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Things to do in Wiltshire

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Sightlore has 11 places to explore in Wiltshire, and 7 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.

Wiltshire's must-sees

The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.

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    Stonehenge

    Stonehenge

    Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury.

    Read its story →
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    Silbury Hill

    Silbury Hill

    Silbury Hill is a prehistoric artificial chalk mound near Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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    Salisbury Cathedral

    Salisbury Cathedral

    Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Salisbury, England. The cathedral is regarded as one of the leading examples of Early English Gothic design.

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    Old Sarum

    Old Sarum

    Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury.

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    Avebury

    Avebury

    Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England.

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    West Kennet Long Barrow

    West Kennet Long Barrow

    The West Kennet Long Barrow, also known as South Long Barrow, is a chambered long barrow near the village of Avebury in the south-western English county of Wiltshire.

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    Woodhenge

    Woodhenge

    Woodhenge is a Neolithic Class II henge and timber circle monument within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire, England. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Stonehenge, in Durrington parish, just north of the town of Amesbury.

Discovery routes in Wiltshire

Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.

  • Stonehenge, Avebury and Salisbury

    From Salisbury Cathedral and Old Sarum to Stonehenge and Woodhenge, then Avebury, the largest stone circle in the world, Silbury Hill and West Kennet long barrow.

    By car · 7 h · 70 km · 7 stops

Places to visit

Historic sites

  • Old Sarum

    Old Sarum

    Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury.

    Has a story

  • Stonehenge

    Stonehenge

    Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury.

    Has a story

  • Woodhenge

    Woodhenge

    Woodhenge is a Neolithic Class II henge and timber circle monument within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire, England. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Stonehenge, in Durrington parish, just north of the town of Amesbury.

    Has a story

  • Avebury

    Avebury

    Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England.

    Has a story

  • Silbury Hill

    Silbury Hill

    Silbury Hill is a prehistoric artificial chalk mound near Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    Has a story

  • West Kennet Long Barrow

    West Kennet Long Barrow

    The West Kennet Long Barrow, also known as South Long Barrow, is a chambered long barrow near the village of Avebury in the south-western English county of Wiltshire.

    Has a story

  • Castle Combe

    Castle Combe

    Castle Combe is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is around 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Chippenham and 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Bath.

Museums

  • Lacock Abbey

    Lacock Abbey

    Lacock Abbey is a country house in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England. There was an abbey of nuns on the site until 1539, and the house is a remodelling and extension of the abbey's cloister court.

  • Old Wardour Castle

    Old Wardour Castle

    Wardour Castle or Old Wardour Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle at Wardour, on the boundaries of the civil parishes of Tisbury and Donhead St Andrew in the English county of Wiltshire, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Salisbury.

Places of worship

  • Salisbury Cathedral

    Salisbury Cathedral

    Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Salisbury, England. The cathedral is regarded as one of the leading examples of Early English Gothic design.

    Has a story

Other

  • Longleat Safari and Adventure Park

    Longleat Safari and Adventure Park

    Longleat Safari and Adventure Park in Longleat, Wiltshire, England, was opened in 1966 as the world's first drive-through safari park outside Africa. It is in the grounds of Longleat House, the home of the 8th Marquess of Bath.

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