Wilton House

The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia

Published 3rd August 2017

Address: Wilton House, Wilton, Salisbury SP2 0BJ.

Category: In Current Use

Access: Open to the public

Getting there

By road

Wilton is three miles west of Salisbury, and can be approached from the north or the east on the A36, or from the south-west on the A30. From the south, take the A354 into Salisbury and turn west along the A36.

If you turn onto the A30 from the A36, you will reach Wilton House before you arrive in the town itself. The entrance is on the east side of the road (left as you come off the A36). There is ample car-parking. If coming along the A30 from Shaftesbury, pass through the town, around a sharp bend, and then the house is on your right. If you reach the A36 junction, you have gone too far. Note that the A36/A30 junction often has long tailbacks – there are traffic lights, and the A36 is only single carriageway at this point.

By rail

There is a station at Salisbury.

By bus

There is a bus service from Salisbury, taking between 15 and 20 minutes. There is also a bus service from Bath Spa railway station, via Warminster, which takes from 1 hour 15 mins, to 1 hour 45 mins, depending on the time of day.

Chapter 1: Visiting

Gateway And Elizabethan Fountain Wilton House — Gateway and Elizabethan Fountain

Rose Garden Wilton House — Rose Garden at Wilton House