Salisbury City Walks 2008-9

Walks, Talks and Tours for Groups

Additional Walks on Boxing Day & 27th December 2008 , New Years Day and St Valentines Day 2009

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Whether you are a holidaymaker or a resident of Salisbury
who would like to know more about our historic city and
Cathedral, the surrounding countryside and glorious local
gardens, our guides will be pleased to welcome you.
SALISBURY CITY GUIDES is a grouping of individual professional tourist board qualified Blue Badge guides committed to tourism in Salisbury, England and to the surrounding area. We have an entertaining range of walks and tours of interest, both to the general visitor and the specialist, which we can tailor to specific requirements. We welcome enquiries from groups needing a special service to accommodate disability, to cater for a particular interest, or to enhance an existing itinerary.

Several of our members hold teaching qualifications and are able to offer tours in French, German, Italian or Spanish.

Bespoke tours including Chequers Walks, John Constable Walk, In the Footsteps of Pitt, Inns and Ale Houses, Clocks, Close Walks, Wilton Town Walks and the regular City and Ghost Walks, can be arranged for groups at times to suit.
Many of our guides also give talks on specialist subjects to Clubs, Societies and other special interest groups. For more details, to arrange a bespoke tour or to request our brochure please contact us.

For further information call 01722 320349 (+ 44 1722 320349) or click here to email us please.

South Wilts Business of the Year Awards 2008

Salisbury City Guides are delighted to have been awarded the runners-up prize in the Tourism Partnership Section of the Awards which was sponsored by Salisbury and Stonehenge Tourism Partnership.
Shirley Reeves and Mary McGill collected the framed certificate, a bottle of Champagne and a voucher for £500 worth of training with one of the other sponsors TABS Training.

Themed walks, talks and tours for pre-booked groups.

In and around the City

The City and Ghost Walks

A guided tour of the Cathedral - For 800 years this Gothic masterpiece has dominated the City

Artists in the Cathedral - For generations famous and eccentric artists have worked here

A stroll in Cathedral close - Romance and intrigue in the shadow of the spire

Chequered tales from beyond the Spire - Bishop Poore founded his new Cathedral and City in1220, laying out the streets on a chequer (or grid system). These Chequers all brim over with Salisbury lore.

Architecture - Architects and architecture in Salisbury.

Literary Links - Many well known literary figures, such as Thomas Hardy and Henry Fielding, have strong associations with the area.

Artistic Links -Explore the Salisbury landscapes painted by John Constable. Discover J.M.W. Turner's picturesque watercolours.

Wizards, Wiltshire Folklore Witches and Magic -Stronger than fiction! Try dowsing the Salisbury Ley-line!

Plague, Pesticide and Poverty -Hear about the open water channels, and how smallpox and cholera literally changed the face of Salisbury.

" All the World's a Stage" -Celebrating entertainment in Salisbury through the ages.

Forgotten Fisherton : Felons, Steam and Executions. -Prison s, stations, a workhouse and lots of sudden death.

Inns and Alehouses -Salisbury's historical pubs open a window on the past.

Wooden Delights -Trees, buildings and carvings.

Children's walks

Flower baskets

Salisbury Cathedral through a child's eyes.
"Timber Ahoy"
"Sights, Sounds and Smells"
"Family Frighteners"

Although children are always welcome if accompanied by a responsible adult, we particularly recommend that you book a walk which can be adapted to the age group of those joining in the fun. Prices and further details from the Secretary.

Out of town walks and tours
Stonehenge
Mysterious Stonehenge.

The legacy of Old Sarum.

In the footsteps of Pitt

Explore historic Wilton.

Roman and Georgian Bath

Avebury Stone Circle

The Kennet and Avon Canal

The New Forest and Breamore

Wessex Abbeys

Discover Downton Moot

Tisbury, Wardour and the Arundells


Shaftsbury- A hilltop Town

Winchester, King Arthur's Capital

Glorious gardens of Wessex

Portsmouth's marine heritage

The Secrets of Cranborne Chase

Hardy's Dorset

Alderbury, it's turnpikes and canals

We recommend that walking tour groups should be a maximum of 25 people for the most enjoyable experience. We will be glad to supply information about our fees for all group walks, talks and tours. Our fees do not include entrance charges or voluntary donations, details of which will be advised at the time a booking is made.

SALISBURY CITY WALKS 2008/9


THE CITY WALK . This 1½ hour guided tour will take you through the centre of the city to the Cathedral Close. Along the way your guide will tell you about the origins of the mediaeval city, its history and the reasons for its prosperity. They will draw your attention to buildings and monuments of architectural and historical interest, and link them to some of the City's characters.

THE GHOST WALK. Let the guide introduce you to a cast of past inhabitants and the reason why they find it impossible to leave.

City Walks cost; Adults £3-50p .............. Children £1-50p

ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.

Walks depart from the Tourist Information Center in Fish Row .

All tickets are available in advance from the TIC, Salisbury City Guides or from the Guide on the day.

Until 29th March,2009
1st April to 31st October, 2009
Walks on special dates.
Sunday
11.00 am. City Walk
11.00 am. City Walk
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Monday .
11.00 am. City Walk
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Tuesday .
11.00 am. City Walk
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Wednesday .
11.00 am. City Walk
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Thursday .
11.00 am. City Walk
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Friday .
11.00 am. City Walk
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Saturday
11.00 am. City Walk
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Additional Walks on Special Days

Boxing Day , 26th December 2008 at 2.30pm.... Salisbury City Walk ..... Adults £3-50, Children £1-50,

Christmas Ghost Walk ....27th December at 6.00pm . Adults £4-00, Children £2-00

New Years Day Ghost Walk, Friday 1st January 2009 at 6.00 pm. Adults £4-00, Children £2-00

St Valentines Day , 14th February 2009 at 2.00pm " Love, Passion and Romance around Salisbury's City and Spire" Discover tales of love and passion from Salisbury's romantic past. ........ Adults £4-00, Children £2-00

All tickets are available in advance from the TIC or from the Guide on the day.

CONTACTS

Salisbury City Guides information and bookings: click here to email us or phone (44) 01722 320349

All pictures courtesy of Salisbury City Council / Steve Day
B.McGee ©2008

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