Historic house · Wilton · Wiltshire

Wilton House

Wilton House is a historic house and museum in Wilton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire. On the official register, it is a Grade I listed building. Add Salisbury Cathedral, 4.6 km away, to a visit; it leads 24 places within 15 km.

Photo: Wilton House, Kachii (Katy) from London, England (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Wilton

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#525 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Historic house in Wilton

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Wilton

Wilton House is inside Wilton’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Wilton has 132 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month in Wilton

May to September are the warmest in Wilton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°100 mm

Feb9° / 2°71 mm

Mar11° / 3°64 mm

Apr14° / 4°62 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°57 mm

Jul22° / 12°56 mm

Aug22° / 12°66 mm

Sep19° / 10°65 mm

Oct15° / 7°102 mm

Nov11° / 4°108 mm

Dec8° / 2°105 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Wilton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Wilton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Wilton’s full climate →

About

Wilton House

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 12 languages.

Wilton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: in Wilton
Official site: wiltonhouse.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Around Wilton House, mapped

The numbers show what else is near Wilton House, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Among the 8, Salisbury is the biggest, home to 47,690 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Wilton

4,300 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km east of it

Salisbury

47,690 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 3 km north of it

South Newton

347 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km south of it

Coombe Bissett

200 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Wilton House is	People	Places to visit
Wilton	It’s in town	4,300	11
Salisbury	1.6 km east of it	47,690	13
South Newton	3 km north of it	347	3
Coombe Bissett	4.1 km south of it	200	8
Old Sarum	5.8 km northeast of it	4,013	11
Britford	6 km southeast of it	452	10
Croucheston	6.2 km southwest of it	260	0
Broad Chalke	7.8 km southwest of it	240	2

Make a day of it

Next door to Wilton House

The 24 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 castles.

CathedralSalisbury Cathedral4.6 km away 2

Museum · National TrustMompesson House4.5 km away 3

CathedralOld Sarum Cathedral4.1 km away 4

CastleClarendon Palace8.3 km away 5

CastleOld Sarum Castle4.2 km away 6

Historic houseArundells4.3 km away 7MuseumMuseumThe Rifles Museum4.4 km away 8

MuseumSalisbury Museum4.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Wilton House?

Wilton House is in Wilton, Wiltshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Wilton House?

Historic house and museum in Wilton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Wilton House?

May to September are the warmest months in Wilton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Wilton House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Wilton House?

Within 15 km: Salisbury Cathedral (4.6 km), Mompesson House (4.5 km), Old Sarum Cathedral (4.1 km) and Clarendon Palace (8.3 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mompesson House: Seb Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Sarum Cathedral: hugh llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clarendon Palace: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Sarum Castle: MARKEDWARDS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arundells: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Salisbury Museum: SalisburyMuseum1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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