Wilton House

Wilton House is one of the Treasure Houses of England, located in the heart of Salisbury, you can be sure the house, its grounds, adventure playground and restaurant will promise an exciting and memorable day out.

Wilton House stands on the site of a ninth century nunnery founded by King Alfred. This, in turn, was replaced by a twelfth century Benedictine abbey which, with its surrounding lands, was surrendered at the time of the Dissolution of the monasteries, to King Henry VIII, who gave them to William Herbert around 1542.