Salisbury
& Old Sarum
About Salisbury – Old Sarum
Visit the Beautiful City of Salisbury and the iron aged hill fort of Old Sarum. Your driver guide will explain the history and origins, how the fort became a new roman town through to Anglo Saxon times before moving to its current location in 1220. Stand in the footprint of Salisbury’s first Cathedral, enjoy the stunning landscape of where it all began and where William the Conqueror once hosted a great gathering.
Old Sarum Fort
Salisbury Cathedral
You will then move on to the splendor of the stunning Cathedral, based within the heart of the city. Gaze up and Britain’s tallest spire as well as the largest Cathedral close and Cloisters within the UK.
Within the Cathedral tour view the world’s oldest mechanical clock and the best preserved original 1215 Magna Carta as well as beautiful stained glass from across the centuries.
Within the grounds of the Close discover thousands of years of history at Salisbury Museum, witness the remains of the famous Amesbury Archer and its huge archaeology collection.
Salisbury Cathedral
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