Sitting pretty in the south of England, Wiltshire is a historic county of chalky ridges and wide plains, of ancient monuments (at Stonehenge and Avebury) and quaint market towns. It may not buzz with counterculture – that’s neighbouring Somerset – but it is all the better for its quiet anonymity.
If you want a quintessential English countryside break less than two hours from London, you’ll easily find it here, with fabulous farm-to-fork restaurants and characterful gastro pubs, manor houses-a-plenty and great walking.
