The Salisbury Museum
The Salisbury Museum is a museum in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It houses one of the best collections relating to Stonehenge and local archaeology. The museum is housed in The King's House, a Grade I listed building, where King James I of England was entertained in 1610 and 1613.Photo: SalisburyMuseum1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum”, “Salisbury Museum”, and “Salisbury, South Wiltshire and Blackmore Museum”
- Address: 65 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Salisbury Cathedral and Arundells.
Salisbury Cathedral
Church
Photo: Solipsist, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Salisbury, England. The cathedral is regarded as one of the leading examples of Early English Gothic design. Salisbury Cathedral is situated 670 feet east of The Salisbury Museum.
Arundells
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arundells is a Grade II* listed house at 59 Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Located on the West Walk of the Close, next to the 'Wardrobe', it was the home of Edward Heath, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1985 until his death in 2005. Arundells is situated 560 feet north of The Salisbury Museum.
The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum is a military museum at The Close in Salisbury, England. It is housed in a Grade II* listed building known as The Wardrobe. The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum is situated 660 feet north of The Salisbury Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harnham and Bemerton.
Harnham
Suburb
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harnham is a suburb of the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England, centred about 0.6 miles south of Salisbury Cathedral and across the River Avon. Harnham is split into the areas of West Harnham and East Harnham.
Bemerton
Suburb
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bemerton, once a rural hamlet and later a civil parish to the west of Salisbury, in Wiltshire, England, is now a suburb of that city. Modern-day Bemerton has areas known as Bemerton Heath, Bemerton Village and Lower Bemerton.
Stratford-sub-Castle
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stratford-sub-Castle in Wiltshire, England, was anciently a separate village and civil parish, but is now in Salisbury. At approximately 170 ft above sea level, it is dominated to the east by the remains of an Iron Age hillfort, within the boundaries of which a Norman castle was built. Stratford-sub-Castle is situated 2 miles north of The Salisbury Museum.
The Salisbury Museum
- Categories: local museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.06451° or 51° 3′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.80013° or 1° 48′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3W357X+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 261309916OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7404829
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“The Salisbury Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “Musée Salisbury”
- German: “Salisbury Museum”
- Japanese: “ソールズベリー博物館”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Cloisters and The Close.
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Explore places such as King’s House Cafe and Miles Place.
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