Salisbury Cathedral
Church · A soaring Gothic cathedral rising above Salisbury's water meadows, topped by Britain's tallest church spire.
A medieval cathedral city where England's tallest spire soars above ancient water meadows and timeless streets.
From King's Cross St Pancras: 2 h 9 min by train · 2 h 42 min by car
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Time there: 6–9.5 h to see all 8 places
Get directionsSalisbury Cathedral's 123-metre spire is the tallest church spire in Britain, and it rises over a green Close you can wander freely.
The cathedral's Chapter House holds one of only four surviving copies of the 1215 Magna Carta, generally described as the best preserved.
A charter market fills the Market Place every Tuesday and Saturday, with Old Sarum's hilltop ruins, the first cathedral site, a short hop away.
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