Wiltshire
Earls Manor Court, Winterbourne Earls, Salisbury
Earls Manor Court, in the village of Winterbourne Earls, nestles in the Bourne Valley, adjoining its sister villages, Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Gunner, collectively known as “The Winterbournes”. Alongside them the river Bourne winds its peaceful way through glorious countryside. Built of brick and flint, faced with a traditional South Wiltshire chequer board façade of brick, flint and stone on the former farmyard site of its adjacent Manor Farmhouse, Earls Manor Court remains true to its heritage using stone mined from the quarries of Chilmark: the same stone that once built Salisbury Cathedral. Nearby Stonehenge, Woodhenge, the prominent iron age hill forts of the Figsbury Rings and Old Sarum (later of “rotten” Borough fame) bear witness to this being one of the earliest inhabited areas of England. The Winterbournes share a well stocked village shop and Post Office – whilst Salisbury, with its cathedral, shops and many cultural facilities are just three miles away. A bus stop stands outside the entrance to the Courtyard offers a frequent bus service to the city centre.
Manor Court, Pewsey
Pewsey, on the Kennet and Avon Canal, is a large thriving rural village, with a wide range of shops for everyday needs. Its own railway station provides both a gateway to the West Country (Bristol, Taunton and Exeter) and a fast commuter service to London’s Paddington. It is just over an hour's drive to Heathrow. To the North East, the iron age hill fort of Martinsell, on the escarpment of the Pewsey Vale, commands one of the highest points in Wiltshire. The market town of Marlborough is 7 miles to the North – and the cathedral city of Salisbury 21 miles to the South.
St Luke's Court, Marlborough
Marlborough, on the Great West Road to Bath, with its spectacular long, wide and largely Georgian High Street which runs parallel to the river Kennet, must be one of the most attractive market towns in England. Two churches stand in elevated positions at either end of the town, West of which lies Marlborough College, the famous school, dating from 1843. The motte of the Royal Castle stands within the college grounds. Together town and gown provide many cultural opportunities for those interested as well as an excellent array of shops, which include both Waitrose and Marks and Spencer – and a wide choice of good places to eat. To the East lies the Savernake Forest, extending to some 2,300 acres – one of the largest and oldest Forests in England – offering wonderful walks and glorious scenery.