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The cathedral's Chapter House, where Magna Carta is keptgailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0

What to do · Salisbury

Salisbury Cathedral and Magna Carta

Visit · 1 h 30 · £12.50 online · under-12s free · England's tallest spire and an original Magna Carta

InformationFrom £12 adult
From
£12 adult
Duration
1 h 30
Season
All year · Chapter House Monday to Saturday 10:30 to 17:00 and Sunday 13:00 to 16:00
Who it's for
All ages; under-12s free

A Gothic cathedral built almost in one go, between 1220 and 1258, with England's tallest spire, at 123 metres, standing in a close of lawns and Georgian houses. Inside are the oldest working mechanical clock in the world, from 1386, and in the Chapter House one of the four surviving original copies of the 1215 Magna Carta.

The ticket includes Magna Carta, costs £12.50 if bought in advance and is valid for a year; children under 12 go free. The Chapter House opens Monday to Saturday from 10:30 to 17:00 and on Sunday from 13:00 to 16:00; as this is a living church, check for closures before you go.

As a familyWith teenagers

Directions See all of Salisbury

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

Salisbury's oldest tavern

The Haunch of Venison

Bar · Salisbury · €€€€

What to order: a pint in the bar downstairs and, if you eat, some game in the dining room upstairs.

The Old Mill dining room, with timber beams© The Old Mill Salisbury15th-century mill on the River Nadder

The Old Mill

Restaurant · Salisbury · €€€€

What to order: Sunday lunch or something light on the terrace by the water, after the walk across the meadows.

To stay nearby

Sarum College, in the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral© Sarum CollegeSmall hotel

Sarum College

Inside the cathedral close · Simple rooms · Breakfast included

Why we like it: Simple rooms, nearly all with a bathroom, in a college in the cathedral close, with a cooked breakfast included and the gates closed to the public at night.

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One of the rooms at the Red Lion© The Red Lion HotelHotel

The Red Lion Hotel

Milford Street · 60 rooms · 13th-century inn

Why we like it: A former 13th-century coaching inn in the centre, with 60 rooms, a restaurant, a bar, afternoon tea and its own car park.

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Useful services

More to do nearby

Itineraries

Features in these plans

Aerial view of the fortified hill of Old Sarum, a stop on the bus
Day itinerary Stonehenge and the Magna Carta Salisbury · 5 stops
From £12 adult
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