Christmas at Longleat
A wide range of Christmas and winter illuminations are available in Wiltshire for the 2024 season. From National Trust properties to towns, villages and a cathedral. Take a look below for some displays and events to get you in the festive mood. Sarum Lights Stunning lights at Salisbury Cathedral by Luxmuralis. 5 to 9 November. […]
The festival at Salisbury Cathedral is themed around the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the Cathedral’s past and present, with a strong emphasis on the environment as well. Centrepieces are a replica of the Queen’s Coronation Robe created with dyed grasses and gilded dried plant material, and the Royal Nursery re-imaged in pastel colours, using a […]
n pictures – an exploration of the beauty and wonder of our earth and the universe with the light installation
The light and sound spectacular, Sarum Lights, is the opening event of Salisbury 2020, City on the move
On 13 November a permanent war memorial marking the centenary of the end of World War 1 was unveiled at HMP Erlestoke. The memorial, which was designed by prisoners and carved by Salisbury Cathedral’s stonemasons, sits on a lawn within the visitors’ area of the prison. The four-foot high memorial, a four-sided pyramid-shape, was dedicated […]
Arundells is the former home of former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath.
Salisbury Cathedral’s Magna Carta Celebrations reach a floral crescendo with up to 500 flower arrangers and an expected 20,000 visitors creating a grand scale flower festival themed around Magna Carta. Amongst the astounding floral art works visitors will encounter are a series of giant, 6ft x 3ft fantasy flowers and an ambitious central display, which […]
Former Prime Minister, John Major delivered the inaugural Edward Heath Lecture in Salisbury Guildhall on Wednesday 17 June to an invited audience of 200 people. The theme of this year’s lecture was ‘The Meaning and Lessons of Magna Carta Today’. The Trustees of the Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation established the lecture series as an […]
