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East knoyle village hall & Church, East Knoyle, Wiltshire

East Knoyle (9 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction N)

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...

Market day, High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset

Shaftesbury (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction SW)

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

St. Johns Church

Tisbury (98 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction NE)

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

Old brick farm building on staddle stones in Gillingham, Dorset

Gillingham (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction W)

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Fovant Badges, Wiltshire

Fovant (5 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (7.2 miles, 11.6 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...

Stourton in Wiltshire

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NW)

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...

Sturminster Newton, Dorset

Sturminster Newton (40 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SW)

A small attractive Market Town in Dorset...

Stour Valley Summer

Shillingstone (463 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction SW)

A picturesque village in the county of Dorset..

The Parish Church of Warminster, Wiltshire

Warminster (117 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (11.3 miles, 18.2 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...

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

Bryanston (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction S)

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

A picture of Wilton

Wilton (14 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (13.0 miles, 20.9 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...

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (15.6 miles, 25.0 km, direction W)

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

Salisbury, Wiltshire

Salisbury (276 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Wiltshire (15.9 miles, 25.6 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.....

Milton Abbas, Dorset.

Milton Abbas (50 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction S)

Milton Abbas is a superb thatched village which has the distinction of being the first planned village of its kind in England...

Sherborne, Dorset.

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction W)

The softly glowing Ham stone of which most of the town properties are built, lends warmth and atmosphere to what is already a unique and attractive place...

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

Sturminster Marshall (1 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction S)

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

River next to the Mill

Breamore (20 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction E)

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

Downton Cuckoo Fair - Cuckoo Princess

Downton (4 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (18.0 miles, 28.9 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...

Wimborne from the Corn Market

Wimborne Minster (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction SE)

Wimborne Minster is a magnificent Georgian town in the valley of the delightful River Stour...

Thatched cottages in Amesbury Village, Wiltshire. 2005

Amesbury (78 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (18.9 miles, 30.3 km, direction NE)

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

Recommended attractions near Semley

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

Fovant Badges (6 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction E)

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Stourhead frozen lake sunset

Stourhead (94 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NW)

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)

(11.3 miles, 18.1 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)

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction E)

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Westbury White Horse

Bratton Camp & White Horse (4 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction N)

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Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle (8 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.7 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.....

View from Badbury Rings, Near Wimborne, Dorset

Badbury Rings (19 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction S)

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A picture of Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral (223 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.2 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.....

Mompesson House, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Mompesson House (2 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction E)

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

Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 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......

A picture of Stonehenge

Stonehenge (173 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction NE)

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

Sherborne Abbey at night

Sherborne Abbey (7 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction SW)

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

Kingston Lacey in Wimborne Minster, Dorset

Kingston Lacy (44 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.1 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)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction S)

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

Breamore House, at Breamore, Hampshire

Breamore House (7 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction E)

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Abbey Tower Stapehill

Stapehill Abbey (7 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.1 km, direction SE)

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

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle (24 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction N)

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

Cerne Giant in Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas Giant (2 Pictures)

(20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction SW)

This magnificent figure cut into the turf of a chalk hillside is best viewed from the north of the village. He is known as "The.....

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction W)

The Fleet Air Arm Museum houses Europe's largest Naval aviation collection. Go on-board Concorde and be transported by a.....

Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton House (10 Pictures)

(21.5 miles, 34.5 km, direction S)

Athelhampton House is a fine example of a 15th Century house nestling in deepest Dorset...


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