VisitWiltshire Visitor Guide 2024

Bowood House
Longleat House
Lacock Abbey
Larmer Tree
American Museum & Gardens
Stourhead
Iford Manor Gardens
a Palladian mansion, welcomes visitors from March to October
and during the festive season.
Lydiard Park, a Palladian jewel at the opposite end of the county,
captivates with elegant state rooms, original family furnishings,
and Elizabethan portraits set amidst 260 acres of parkland.
General Pitt Rivers’ visionary touch is evident in Larmer Tree, an
extraordinary example of Victorian extravagance amid the rolling
downland of Cranborne Chase.
Smaller yet equally enchanting homes showcase the influence of
notable designers. Avebury Manor reflects Tudor, Queen Anne,
Georgian, Victorian, and 20th-century styles, while the romantic
Italianate terraces of Iford Manor Gardens transport visitors to
an Edwardian version of Tuscany.
Within Salisbury Cathedral Close, the walled gardens of
Mompesson House and ‘The Wardrobe’ offer peace and
tranquillity amidst the bustling city. The Hall, a Jacobean town
house in Bradford on Avon, preserves the legacy of the Moulton
family, introducing vulcanized rubber to England.
Venturing beyond Wiltshire’s borders, Westonbirt Arboretum
in Gloucestershire boasts 600 acres with a world-renowned
collection of temperate trees and shrubs. Kelmscott Manor,
recently reopened after extensive renovations, unveils the
Grade I listed house and enchanting riverside gardens that once
served as the Cotswold retreat of William Morris, a pioneering
figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. Explore these timeless
havens, where history, architecture, and nature converge in
harmonious splendour.
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