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Recommended Towns & Villages near Fonthill Gifford

St. Johns Church

Tisbury (98 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction SE)

Tisbury is a picturesque village set amidst delightful Wiltshire countryside where you will find friendly villagers and a calm, peaceful atmosphere...

East Knoyle Mill, East Knoyle, Wiltshire.

East Knoyle (9 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction W)

East Knoyle is situated where the Wiltshire countryside blends into Dorset. The landscape is quite stunning, it has a dramatically changing face of sweeping pastures and hillsides...

Fovant Badges, Wiltshire.  - Taken from the air in July 2006

Fovant (5 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction E)

Fovant is most noted for its dramatic hillside where huge regimental badges are carved into the chalk downs and clearly seen from the road...

Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Shaftesbury (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SW)

Shaftsbury is Dorset's only hill-top town, with its long history and good views it is particularly attractive to tourists...

Old brick farm building on staddle stones in Gillingham, Dorset

Gillingham (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction W)

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Longleat House from the front

Warminster (117 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction N)

This is a former wool and corn town with a fascinating history stretching back to Saxon times. It sits comfortably beneath the chalk downland of the Salisbury Plain at the head of the beautiful Wyle Valley...

Stourton in Wiltshire

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction W)

Stourton is noted for the church dedicated to St. Peter where you can see many memorials to the famous Hoare banking family and for the house which was the families ancestral home...

St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Wilton, Wiltshire, England

Wilton (14 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction E)

Wilton was once a county town, it has also been a bishopric, a Royal residence and is one of the oldest boroughs in England...

Salisbury, Wiltshire

Salisbury (276 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Wiltshire (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction E)

The soaring grace of Salisbury Cathedral's slender spire rises majestically over the town. Higher than any other in the land, at 404 feet, the spire can be seen against the.....

Sturminster Newton Mill on the River Stour - a beautiful scenic area. Sturminster Newton, Dorset.

Sturminster Newton (40 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction SW)

A small attractive Market Town in Dorset...

Stour Valley Spring

Shillingstone (463 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SW)

A picturesque village in the county of Dorset..

Thatched cottages in Amesbury Village, Wiltshire. 2005

Amesbury (78 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction NE)

Amesbury is a town near to stonehenge and is one of Wiltshire's most attractive little towns...

Bryanston, Dorset. Bryanston School buildings and surrounding area - taken from a model helicopter.

Bryanston (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction S)

The town was initially the town of Brian de Lisle, a Baron at the court of King John...

Downton Cuckoo Fair - Cuckoo Princess

Downton (4 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction E)

It is one of Wiltshire's loveliest villages, with the River Avon forming a division between the ancient village and the new...

River next to the Mill

Breamore (20 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction SE)

Breamore is one of those beautiful New Forest villages which is populated almost entirely by houses of the Tudor period...

Old Toll House (18th century)

Trowbridge (148 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (17.1 miles, 27.4 km, direction N)

Trowbridge is a historic town crammed with attractive stone buildings. It originated as a settlement along the Biss and flourished from the wool and weaving trades and from these periods there remain many magnificent merchant houses...

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction W)

This is a delightful small village situated in the picturesque Blackmore Vale where the Dorset and Somerset boundary meets...

Hat Shop in Fifteenth Century Alley

Devizes (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction N)

Devizes is a small market town situate on the edge of the great expanse of Salisbury Plain...

Thatched Cottage

Bradford-on-Avon (176 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction N)

Beautiful old town with a rich mixture of mellow Bath stone properties to be seen along ancient winding streets...

Bridge over River Stour at White Mill, near Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

Sturminster Marshall (1 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction S)

Sturminster Marshall is famous for its beautiful White Corn Mill and for the magnificent eight arched bridge spanning the River Stour...

Recommended attractions near Fonthill Gifford

Fovant Badges, Wiltshire.  - Taken from the air in July 2006

Fovant Badges (6 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction E)

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Stourhead frozen lake sunset

Stourhead (94 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction W)

Designed by Henry Hoare II, Stourhead is one of England's most picturesque landscape gardens with classic temples and palladian.....

On the platform.

Longleat House & Safari Park (170 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NW)

On entering the great grounds of Longleat House through the entrance known as "Heaven's Gate" visitors are immediately struck by.....

Wilton House, Salisbury

Wilton House (19 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction E)

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Westbury White Horse

Bratton Camp & White Horse (4 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction N)

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A picture of Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral (223 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction E)

Salisbury Cathedral's graceful spire rises to an elegant 404 feet, it is the tallest cathedral spire in England, and can be seen.....

A picture of Stonehenge

Stonehenge (173 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction NE)

Stonehenge is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the world and one of England's most iconic landmarks, consisting.....

Mompesson House, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Mompesson House (2 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction E)

Elegant and spacious 18th-century house in the Cathedral Close...

Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle (8 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.2 km, direction NW)

A tradition exists that Nunney Castle's sole pig was subject to daily torture when the castle came under siege in 1645 during the.....

Breamore House, at Breamore, Hampshire

Breamore House (7 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction SE)

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View from Badbury Rings, Near Wimborne, Dorset

Badbury Rings (19 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction S)

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Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle (24 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction NW)

In 1383, the then Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Thomas Hungerford had to be pardoned for building Farleigh Hungerford.....

Kingston Lacey in Wimborne Minster, Dorset

Kingston Lacy (44 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.5 km, direction S)

Set in 250 acres of spectacular parkland landscaped in the latter half of the 18th century and now roamed by a herd of Red Devon.....

Bridge over River Stour at White Mill, near Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

White Mill (5 Pictures)

(19.2 miles, 31.0 km, direction S)

The White Mill is an attraction in the delightful village of Sturminster Marshall. The cornmill occupies a site recorded in.....

Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.9 km, direction SW)

Many fascinating tales remain from the time when Sherborne Castle was lived in by Sir Walter Raleigh, a favourite of Elizabeth I......

Sherborne Abbey at night

Sherborne Abbey (7 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction SW)

Without doubt this magnificent Abbey built centuries ago of creamy Ham stone ranks amongst the finest Abbey churches anywhere in.....

Abbey Tower Stapehill

Stapehill Abbey (7 Pictures)

(20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction S)

The Nun's of enclosed orders usually led a harsh existence under a regime of dedication and prayer, but it was also a peaceful.....

Prior Park, Bath 2005

Prior Park (18 Pictures)

(22.1 miles, 35.6 km, direction NW)

Capability Brown had a hand in establishing the stunning landscape of Prior Park. His services, together with the advice of.....

Side view of the Bath Abbey.

Bath Abbey (153 Pictures)

(23.3 miles, 37.5 km, direction NW)

Bath Abbey is a beautiful building. The building is sited on the remains of a Norman Cathedral which itself replaced an 8th.....

A picture of Sally Lunns

Sally Lunns (9 Pictures)

(23.4 miles, 37.6 km, direction NW)

A one minute stroll from Bath Abbey you will find the oldest house in Bath - Sally Lunn's. Sally Lunn was a young french refugee.....


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