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Special Guided Tours | Salisbury City Guides
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Salisbury City Guides is an association of experienced professional tour guides who have detailed knowledge of Salisbury and Wessex. A number of the guides have researched and created guided tours on a variety of topics that include history, architecture, painting, sculpture, literature, Wiltshire folklore and the exploration of the countryside and villages around Salisbury. There are also guided tours specifically designed for students, children and families. Salisbury City Guides fees 2016. Topics incl...
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Children's Walks | Salisbury City Guides
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Although children are always welcome on any of the tours and walks if accompanied by a responsible adult, we particularly recommend that you book a walk which can be adapted to the age group of those joining in the fun. Prices and further details from the Secretary. Salisbury Cathedral through a child’s eyes. Sights, Sounds and Smells. 1 * Salisbury City Walk. 2 * Salisbury City Walk. Salisbury City Ghost Tours. 3 * Salisbury City Walk. 4 * Salisbury City Walk. 5 * Salisbury City Walk. Salisbury City Gho...
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Wardour Castle | Salisbury City Guides
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Fifteen miles west of Salisbury, and set beside a lake in the lovely Wiltshire countryside, the castle was built in the 14th century as a luxury residence for the 5th Lord Lovell. Following Francis Lovell’s doomed support for Richard III, the castle was eventually bought by Sir Thomas Arundell, a prominent catholic landowner. The family eventually built a new castle nearby, now private apartments, but left the original as an ornamental feature. A grade 1 listed building, it is in the care of English Heri...
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The New Forest | Salisbury City Guides
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It was William the Conqueror who decreed that a sparsely populated forested area south of Winchester be turned into a royal hunting ground. It was his Nova Foresta or New Forest. Although the locals were allowed to stay, forest law was harsh and penalties for hunting the King’s deer were severe. Tourism is now the major industry with attractions to suit all tastes. During WWII many airfields were built in the Forest , and it housed thousands of troops prior to the D- Day landings in 1944. Salisbury City ...
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Cranborne Chase | Salisbury City Guides
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1 * Salisbury City Walk. 2 * Salisbury City Walk. Salisbury City Ghost Tours. 3 * Salisbury City Walk. 4 * Salisbury City Walk. 5 * Salisbury City Walk. 6 * Salisbury City Walk. 7 * Salisbury City Walk. 8 * Salisbury City Walk. 9 * Salisbury City Walk. Salisbury City Ghost Tours. 10 * Salisbury City Walk. 11 * Salisbury City Walk. 12 * Salisbury City Walk. 13 * Salisbury City Walk. 14 * Salisbury City Walk. 15 * Salisbury City Walk. 16 * Salisbury City Walk. Salisbury City Ghost Tours. You may be pleasan...
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Wilton | Salisbury City Guides
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After the Royal Charter of 1699 it was the 9th Earl of Pembroke who brought French weavers to improve the carpet manufacturing for which the town is famous today. Lord Herbert of Lea and his Russian mother paid for and built an extraordinary Italianate church in the town. In modern times Wilton was home to a series of important army headquarters including Southern Command and UKLF. Historic Wilton Guided Walk. 1 * Salisbury City Walk. 2 * Salisbury City Walk. Salisbury City Ghost Tours. 26 * Salisbury Ci...
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Salisbury Walks | Salisbury City Guides
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Starting from the Salisbury Information Centre at 11am. Daily from 1st April to 31st October. Weekends only from November to March. Adults: 6.00 (Accompanied children under 4 free). Children under 16 3.00. Students: 3.00 (Must show student ID card). Tickets are available in advance from the Tourist Information Centre or from the Guide on the day. Salisbury Cathedral Close walk. Contact Salisbury City Guides for more information. Salisbury’s Classic Ghost Tour. 1 * Salisbury City Walk. Salisbury City Ghos...
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Winchester | Salisbury City Guides
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Winchester began as Venta Belgarium under Roman rule but later developed as the Saxon Capital of Wessex under Alfred the Great. A visit to this ancient and historically important city will be greatly enhanced by a Blue Badge Guide who will ensure that you gain insight into the city and its people past and present. C and finally demolished in 1651. The Round Table is said to be of the mythical Arthur and his Knights, but some will tell you differently. Bishop William of Wykeham founded a school in 1382 to...
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Bath | Salisbury City Guides
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A Unesco World Heritage Site since 1988 it is best known for its natural hot water springs and elegant 18c architecture. Legend has it that Prince Bladud discovered the hot water springs and built a Temple at the site dedicated to his Sun God ‘Sulis’. Following the Roman departure Bath became a Monastic Centre, an important woollen town and, in the 18c, the centre of fashion and frivolity. Today Bath is a multicultural city of 85,000. Would you like to know more about? Where you can ‘take the waters’.