Visit Wiltshire Visitor Guide 2023

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Stapleford Vale of Pewsey Iford Manor A county of big skies and broad horizons. Autumn colours at Bowood Snakeshead Fritillaries North Wessex Downs Bluebells, West Woods Stourhead Lights Lacock Abbey 42 #timeforwiltshire
PLAY VIDEO Spring at Stourhead A County for all Seasons What view did you wake up to this morning? Newborn lambs taking their first unsteady steps? Scarlet poppies nodding amid fields of golden corn? Blankets of mist floating low over meadows? Mighty standing stones sparkling with frost? In Wiltshire you can enjoy all these sights, and more... Summer is traditionally a lovely time of year to visit Wiltshire. With luck, it brings long, lazy days filled with sunshine, perfect for outdoor pursuits. Try a spot of cycling or horse riding. Tour a stately home or a landscape garden. Pack a picnic and head for the hills. Every year, thousands gather to observe the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge or Avebury, watching transfixed as the sun rises above the horizon on the longest day, bathing the stones in the first light of dawn. Throughout June, July and August the festival season in full swing, and warm evenings invite you to book tickets for open-air theatre and other outdoor events. But the summer months are not the only time to enjoy a holiday or short break here. Once the harvest has been safely gathered, autumn is in the air. During the autumn you’ll find plenty to keep you busy with celebrations for Halloween, firework displays and gardens and landscapes in all their glory with their autumn colours that turns the Wiltshire landscape a dazzling mix of red and gold. To see autumnal colours in all their glory, head to Stourhead, Bowood and Longleat, the Savernake Forest or the New Forest National Park. According to folklore, catch a falling leaf and it will bring you good luck... that’s got to be worth a try! The run up to Christmas can be a hectic time, but a short break in Wiltshire will lift your spirits and help you get into festive mood. Take time to walk through a Wiltshire winter wonderland as an array of winter light trails arrive in the county. To keep the cold at bay, cosy up with friends or family in a traditional Wiltshire pub. Sip mulled wine by an open fire. Tuck into hearty, rib-sticking dishes. Then go late night shopping in one of our charming market towns and solve all your present dilemmas at one fell swoop. After you’ve welcomed in the New Year, where better to walk off any over indulgence than Wiltshire’s breathtaking countryside. Almost half the county falls within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and even – or perhaps especially – when dusted with snow, it’s the perfect place to blow those cobwebs away. So wrap up warm, put your best foot forward and stride out across the frozen landscape. For a cheering sight in the depths of winter, Lacock Abbey and Lydiard Park are renowned for their dramatic displays of snowdrops. Eventually, winter gives way to spring. The days grow longer and there’s less of a nip in the air. Drifts of golden daffodils help to raise the spirits. Verges are dotted with clusters of primrose and celandine. Hedgerows turn green as leaves unfurl, and hibernating hedgehogs wake. If you know where to look (and the answers are given in these pages) you can find ancient woodland carpeted with bluebells. Lowland pasture covered in rare Snakeshead fritillaries. Nature in all its glory. Wiltshire gives you space and time. To enjoy nature’s bounty. To appreciate the simpler things in life. It’s the perfect place to celebrate the changing of the seasons and every time of year brings its own rewards. So why not plan your own escape to the country this year? visitwiltshire.co.uk 43
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