Places to visit around Durrington, from Stonehenge Landscape
Of the 7 places to visit in and around Durrington, 4 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Durrington. The list includes 2 places in care: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. For a full day, there is Salisbury Cathedral, 15 km away.
The best known around Durrington
Beyond Stonehenge Landscape, there are 4 museums and a historic site.
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 go
Beyond the town, the 7 nearby are mostly to the southwest.
The dashed line is Durrington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (4) and castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Durrington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Stonehenge Landscape and Stonehenge Exhibitions).
All the places to visit
7 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
24 listed buildings are on Durrington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Durrington →
Further afield
Day trips number 12; the best known is Salisbury Cathedral, 15 km off.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral15 km south
CathedralWinchester Cathedral36 km southeast
Historic houseWilton House15 km southwest
CastleHighclere Castle32 km northeast
CastleWinchester Castle35 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageLudgershall Castle13 km northeast
Historic houseLongleat House35 km west
CastleDevizes Castle23 km northwest
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park40 km west
Historic houseFonthill Abbey27 km southwestCastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle39 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle28 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Durrington (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.
Visiting Durrington: the answers
What is there to see near Durrington?
No attraction is mapped inside Durrington itself. Within 5 km of it are Stonehenge Landscape, Stonehenge Exhibitions, Royal Artillery Museum and Stonehenge.
Does Durrington have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Durrington: Stonehenge Exhibitions, Royal Artillery Museum, Amesbury Aviation Heritage Centre and Amesbury History Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Durrington?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Durrington, 2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Stonehenge Landscape and Stonehenge Exhibitions).
What are the best-known days out near Durrington?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (15 km), Winchester Cathedral (36 km), Wilton House (15 km), Highclere Castle (32 km).
Where are Durrington’s historic buildings listed?
Durrington has 24 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 Durrington 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 (11)
- 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
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludgershall Castle: Ade Sims, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devizes Castle: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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