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Tourist Attractions in Salisbury, England - Salisbury, England tourism & vacations - Salisbury trip Travel Videos HD, World Travel Guide http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=World1Tube Salisbury is a cathedral city in the English county of Wiltshire, in the heart of the West Country. See in Salisbury, England ================= Salisbury Cathedral, tel +44 1722 555120, open daily 7.15AM-6.15PM, suggested entry donation adults £3.80, senior/student £3.30, child £2 - constructed between 1220 and 1258, Salisbury Cathedral has the highest spire in England at 404 feet (123 metres). Cathedral services take place daily and opening times can vary at short notice depending on services. The cathedral close is especially beautiful with fine lawns surrounded by elegant and historic buildings. There are daily guided tours up the tower (extra payment) - not for those scared of heights but the views are magnificent. For history buffs, the cathedral has an original copy of Magna Carta on show. Old Sarum tel +44 1722 335398. Located on a hilltop north of modern Salisbury, Old Sarum is the site of the original city, showing evidence of habitation from 3000BC to 1219 when the bishop relocated Salisbury Cathedral to its current location. Until 1832 Old Sarum was a 'rotten borough', electing two members of parliament despite long periods during which there were no residents. Most of the site is free to enter, although there is a charge to enter the Inner Bailey. Stonehenge is also definitely worth seeing. It is the ruins of a neolithic monument, and it is truly incredible that some of it still remains! Bulford Kiwi, Canberra Drive (not numbered). Kiwis longing for home, might want to do a pilgrimage to the Bulford district, where a 130 meter high (covering a full 1.5 acres!) image of a Kiwi bird was carved in the chalk rock by New Zealand soldiers waiting to return home after the end of World War I. Free. 75 New Street- Contemporary Jewellery, 75 New Street, Salisbury (Just off the High Street crossroads by the Cathedral Close entrance.), ☎ +44 1722 328518, [16]. W-Sa 10AM - 5PM. 75 New Street is a gorgeous little gallery (located in a grade two listed building in central Salisbury) that shows a selection of exceptional contemporary jewellery and has a working studio where you can see pieces being made. Really close to the main city sights it's an unusual destination worth a visit. Do in Salisbury, England ================= The Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum [17], The King's House, 65 The Close, Salisbury tel +44 1722 332151, open M-Sa 10AM-5PM (Jul-Aug Su 2PM-5PM), admission adults £5.00, child £2.00 - This small but varied museum houses displays on the history of Salisbury, costume, ceramics, pictures and the Stonehenge Gallery. In 'Notes from a Small Island', Bill Bryson comments that "Salisbury museum is outstanding and I urge you to go there at once"! Buy in Salisbury, England ================= The Charter Market is a retail market held twice-weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays (except the third Tuesday in October) from 8AM to 4PM (till 3:30PM between Christmas and Easter) in Salisbury Market Square. The market consists of 90 stalls plus 10 farmers' stalls. There are a number of smaller specialist shops and two main shopping centres; The Old George Mall and The Crosskeys. Eat in Salisbury, England ================= Cactus Jacks is a Mexican restaurant on water lane, just off Fisherton St, overlooking the river. Fisherton St has many Curry Houses and Chinese restaurants. Around the Market Square there are a variety of restaurants, there also some upmarket restuarants along New Street near the Cathedral Entrance. hox brasserie, 155 Fisherton St. Salisbury (head down Fisherton street, under the railway bridge, it is located just before the roundabout on the left side), ☎ +44 1722 341600, [18]. 6 to 12. Good, modern Indian restaurant 22.00.