Festival of British Archaeology at Old Sarum

Published on 30th July, 2012 - Archaeology. Events. Salisbury

Old Sarum was home to a special Archaeology Weekend – part of the 22nd Festival of British Archaeology. It was the perfect opportunity to get hands-on with artefacts, see some of Old Sarum’s treasures and even get your own artefacts examined. For children there was also the chance to excavate a skeleton buried in a sandpit. […]

Photos of WOMAD 2012

Published on 29th July, 2012 - Gallery

Photos of the 2012 Rundle Cup Day

Published on 17th July, 2012 - Gallery

Photos of Olympic Torch at Salisbury Cathedral

Published on 12th July, 2012 - Gallery

Photos of Olympic Torch at Stonehenge

Published on 12th July, 2012 - Gallery

Photos of Wiltshire 2012 Festival of Celebration

Published on 12th July, 2012 - Gallery

Photos of Fire Garden at Stonehenge

Published on 11th July, 2012 - Gallery

Longleat voted UK’s best animal or sea life attraction

Published on 2nd July, 2012 - Awards

Longleat Safari & Adventure Park has been voted the UK’s best animal or sea life attraction at the 2012 Group Travel Awards. Longleat saw off challenges from Whipsnade Zoo, Chester Zoo, London Aquarium and Woburn Safari Park to claim the top prize, which was presented by travel journalist Simon Calder at a ceremony in London. Florence Wallace […]

Photos of Armed Forces Day 2012 in Salisbury

Published on 30th June, 2012 - Gallery

Sacrilege at Marlborough Common

Published on 29th June, 2012 - Things to do

Sacrilege, the giant inflatable replica of Stonehenge by Turner Prize winning artist Jeremy Deller was on Marlborough Common today. Originally created by the artist for the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Arts, the 20ft-high inflatable took two months to make using detailed plans of the world Heritage monument on Salisbury Plain. Following the Glasgow Festival, Sacrilege was commissioned to tour […]