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Cathédrale
Salisbury Cathedral
Early English Gothic cathedral built between 1220 and 1258, with England's tallest spire (123 m) and a medieval clock from about 1386.
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Salisbury and Old Sarum
The cathedral and Magna Carta, the Close, the Market Place and the hillfort of Old Sarum
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The cathedral and Magna Carta, the Close, the Market Place and the hillfort of Old Sarum
Salisbury is a cathedral city of about 41,800 people where the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne meet, on the southern edge of Salisbury Plain. It grew up around the cathedral begun in 1220, after the bishop's seat moved down from the hilltop at Old Sarum, and received its city charter in 1227.
The cathedral stands in the Close, the largest in Britain, with Mompesson House, Arundells and the Salisbury Museum around its lawns. North of the Close, the Market Place has held regular markets since 1227, now on Tuesdays and Saturdays, beside St Thomas's Church and the Poultry Cross. The Town Path crosses the Harnham water meadows, and Old Sarum is about 2 miles north.
Points forts
Par où commencer
Si vous n'avez que quelques heures, voici de bons endroits pour commencer.
Exposition
Magna Carta in the Chapter House
One of four surviving 1215 originals of Magna Carta, shown in the Chapter House beneath a carved medieval frieze; included in cathedral admission.
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Historic area
The Close
Britain's largest cathedral close: lawns, Choristers' Green and historic houses inside medieval gates such as the High Street Gate.
Demeure historique
Mompesson House
National Trust townhouse on Choristers' Green, completed in 1701 in the Queen Anne style, with a walled garden and tea room.
Musée
The Salisbury Museum
Museum in the King's House facing the cathedral's west front, with collections on Stonehenge, local archaeology and the city's medieval guilds.
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Musée
The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum
Regimental museum with over 65,000 objects in The Wardrobe, a Close building once used to store the bishop's robes.
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S'orienter
Sur la carte
The map shows Salisbury and Old Sarum and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Bons plans d'initiés
Avant de partir
1
Check the cathedral first
As a working church, the cathedral's visiting hours vary; check its site and book admission ahead. Magna Carta is included in the ticket.
2
Free tours
The cathedral runs free guided tours and demonstrations during the day, and sells separate behind-the-scenes tours.
3
Mompesson House in November
The house closes in early November while it is decorated for Christmas and reopens on Friday 20 November 2026.
4
Walk the Town Path
From Queen Elizabeth Gardens the Town Path crosses the water meadows to Harnham, with views back to the cathedral.
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- Salisbury and Old Sarum (area photo): Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mompesson House: Peter Hurford from Downton, Wiltshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, source
- The Salisbury Museum: SalisburyMuseum1, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Arundells: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Thomas's Church: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Poultry Cross: Richard Avery, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Queen Elizabeth Gardens: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Salisbury Playhouse: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Martin's Church: User:Hassocks5489, CC0, source
- Old Sarum: MARKEDWARDS, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, source
- Figsbury Ring: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Stonehenge and Amesbury: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Avebury and Marlborough: Bo&Ko, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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