Amesbury Aviation Heritage Centre and one more: what to see in Amesbury
We list 2 places to visit inside Amesbury’s built-up area and 4 within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 3 museums, 2 historic sites and an attraction. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the National Trust. Drive 12 km to reach Salisbury Cathedral.
Top of the list in Amesbury
Alongside Amesbury Aviation Heritage Centre you find 2 museums, 2 historic sites and an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
Head to the northwest for most of the 4 on the list.
The dashed line is Amesbury’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (3), then castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Amesbury. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Stonehenge Landscape).
The complete list
After the 2 in town come 4 more within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Amesbury come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
59 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Amesbury’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Amesbury →
Beyond Amesbury
Salisbury Cathedral, at 12 km, heads the 12.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral12 km south
CathedralWinchester Cathedral34 km east
Historic houseWilton House12 km southwest
CastleWinchester Castle34 km east
CastleHighclere Castle33 km northeast
Historic houseLongleat House35 km west
Castle · English HeritageLudgershall Castle14 km northeast
CastleClarendon Palace11 km south
Historic houseFonthill Abbey26 km west
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park40 km west
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park29 km southeast · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle27 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Amesbury (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Seeing Amesbury: your questions
What are the main attractions in Amesbury?
The best known inside Amesbury’s built-up area are Amesbury Aviation Heritage Centre and Amesbury History Centre. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Amesbury have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Amesbury: Amesbury Aviation Heritage Centre, Amesbury History Centre and Royal Artillery Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Amesbury?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Amesbury, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Stonehenge Landscape).
What are the best-known days out near Amesbury?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (12 km), Winchester Cathedral (34 km), Wilton House (12 km), Winchester Castle (34 km).
Where are Amesbury’s historic buildings listed?
Amesbury has 59 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Amesbury when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (12)
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Cathedral: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludgershall Castle: Ade Sims, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarendon Palace: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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