Salisbury Museum
SalisburyA museum in the medieval King's House opposite the cathedral, telling the story of Stonehenge and the Wessex landscape.
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On the map
65 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN
Quick facts
The museum fills the King's House, a Grade I listed medieval building directly opposite the cathedral.
Its Wessex Gallery tells the story of Salisbury and the area from prehistoric times to the Norman Conquest, with Stonehenge material.
The gallery displays the Amesbury Archer, described as the most important early Bronze Age burial found in Britain, and the Wardour Hoard of 4,000-year-old bronze weapons.
Address
65 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN
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