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1.1 mi 51.0746, -1.7869 Take the 2nd exit from St Mark’s Roundabout on to Churchill Way, the
A36. The cathedral will be very visible ahead of you.

0.3 mi Take the 2nd exit left from the r/bout on to Exeter St s/p “Old George Mall”.

As you drive along Exeter St the stone walls of the cathedral are on your l.

0.3 mi Follow Exeter St on to St Johns St.

At New St i/s – the cathedral wall will end – turn l. on to New St. The Cloisters pub is on the corner
of New and St John St. The Old George Mall shoppers’ carpark is about 100 yds along on the r. in
New St

51.0673, -1.7976 If you continue along New St and turn l. at the traffic lights a little lane will take
you down to the cathedral precinct. On a quiet day you might get parking in the immediate
cathedral vicinity.

Go underneath the stone gateway. The parking attendant is very helpful and will guide you to a
parking place.

Expert navigator hint: At the left turn from New St look for Prezzo on the right as you make the
turn. You’ll then see the stone gateway ahead of you.

Salisbury to Stonehenge Tour

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This touring route will take you from Salisbury to the world famous monument at
Stonehenge and Amesbury, now established as the oldest settlement in Britain, the site of
Woodhenge, part of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site.

You can also have a look at Old Sarum, 1½ miles north of Salisbury, is one of the most historically
important sites in southern England. Uniquely, it combines a royal castle and cathedral within an
Iron Age fortification, and for 150 years was a major centre of both secular and ecclesiastical
government. Neither castle nor cathedral was occupied for long: In 1226 the cathedral was moved
to Salisbury, although the castle remained an administrative centre into the 14th century.

Old Sarum lived on, however, as a notorious ‘rotten borough’ which continued to elect members of
Parliament until 1832. The electorate comprised one farm house, a few paddocks and a mob of
sheep.

Interesting factoid: It is also the datum point on which all the maps of Britain are based.

Boscombe Down Aviation Collection located at Old Sarum Airfield, just opposite the Old Sarum
site, is an important collection of aircraft, mostly jets. Unlike most museums where the exhibits are
roped off and you can’t touch them, here you are actively encouraged to get into the cockpits and
push buttons, flick switches and pull levers.

Hawk Conservancy Trust Set in 22 acres of woodland and wildflower meadow, there are over 150
birds of prey on view here, from the tiny Pygmy Owl to the impressive Steller’s Sea Eagles. Many
of these birds are involved in spectacular daily flying demonstrations, whilst others are part of
important breeding or environmental enrichment projects.