Salisbury is a Medieval market town, most well-known for its 750 year old Cathedral, which boasts the tallest spire in the UK and is home to one of the best-preserved original copies of the Magna Carta. Old Sarum is the original site of the city of Salisbury, and is well worth a visit.
Stonehenge and its wonderful visitors' centre is an iconic World Heritage site within an easy drive of Bowerchalke.
We are well placed for visits to Winchester, Southampton, Bournemouth Shaftesbury and rural Dorset, with many National Trust treasures within easy driving distance.
See the map on our contact page. For what3words users, our entrance is “tailwind.movies.unhelpful” We have plenty of parking space, and an EV charging point. We are situated in the beautiful surrounding countryside of the Chalke Valley near Salisbury, with great walks and excellent pubs in the area.
See below for details of local amenities, attractions and events.
Bowerchalke is a small village in the picturesque Chalke Valley, ten miles south west of the medieval City of Salisbury. The village hall hosts a farmers’ market on the second Saturday morning each month, where visitors can buy local produce or enjoy a bacon buttie and freshly brewed coffee. We are about 5 minutes walk from the beautiful Wedding Destination venue of Bowerchalke Barn and about 2 miles from The Gurston Hill Climb.
Salisbury has an excellent market every Saturday and Tuesday morning.
In Broad Chalke, two miles down the road, there is a bustling, well-stocked village shop and cafe which is a community enterprise run by local volunteers. Great for lunch-time snacks and local re-provisioning.
The area has numerous excellent local pubs, the nearest being the Horseshoe Inn (Ebbesbourne Wake) This is an award-winning local pub, serving local ales and excellent home-cooked food. The Queen’s Head at Broad Chalke and The Copmpasses Inn in Chicksgrove also welcoming local pubs with good food menus.
We are ideally located for visitors to the Chalke History Festival, an increasingly popular annual event in the last week of June.