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26 Best Sightseeing Attractions In Wiltshire
Salisbury first, and then outwards — that is genuinely how this county's list is arranged. Half of the strongest entries sit in or beside the city: Salisbury Cathedral, Old Wardour Castle on estate ground out to the west, and two escape rooms, Salisbury Escape Rooms and Live Escape Rooms Salisbury, which share a town, a rating and very nearly a name.
Beyond that the chalk downland takes over and the entries thin out into single destinations you go to on purpose rather than pass on the way to something else. Stourhead is a landscape garden. Wilton Windmill and Crofton Beam Engines are machinery that still turns. STEAM - Museum of the GWR covers the railway end up at Swindon. Twenty-three of the twenty-six list outdoor space, so this is a category that wants a co-operative sky.
Top sightseeing attractions in Wiltshire
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SightseeingLive Escape Rooms Salisbury
SightseeingSalisbury Escape Rooms
CastlesOld Wardour Castle
MuseumsSTEAM - Museum of the GWR
SightseeingSalisbury Cathedral
SightseeingCrofton Beam Engines
SightseeingStourhead
SightseeingWilton Windmill
SightseeingLacock Abbey
Parks and PlaygroundsLydiard Park
AnimalsLongleat Safari and Adventure Park
AdventureThe Salisbury Mystery Treasure Trail
The real division is roofed against unroofed. Thirteen entries have indoor space and the rest do not, and Stourhead — outdoors throughout, and a long circuit round water — is the one most easily ruined by a bad afternoon. Keep it for the day the forecast agrees with you.
Sightseeing Attractions in Wiltshire: FAQs
Two escape rooms with nearly the same name — how do we choose?
Salisbury Escape Rooms and Live Escape Rooms Salisbury both sit at the top of the county's ratings and both are indoor entries, so the deciding factors are the ones no listing carries: the age each room is written for, how many people it takes, and whether an adult has to play rather than watch. Ask both the same two questions — youngest age allowed, and group size — and the answer usually picks itself within a sentence or two.
Is the cathedral worth it with children in tow?
It can be, if you keep it short and give it a shape. Salisbury Cathedral lists indoor and outdoor space, and the outdoor half is the useful part with young children: somewhere to sit, somewhere to run, and a way to break the visit in two. Go in with one thing to find rather than an intention to see everything, and leave while the mood is still good. Old Wardour Castle is the alternative for a child who would rather climb than look up.
What is here for a child who likes machines?
More than most counties manage. Crofton Beam Engines and Wilton Windmill are both working machinery with indoor and outdoor space listed, and STEAM - Museum of the GWR is the indoor railway option at the northern end of the county. The question worth asking before you set out is whether anything will actually be turning on the day you come, because a still engine and a running one are two quite different visits for a seven-year-old.