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Photo of Longleat, a Grade I registered house & garden near Frome, Wiltshire, south west England.

LongleatPhoto Ray Harrington / Unsplash

Places to explore near Dilton Marsh StationDilton Marsh

43 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Westbury White Horse, a hill figure near Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Westbury White Horse

Hill figure near Steeple Ashton

The oldest and best known of the Wiltshire horses, cut into the down below Bratton's Iron Age ramparts and remodelled in 1778; it shows for miles across the vale.

4.6 km E

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

4.7 km SW

Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

5.8 km W · spans 10 counties

Photo of Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa, a restaurant in Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa

Restaurant · With rooms near Bishopstrow

Georgian country-house hotel dining in parkland by the River Wylye near Warminster.

7.1 km SE

Photo of Longleat, a Grade I registered house & garden near Frome, Wiltshire, south west England.Iconic

Longleat

House & garden near Frome

Elizabethan house with Britain's first safari park.

7.7 km SW

Photo of Frome, a village in Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Frome

Village

Independent-spirited market town on the Mendip edge, its steep cobbled Catherine Hill and Cheap Street lined with galleries, makers and a monthly market.

8.4 km W · Somerset

Photo of Steeple Ashton, a village in Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Steeple Ashton

Village

Former weaving village near Trowbridge with a market cross, old lock-up and village pump, and a grand Perpendicular church.

8.5 km NE · Wiltshire

Photo of the Kennet & Avon Canal, an 87-mile canal running from Reading to Bristol, England.Highlight

Kennet & Avon Canal

Canal

The broad-beam crossing of southern England — river, canal and river again from Bristol's Avon to the Thames at Reading, over the chalk by the Caen Hill flight.

9.4 km N · spans 5 counties

Photo of the Cotswolds, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Cotswolds

National Landscape near Cirencester

Honey-coloured limestone villages scattered across rolling sheep country, and paths enough to link them all up

9.9 km NW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of St Mary's Church, Old Dilton, a church near Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire, south west England.

St Mary's Church, Old Dilton

Church near Dilton Marsh

Little-altered 14th-century church near Westbury with box pews, a three-decker pulpit and a tiny stone spire, kept by the Churches Conservation Trust.

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.

2.3 km E · Wiltshire, Dorset & Devon

Photo of Brokerswood Country Park, a country park near Norton St Philip, Wiltshire, south west England.

Brokerswood Country Park

Country park near Norton St Philip

A country park in Wiltshire.

2.9 km NW

Photo of Cley Hill, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Frome, Wiltshire, south west England.

Cley Hill

SSSI near Frome

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire.

4.8 km S

Photo of Southwick Country Park, a country park near Iford, Wiltshire, south west England.

Southwick Country Park

Country park near Iford

A country park in Wiltshire.

5.7 km N

Photo of Boreham Field, a country estate near Frome, Wiltshire, south west England.

Boreham Field

Country estate near Frome

A National Trust place in Wiltshire.

6.4 km SE

Photo of Biss Meadows Country Park, a country park near Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, south west England.

Biss Meadows Country Park

Country park near Steeple Ashton

A country park in Wiltshire.

7.1 km N

Photo along the Mendip Way, a 50-mile long-distance path running from Uphill to Frome, south west England.

Mendip Way

Long-distance path

Fifty miles along the Mendip ridge from the Bristol Channel at Uphill to Frome, past Cheddar Gorge and the cathedral at Wells.

8.2 km W · Somerset

Photo of The Three Daggers, a pub near Edington, Wiltshire, south west England.

The Three Daggers

Pub near Edington

Village inn at Edington below the downs, with its own farm shop and brewery and food from the surrounding countryside.

8.2 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (25) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.