Stonehenge
Stonehenge is perhaps the world’s most famous prehistoric monument.
It was built in several stages: the first monument was an early henge monument, built about 5,000 years ago, and the unique stone circle was erected in the late Neolithic period about 2500 BC. In the early Bronze Age many burial mounds were built nearby.
Today, along with Avebury, it forms the heart of a World Heritage Site, with a unique concentration of prehistoric monuments.
Avebury, Stone Circles
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in southwest England.
One of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest stone circle in Europe.
Lacock
Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order.
The abbey remained a nunnery until the suppression of Catholic institutions in England in the 16th century.
The village is owned almost in its entirety by the National Trust and attracts many visitors by virtue of its unspoiled appearance.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lacock-abbey-fox-talbot-museum-and-village
Castle Combe
Castle Combe is a quintessentially English village often named as the ‘prettiest village in England.’
The village sits in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in north west Wiltshire.
The village has a rich history and the houses are made up of the honey coloured Cotswold stone, typical for a village of this area.
www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/towns-and-villages/castle-combe-p462723
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, and one of the leading examples of Early English architecture.
Bradford on Avon
Bradford on Avon is a town and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England, with a population of 9,402 at the 2011 census.
The town’s canal, historic buildings, shops, pubs and restaurants make it popular with tourists.
