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From your Salisbury hotel, where are the best places to visit for the day? Within Salisbury itself there's the cathedral and the surrounding close. The spire is pretty impressive at 404 feet tall and the interior architecture and stained glass is beautiful. Walk from the cathedral to Elizabeth Gardens where you can see the vantage point that Constable painted the cathedral from. Continue down the Town Path past the water meadows and stop for a quick drink by the river at The Old Mill pub.
Heading back into town, you can visit the Fisherton Mill just off Fisherton Street to discover the work of local artists and grab a tasty lunch. The building was originally built as a grain mill in 1880 but is now the South of England's largest independent art gallery. Upstairs you will find exhibitions of paintings and some of the resident artists such as garden designer Catherine Thomas, and photographer Kin Ho.
A bit further out of town, near the town of Amesbury, is the world heritage site of Stonehenge. This ancient circle attracts visitors from all over the world. Buses run direct from Salisbury train station, making them easy to get too and an audio tour is available when you get to the site which recaps on what we know about the history of the stones and the theories as to why they are there.
If you have transport, try heading out further to the West of Salisbury to the town of Westbury and see the famous white horse in the hillside. This horse is one of about eight that can be seen in Wiltshire. By road, the trip from Amesbury to Westbury should take around 40 minutes.
Drive back through the picture postcard village of Teffont where many of the rubble stone houses are grade II listed. While most of the listed buildings aren't public properties, some can be accessed, such as the Church of St Michael and All Angels. It has Welsh slate tiles on the roof and fishscale tiles in the chapel and aisle. Stone griffins with shields can also be seen.
Passing back through Wilton, stop off at the gorgeous Wilton House and grounds where you will find a beautiful Palladian bridge and a stunning double cube room, before finally heading back to base in Salisbury.
