# Things to see in Wiltshire (United Kingdom): 47 places and when to go

> Wiltshire is a town in United Kingdom, and this site lists 47 places in and around it, mainly History (28), Temples (9), Nature (7). The best known are Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral and Old Sarum. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 19 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 41. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wiltshire/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 51.1788, -1.8261
- **Places:** 47 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (28) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (9) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (7) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (5) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museos/) (3) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/senderismo/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** BRS Bristol, 66 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Wiltshire

The places in and around Wiltshire, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Stonehenge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stonehenge/): Neolithic henge monument in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK · 4 m
- [Salisbury Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/salisbury-cathedral/): Church of England cathedral in Salisbury, England, UK · 13 km
- [Old Sarum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/old-sarum/): Site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury in England · 9.6 km
- [Woodhenge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/woodhenge/): Neolithic henge and timber circle monument near Stonehenge · 3.1 km
- [Durrington Walls](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/durrington-walls/): The site of a large Neolithic settlement, village; also it enclosed several hedges; · 3.0 km
- [Wilton House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wilton-house/): Historic house and museum in Wilton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK · 11 km
- [Bluestonehenge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bluestonehenge/): Neolithic henge monument · 2.1 km
- [Clarendon Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/clarendon-palace/): Castle in Wiltshire, England, UK · 13 km
- [Heel Stone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/heel-stone/): Block of sarsen stone in England · 78 m
- [Stonehenge Avenue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-avenue/): Ancient avenue on Salisbury plain, Wiltshire, England · 349 m
- [Bulford Kiwi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bulford-kiwi/): Chalk carving in Wiltshire, England · 7.9 km
- [College of Matrons](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/college-of-matrons/): Grade I listed building in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK · 13 km
- [Mompesson House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mompesson-house/): 18th century house in Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK · 13 km
- [Normanton Down Barrows](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/normanton-down-barrows/): Barrows in England · 891 m
- [Church of St Martin, Salisbury](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sarum-st-martin/): Church in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK · 13 km
- [St George's Church, Orcheston](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-george/): Church in Orcheston, UK · 6.8 km
- [All Saints Church, Idmiston](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-nicholas-idmiston-parish-church/): Church in Idmiston, UK · 8.9 km
- [Stonehenge Cursus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-cursus/): Neolithic cursus monument · 866 m
- [Vespasian's Camp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/vespasian-s-camp/): Hillfort in Wiltshire, England, UK · 2.4 km
- [Wilbury House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wilbury-house/): Grade I listed house in Newton Tony, Wiltshire, England, UK · 9.9 km
- [Yarnbury Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/yarnbury-castle/): Site of a multiphase, multivallate iron age hillfort in Wiltshire, England, UK · 8.9 km
- [Blick Mead](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/blick-mead/): Spring & mesolithic site in England near Stonehenge · 2.7 km
- [Casterley Camp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/casterley-camp/): Site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort located in Wiltshire, England, UK · 11 km
- [Figsbury Ring](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/figsbury-ring/): Hillfort in Wiltshire, England, UK · 11 km

And the other 23, by what you come to do:

- **Temples**: [St John the Baptist's Church, Allington](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/john-the-baptist/), [St Mary's Church, Maddington](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-mary-s-shrewton/), [St Lawrence, Stratford-sub-Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-lawrence-church-stratford-sub-castle/), [Church of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mary-st-melor/)
- **History**: [Robin Hood's Ball](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/robin-hood-s-ball/), [Sidbury Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sidbury-hill-fort/), [St Thomas's Church, Salisbury](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-thomas-st-edmund/), [Tedworth House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tedworth-house/), [Arundells](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/arundells/), [North Gate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/north-gate/)
- **Museums and art**: [Army Flying Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/army-flying-museum/), [The Salisbury Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/salisbury-museum/), [Young Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/young-gallery/)
- **Hiking**: [Old Sarum Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/old-sarum-way/), [Mid Wilts Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mid-wilts-way/), [Sarsen Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sarsen-way/)
- **Nature**: [Parsonage Down](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/parsonage-down/), [Langford Lakes Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/langford-lakes-nature-reserve/), [Milford Hollow Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/milford-hollow-nature-reserve/), [Quarley Hill Fort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/quarley-hill-fort/), [The Devenish](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-devenish/)
- **Food and drink**: [Dark Revolution](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dark-revolution/)
- **Snow**: [South Wilts Ski Club](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/south-wilts-ski-club/)

## When to go to Wiltshire

The best time to visit Wiltshire is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 8 h 09 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 44 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 32 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 35 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 20 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 19 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 55 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 22 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 22 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 23 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 36 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 41 |

In June there are 16 h 19 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 41. In April, 46 of the 47 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Wiltshire

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS, Bristol), 66 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=51.1788%2C-1.8261)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.1788%2C-1.8261)

## Other towns nearby

- [Devizes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/devizes/): 31 places · 22 km
- [Cranborne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cranborne/): 29 places · 28 km
- [Warminster](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/warminster/): 25 places · 29 km
- [Inkpen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/inkpen/): 40 places · 33 km
- [Bath, Somerset](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bath/): 92 places · 43 km
- [Southampton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/southampton/): 116 places · 43 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Wiltshire?

The best known: [Stonehenge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stonehenge/), [Salisbury Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/salisbury-cathedral/), [Old Sarum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/old-sarum/), [Woodhenge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/woodhenge/), [Durrington Walls](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/durrington-walls/). In all, 47 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Wiltshire?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 19 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 41.

### How do you get to Wiltshire?

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 66 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.1788%2C-1.8261) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Wiltshire as the destination and these 47 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).