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Yarnbury camp

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Yarnbury camp is a castle in Wiltshire. The Albion Guide charts 18 castles in the county; this is one of them. For more of the same, Stapleford Castle and East Castle are close by. For arrivals by rail, Salisbury Station is 14.4 km to the south-east.

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More places to visit near Yarnbury camp

Photo of Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs

National Landscape near Tisbury

Big chalk downland and old hunting country, with some of the darkest night skies in southern England

1.2 km S

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

6.1 km SE · spans 14 counties

Photo of Stonehenge, a stone circle near Stratford-sub-Castle, Wiltshire, south west England.Iconic

Stonehenge

Stone circle · Henge near Stratford-sub-Castle

The most famous prehistoric monument in the world.

8.9 km E

Photo of Philipps House and Dinton Park, a house & garden in Wiltshire, south west England.

Philipps House and Dinton Park

House & garden near Dinton

A crisp Neo-Grecian house of 1816 by Jeffry Wyatville in open parkland.

9.1 km S

Photo along the Wessex Ridgeway, a 136-mile long-distance path running from Marlborough to Lyme Regis, south west England.

Wessex Ridgeway

Long-distance path

The prehistoric chalk line continued — from Marlborough across Salisbury Plain and Cranborne Chase to the sea at Lyme Regis.

9.7 km W · Wiltshire, Dorset & Devon

Photo of Heale Garden, a garden near Middle Woodford, Wiltshire, south west England.

Heale Garden

Garden near Middle Woodford

Eight acres of gardens around a 17th-century house on the Avon near Salisbury, with a Harold Peto Japanese garden, red bridge and tea house.

10.1 km SE