Wiltshire holidays

Let it glow: 10 best Christmas light displays in Britain

Add sparkle and cheer to dark nights at these festive illuminations and light trails

Annabelle Thorpe

27, Nov, 2022 @7:00 AM

Children of the stones: family fun in Avebury, Wiltshire

Speckled piglets, yoga classes, stone circles and woodland camps to build… Avebury is a delight for adults and kids alike

Nazia Parveen

30, Mar, 2022 @6:00 AM

A great walk to a great pub: the Bear, Devizes, Wiltshire

A hike among rolling hills, wildflowers and prehistoric wonders ends with a pint of Wadworth in an old coaching inn

Phoebe Taplin

29, Oct, 2021 @3:00 PM

Serene and secluded: a log cabin stay in the Cotswolds lakeland

Inspired by Canada, made in Finland and close to the source of the Thames, these cabins offer an escape into nature

Isabel Choat

15, Dec, 2020 @6:30 AM

Country roads, take me Holme: Dorset to Norfolk by bike

A route on ancient walking trails across England makes for a challenging but magical ‘bikepack’ tour

Charlie Allenby

24, Aug, 2020 @5:30 AM

Woodsmoke and wonder: finding calm on an off-grid glamping trip

At Campwell, a woodland site near Bath, lock your mobile away for an escape of lake swimming, woodworking and outdoor cooking

Isabel Choat

11, Aug, 2020 @5:30 AM

Stone circles, silence and sanctuary: finding yourself on an Avebury pilgrimage

In the first of a new series on holidays that make a difference, our writer walks to Avebury and Silbury Hill with a charity hoping to make spiritual places more accessible

Holly Tuppen

19, Feb, 2020 @6:30 AM

Take the kids to … Stonehenge, Wiltshire

This iconic site is a victim of its own fame and a cash cow for English Heritage – yet even the summer throngs can’t detract from the extraordinary romance of its unknowable past

Gavin McOwan

28, Aug, 2017 @8:00 AM

Strolling the ancient hillforts of southern England

Our writer conjures a vivid picture of prehistoric times on a walk in the Wiltshire Downs – one of 4,000 iron age hillfort sites across Britain and Ireland mapped on a new website

Hugh Thomson

07, Aug, 2017 @5:30 AM

Helen Browning’s Royal Oak, Wiltshire: hotel review

The pioneering organic farmer has expanded her local pub’s offering to include a stylishly idiosyncratic B&B, with piggy treats top of the bill

Liz Boulter

28, Jul, 2017 @5:30 AM

The Sign of the Angel, Lacock, Wiltshire: hotel review

Known for period dramas and an ancient abbey, the village of Lacock has an equally quaint inn – but with up-to-the-minute food in its atmospheric restaurant

Jane Dunford

07, Jul, 2017 @5:30 AM

Timbrell’s Yard, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire: hotel review

It’s hard to believe that this thriving restaurant and bar with stylish rooms, in a historic riverfront building, almost became an office block