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Prehistory and AONBs
Wiltshire is as different as chalk and cheese. To the south and east are stunning chalk downland and a vast chalk plateau. To the north and west is lowland grazed by cows. So Wiltshire's 'as different as chalk and cheese' and that, we understand, is from where the expression comes. The chalk area is essentially two National Parks separated by the elevated chalkland plateau of Salisbury Plain. To the north of Salisbury Plain is the North Wessex Downs AONB and to the south is the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs AONB. The highest places on the downland include Tan Hill in central Wiltshire and Win Green all the way to the south. Lowland areas include Pewsey Vale and the Vale of Wardour. The cheese area is a vast lowland best seen from the scarp face of the downs around Barbury Castle. This area includes the exquisite Malmesbury Abbey and The Abbey House Gardens. Stonehenge and Avebury Wiltshire is world famous for its prehistoric sites and we recommend you start here. Stonehenge and Avebury Stone Circle form a UNESCO World Heritage Site and for these alone head west from London and spend time in Wiltshire. Cathedral and country houses In our opinion, Salisbury Cathedral is the finest cathedral in the UK. If country houses are your thing there are Longleat, Bowood House and Gardens, Wilton House and Gardens and Lydiard House. You could always learn about its history at Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire Heritage Museum, STEAM, Museum of the Great Western Railway and Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum. Exceptional walking, beautiful towns It's beautiful too. Two National Parks (the North Wessex Downs and the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs) cover a large chunk of the county. Visitors also head for Salisbury Plain (on which Stonehenge is located), Pewsey Vale and the Vale of Wardour. Outdoors, there are also The Ridgeway National Trail, Marlborough Downs, Salisbury Plain, Westbury White Horse, Win Green and Stourhead Estate. All the way down in the south east, the New Forest National Park creeps into the county. And it's not only the natural landscape that's beautiful. Check out Salisbury and the towns of Bradford-on-Avon, Corsham, Malmesbury, Marlborough, Devizes, Pewsey. Some of Wiltshire's villages are also among the best around such as Lacock and Castle Combe. Returning to its prehistory though, this is where Wiltshire's importance lies. If you're open to the experience, in addition to Avebury Stone Circle World Heritage Site and Stonehenge World Heritage Site do not miss Alexander Keiller Museum,West Kennet Long Barrow, Silbury Hill and Barbury Castle. External Links www.visitwiltshire.co.uken.wikipedia.org www.northwessexdowns.org.uk www.ccwwdaonb.org.uk |
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