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Low light casts long shadows across the Henge at Avebury, Wiltshire
Winter light casts long shadows across the Henge at Avebury, Wiltshire | © National Trust Images / Emma Weston

Countryside areas in Wiltshire

Wiltshire has a vast amount of countryside to explore including woodlands and trails. Get outside and enjoy the space with your family this summer.

Top countryside spots in Wiltshire

Discover all the best places to enjoy the outdoors from hills and open countryside. This large county ensures there's plenty of space for exercise and enjoyment.

The Avebury landscape 

Wander beyond Avebury into the surrounding landscape and find footpaths through fields towards Windmill Hill. If you want a more challenging hike, follow the ancient ceremonial route which joins the henge at Avebury with nearby Overton Hill.

Dawn at Avebury stone circle, Wiltshire

The estate at Stourhead 

Explore the wider countryside around the Stourhead estate. Discover an Iron Age hillfort, Alfred’s Tower and ancient woodland. Then rest a while and listen to the wide variety of birds and creatures that call this estate home.

Visitors and their dog walking with far reaching views all around at Whitesheet Hill near Stourhead in Wiltshire

Calstone and Cherhill Downs 

Cherhill Down can be identified by the chalk white horse and the Lansdowne Monument. Calstone Down is tucked behind, a perfect habitat for birds, insects and flowers.

Image shows the coombes at Calstone and Cherhill Downs in the late evening sun in autumn, with an almost-bare tree in the foreground and golden countryside beyond

Dinton Park 

Explore the parkland and reconnect with nature with walks through fields and woodlands. Benches give an opportunity to stop and pause to admire the wildlife.

View of Philipps House in Dinton Park, Wiltshire

The Stonehenge Landscape 

Follow in the footsteps of the people who built the Stonehenge Landscape 4,500 years ago, by visiting prehistoric monuments and settlements surrounding the iconic stone circle.

A view of a barrow surrounded by trees at Stonehenge Landscape in autumn

Win Green 

Explore Win Green on the South Wessex Downs.

View over countryside Win Green hill on a winter day

Cley Hill 

A distinctive landmark rich in wildlife and archaeology on the outskirts of the Longleat estate in Wiltshire.

Warminster, Wiltshire

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A view of the site of Cley Hill, with grass and leafless bushes with warm colour tones, a distant view of the wider landscape can be seen on the left.

Pepperbox Hill 

A chalk ridge landmark with far-reaching views and a diverse habitat supporting several rare or uncommon species including orchids, juniper and yew woodland.

Salisbury, Wiltshire

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Wildflowers growing on Pepperbox Hill

Sutton Lane Meadows 

Walks through meadows of exceptionally species-rich, unimproved, neutral grassland, managed as traditional hay meadows.

Chippenham, Wiltshire

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Meadow plants gone to seed, with early morning light across the meadows.

The Coombes, Hinton Parva 

A steep-sided dry stream valley on the edge of Wiltshire's Marlborough Downs.

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View along the valley at The Coombes, Hinton Parva, Wiltshire
Two adults and a child look at the house, with its pediment supported by columns, at Stourhead, Wiltshire

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World-famous gardens, villages and ancient landscapes, and some lesser-known gems can all be found in Wiltshire.

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