Salisbury & Old Sarum

Salisbury Cathedral’s spire pierces the Wiltshire sky at 404 feet—Britain’s tallest. But what draws discerning visitors isn’t just its soaring architecture. Housed within its Chapter House lies one of history’s most significant documents: the best-preserved original copy of Magna Carta, sealed by King John in 1215.

The cathedral possesses rare stylistic unity, built in just 38 years. The medieval clock—the world’s oldest working clock mechanism, dating from 1386—still keeps time. Cathedral Close offers more than spiritual splendor: the Salisbury Museum, Mompesson House, and Arundells.

The City’s Ancient Secret: Old Sarum—a mighty Iron Age hillfort dating back 5,000 years – is thought among England’s earliest settlements. Walking these ramparts, you’re tracing footsteps of literally thousands of years of human habitation.