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Salisbury City Guides


What is a Charter anyway? And why is it so important to Salisbury?
‘Oyez, oyez, ladies and gentlemen, we are here to celebrate 799 years since King Henry III granted Salisbury its Charter’.

Erica Wheeler
Feb 245 min read


A Royal Encounter at Stonehenge: Meeting Gertrude the Great Bustard
Today, while leading a tour near the ancient stones of Stonehenge, a student quietly interupted my explanation about Solstice Alignments:...

Sandrine Maubeche
Apr 13, 20253 min read


Candlemas Bells
The Feast of the Presentation, which sits on the 2nd February each year, is also known as Candlemas. This was the day that Mary and...

Heather Newman
Feb 11, 20255 min read


The Doom Painting of St Thomas' Church
As a Salisbury City Guide, St Thomas' Church is definitely my favoured stop when doing the city tour, as well as my favourite church...

Sandrine Maubeche
Jan 22, 20255 min read


The City That Moved
The city of Salisbury, in the south of the county of Wiltshire, is justifiably famous for its magnificent gothic cathedral, with its...

Heather Newman
Dec 28, 20243 min read
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