The important Wiltshire market town of Warminster dates from Saxon times but the surrounding downs were occupied during the Iron Age, as evidenced by the remaining earthworks. These include the nearby Battlesbury Camp which is one of around 50 Iron Age hill forts in Wiltshire and considered the best preserved and most significant in the county. In the Middle Ages the town became rich on the wool and cloth trade but also owed much of its prosperity to the busy corn market, which was once second only to Bristol in the South West. Many of the older buildings in the Market Place owe their origin to the corn market. The town has thankfully been bypassed and no longer has the busy A36 routed straight through its historic centre. Warminster has an attractive park with a boating lake and the nearby Shearwater Lake has long been a favourite beauty spot. The wonderful National Trust property at Stourhead is also close by. The 18th Century landscaped gardens feature temples and rare plantings around a serene lake and one of the finest follies to be found in England. The house itself is a stylish mansion filled with Georgian treasures, fine paintings and Chippendale furniture.
Attraction
Longleat
Mere Museum
Stourhead Garden & House
Stourton House Flower Garden
Warminster Dewey Museum
Wylye Valley Art Trail
Caravan Park
Care Home
Classes
Cottage
Dentist
Chantry Dental Practice
Dental Surgery
Wylye Valley Dental Practice
Doctor
Avenue Surgery
Bignall Anthony & Co
Mere Surgery
Old Orchard Surgery
Smallbrook Surgery
Estate Agent
Halifax Property ServicesLoftus Property Centre
Taylors Estate Agents
Upsalls
Golf Club
Holiday Park
Inn
The Old Bell Inn
The Somerset Arms
Market
Pub and Bar
Bell Inn
Cock Inn
Fox & Hounds
George Inn
John Barleycorn
Rose & Crown
Restaurant
Bargate Thatch
Bell Inn
George Inn
No 8 Restaurant
Paprika
Thai Rice
The Somerset Arms
School
Solicitor
Edward Moore
Middleton & Upsall
Piper & Co
Taxi
A A A Taxis
D J's Taxis
Starline & Wessex Taxis Ltd
Wessex Taxis Ltd
Vet
Sports Clubs
Gillingham and District Wheelers (Cycling)
Warminster CC (Cricket)
West Wilts (Men's Hockey)
West Wilts (Women's Hockey)
Westbury Wheelers (Cycling)
Shops
Bells Bookshops Ltd
Warminster Bookshop
Blooms
Purley Organic
Acres Supplies Garden Centre
The Lakeside Garden Centre
Town Pets
Pampurred Pets
Healthwise Nutrition & Well-Being
Mere Pharmacy
Nicks
First View
Holland and Barratt
Church Farm
Acres Supply Garden Centre
Peacocks
Julian Graves
Specsavers
Hallmark Cards
Bull Mill Studio Gallery
Antiques
Welch K & A
Warminster Antiques
Choice Antiques
Places to Stay near Warminster
number twenty eight (0.07 miles)
Numbertwenty-eight is a delightful bed and breakfast in the centre of Warminster, above Jacqueline's Restaurant & Tea Rooms. There are two newly refurbished ensuite rooms available in this 18th century ... More
The Old Bell Inn (0.09 miles)
The Old Bell was built in 1483 and has seen many different changes over the years. In its present format it offers something for everyone. Situated in the Centre of ... More
Clock Cottage (1.16 miles)
Travelodge Warminster (1.17 miles)
There are loads of reasons our customers choose to stay at Travelodge. Our great value clean and comfortable rooms with en-suite provide everything needed for a good night's sleep and are close to where people ... More | visit website
Bishopstrow House (1.59 miles)
Bishopstrow House is the quintessential ivy clad Georgian mansion. It combines the intimacy of a grand country hotel retreat with all the benefits of modern facilities and luxury of the Spa. A Grade II listed ... More | visit website
Westover House B&B (3.20 miles)
Red Lion (3.48 miles)
Black Dog Farm Bed & Breakfast (3.55 miles)
The Bath Arms at Longleat (4.56 miles)
Set in the quiet, quintessential village of Horningsham, The Bath Arms is a stylish & quirky boutique hotel. Sited within Lord Bath’s magnificent Longleat Estate, it's the kind of place where nothing is too much trouble.
The ... More | visit website
Dove Inn (4.76 miles)
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