Old Sarum, Salisbury

Great historical place, kids love it here. We visited during Easter and there was a King wandering round giving out 'gold' coins to kids that solved the Easter clues. Lots of fun. Very good at engaging and communicating the history. Can be quite windy as it's exposed so wrap up warm.

Old Sarum is an incredible place. This is a spectacular hill top fort with thousands of years of history. Amazingly, the hill was hand-sculpted into it's current shape with an outrageously large dry moat and embankment around a giant flat space on the top of the hill. Inside the fort, there is an interesting tour giving you some idea of the amazing history stretching from the Iron Age to Roman to Dark Ages then Medieval times. It's fascintating and one of my all time favourite English Heritage locations. The fort is HUGE so there is a lot of space for children to run around and tire themselves out Come here on a clear day for amazing views in all directions. This is definitely worth visiting. Old Sarum is quite close to Stonehenge and you can cover many other amazing sites in a day of touring around here.