poultry Cross, just east of the River Avon ☎ +44 1722 411313 - c. £30 per person for three courses including Traditional, hearty English food done very well, in a beautiful and excellently maintained mediaeval building with sheltered views of the 13th-century Church of Street Thomas. Lots of game and poultry on the menu, exquisite fruit cocktails, impeccable service and gorgeous food, for a very decent price. In World War II and the tiny "Horsebox" bar downstairs was used by Winston Churchill and Dwight Eisenhower to plan the D-Day offensive. This place positively crawls with history, and dinner here is classy, interesting, and completely unpretentious.

• Cactus Jacks is a Mexican restaurant on water lane, just off Fisherton St, overlooking the river.
• Fisherton Street has many Curries houses and Chinese restaurants. Around the Market Plaza there are a variety of restaurants and there also some upmarket restaurants along New Street near the Gothic Church Entrance.

• Everest Brasserie - 155 Fisherton St. Salisbury head down Fisherton street, under the railway bridge, it is located just before the roundabout on the left side ☎ +44 1722 341600 | Opening Hours: 6PM Monday - midnight £22 Good, modern Indian and Nepalese restaurant.

• Carwardine's - 2 Bridge Street at High Street Opening Hours: Monday - West 8:30AM Monday - 7PM, Thursday - Saturday 8:30AM Monday - 9PM, Sunday 10AM Monday - 4PM English breakfast £4.65 - Breakfast, lunch, Coffee, tea or supper. Licensed. Gluten-free cakes available.

• Zizzi - 1/3 Castle Street 51.0699, -1.7967 ☎ +44 1722 237474 - Italian chain restaurant. Will be reopening soon, after an extensive cleanup during the aftermath the Skripal's novichok poisoning.

Pubs

There are a lot of pubs in the downtown; the main axis of soft-drinking is Fisherton Street, through the centre and up Milford Hill. Many of the larger pubs stay open until midnight, or later at weekends. Smaller 'local' pubs are found across town.

Clubs

The Chapel 34 Milford Street. The largest club, but it is expensive to get in (£8-10 usually, but cheaper before 10-11PM).}} - N&N 6 Endless Street by the bus station}} - Goldfingers 48 Catherine Street

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Byways Guest House - 31 Fowler's Road 51.067621, -1.787342 ☎ +44 1722 328264 - A large bed and breakast located in a quiet area of the town centre, within 10 minutes walk of the market square. Free wi-fi and parking, prices start from £39 for a single room.

• Hillside B&B - 51.033859, -1.793055 £27.50 for single, £45 for double/twin, discounts for longer stays - 2022-00 Hillside B&B is in the heart of the Wiltshire countryside in a village called Odstock, around 3 miles south of Salisbury.

Mid-range

• Edwardian Lodge - Edwardian Lodge | 59 Castle Road, Salisbury, SP1 3RH 51.078112, -1.796648 head north from the town centre along Castle Street, Go straight under the roundabout onto Castle Road, it's on the right about 300 metres after the roundabout ☎ +44 1722 413329 - single: £42, double £60, family £75 Guest house, halfway between the downtown and the castle of Old Sarum.

• Sarum College - 19 The Close 51.066101, -1.795389 Gothic Church Close, downtown ☎ +44 1722 424800 - £45-£105 Rare opportunity to stay inside Salisbury's Gothic Church Close. City centre, yet quiet and just steps away from medieval cathedral. Rooms for all budgets. Premier rooms are refurbished and have uninterrupted views of Gothic Church.

• Pembroke Arms - Minster St, Wilton 51.079652, -1.860579 A few miles west of Salisbury £85 Gorgeous old building with luxury rooms and excellent food. The parking lot is convenient for drivers, since parking is difficult in the centre of Salisbury.

• King's Head Inn - 2 Bridge Street ☎ +44 1722 438400- Doubles from €79 - Comfortable modern hotel above a Weatherspoon's pub in a 29th-century building. 10 min walk from the train station in the centre of Salisbury. Friendly staff.

• The White Hart - Mercure Salisbury | 1 Street John Street 51.066914, -1.793572 ☎ +44 1962 312801 - £150-300 In an elegant Georgian building near the gates to the cathedral grounds. Excellent, upscale, b&b hotel.

Telecommunications in Salisbury (England)

Salisbury's area code is 01722 when dialled from within the UK or +44 1722 from outside the UK.

Travel Next

• Stonehenge – the ancient monument about 15 km from Salisbury. Started in the Neolithic perioid (about 2500BC) and completed in the Bronze Age. Iconic. You can get sightseeing buses straight from the train station, or you can get buses from the bus station to Amesbury and walk from there (approx 3 km). For the more energetic is only a short cycle from the town centre, about 8 miles each way, through the beautiful, and relatively traffic free, Woodfood Valley. After Stonehenge head to the Wiltshire Museum in Devizes, which has many finds from the Stonehenge area, on the way to the stone circle at Avebury.
• Swindon – Known for its history as the heart of the Great Western Railway, an hour and fifteen minutes by vehicle on A338 and A346

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