Cley Hill

#1666 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Cley Hill is a prominent hill to the west of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. Its summit has a commanding view of the Wiltshire / Somerset county boundary, at 244 metres elevation. The land is in Corsley parish and is owned by the National Trust. ()

Coordinates: 51°12'10"N, 2°13'56"W

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Cley Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Longleat, Longleat Safari Park, Warminster Town Park, Church of St John the Baptist.

2.2 miSW
Garden, Historical place, History museum
Longleat, Warminster
56 min walk • Nestled in the lush Wiltshire countryside, Longleat stands as a magnificent testament to England's stately architectural heritage. This grand home, located near the town of Warminster, United Kingdom, is renowned for its Elizabethan Renaissance architecture...
1.5 miSW
Zoo
Longleat Safari Park, Warminster
38 min walk • Longleat Safari Park, a pioneering and captivating wildlife experience nestled in the heart of the English countryside in Warminster, stands as a premier attraction for animal lovers and adventure seekers alike. Opened in 1966, it was the first drive-through safari...
2.2 miE
City hall
Warminster Town Park, Warminster
57 min walk • Warminster Town Hall is a former municipal building in the Market Place of Warminster, Wiltshire, England. The structure, which served as the headquarters of Warminster Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.
4.3 miNW
Church
Church of St John the Baptist, Frome
109 min walk • The Church of St John the Baptist, Frome is a parish church in the Church of England located in Frome within the English county of Somerset. It is a Grade II* listed building.
4.3 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum
Frome Museum, Frome
110 min walk • Frome Heritage Museum in Frome, Somerset, England houses a collection of local history and has a particularly important collection of artefacts from the bronze foundry of J.W.Singer.
1.9 miE
Church
St Denys' Church, Warminster
50 min walk • St Denys' Church is the parish church of the town of Warminster, Wiltshire, England, and is the town's oldest church. Begun in the 11th century, rebuilt in the 14th and restored in the 19th, it is a Grade II* listed building.
1.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Shearwater Lake
50 min walk • Shearwater is a man-made freshwater lake near Crockerton village, about 2 ¹⁄₄ miles southwest of the town of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. The lake is formed from a tributary of the River Wylye. It is within the Longleat Estate and is one of five lakes of various sizes.
2.2 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Warminster Athenaeum, Warminster
56 min walk • Warminster Athenaeum is a Victorian theatre in Warminster, Wiltshire, England, and a Grade II listed building. Built in Jacobean style in 1857/8 to designs by William Jervis Stent, it is held in trust on behalf of the residents of Warminster by a charitable trust and is Wiltshire’s oldest working theatre.
4.3 miNW
Art gallery, Church, Theater
Rook Lane Chapel, Frome
111 min walk • Rook Lane Chapel was a place of worship, and is now an arts centre, in Frome, Somerset, England. Built in 1707 by James Pope the chapel was the place of worship for nonconformists. In 1717 there were a thousand ‘hearers’ in the congregation.
2.9 miNE
Church
St. Mary's Church
74 min walk • St Mary's Church in Old Dilton, Wiltshire, England was built in the 14th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 26 April 1973, and was vested in the Trust on 6 September 1974.
3.7 miE
Archaeological site
Battlesbury Camp
95 min walk • Battlesbury Camp is the site of an Iron Age bivallate hill fort on Battlesbury Hill near the town of Warminster in Wiltshire, South West England. Excavations and surveys at the site have uncovered various finds and archaeological evidence.