One to see in Larkhill: Royal Artillery Museum
Museums or galleries make up 4 of the 7 places on the list. We list one place to visit inside Larkhill’s built-up area and 6 within 5 km of its edge. 2 of them are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. Day-trippers head 15 km out to Salisbury Cathedral.
Must-know places in Larkhill
Then come 3 museums, an attraction and a historic site, behind Royal Artillery Museum.
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 they are
The map ends at Amesbury Aviation Heritage Centre, 3.5 km out.
The dashed line is Larkhill’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Ahead are museums or galleries (4); next, castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Larkhill. 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).
Every place, in and near Larkhill
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 6 more.
The one inside Larkhill comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Larkhill’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Larkhill →
A little further out
The pick of the 12 is Salisbury Cathedral, 15 km off.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral15 km south
CathedralWinchester Cathedral38 km southeast
Historic houseWilton House14 km south
Historic houseLongleat House32 km west
CastleHighclere Castle35 km northeast
CastleWinchester Castle38 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageLudgershall Castle15 km northeast
CastleDevizes Castle21 km northwest
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park37 km west
Historic houseFonthill Abbey25 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle26 km southwest
Abbey or priory · National TrustLacock Abbey32 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Larkhill (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.
Common questions about Larkhill
What are the main attractions in Larkhill?
The place to visit inside Larkhill’s built-up area is Royal Artillery Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.
Does Larkhill have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Larkhill: Royal Artillery Museum, Stonehenge Exhibitions, Amesbury Aviation Heritage Centre and Amesbury History Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Larkhill?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Larkhill, 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 Larkhill?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (15 km), Winchester Cathedral (38 km), Wilton House (14 km), Longleat House (32 km).
Where are Larkhill’s historic buildings listed?
Larkhill has 3 listed buildings. 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 Larkhill 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
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 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
- 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
- Lacock Abbey: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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