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Warminster High Street
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Location -
Warminster is a friendly and beautiful market town with fine Georgian architecture. Bath and Salisbury are close by. It has excellent road, rail and bus links, and masses of car parking. It nestles in chalk downland and is surrounded by beautiful countryside.
Shopping -
There are a wide variety of independent shops as well as two major supermarkets. Four of the major banks can be found in the Market Place, along with several building societies. There are 3 pedestrian shopping malls with a variety of retail outlets as well as a post office. Fine antiques and quality furniture can be found in Silver Street, where several antique dealers and traders are located. On Friday mornings a market is held in the Central Car Park; a Farmers Market is held on the third Friday of every month outside the library.
Eating -
There are a number of pleasant cafes and tea shops, together with numerous restaurants catering for all tastes from continental cuisine to traditional British food. A wide variety of historic public houses and inns provide more informal refreshment, together with numerous take-away outlets.
Entertainment -
The Athenaeum in the High Street combines theatre, cinema, art gallery, coffee lounge and bar. The Dewey Museum in the Warminster Library houses a display of local history and geological specimens. There is also a ‘Blue Plaque’ scheme describing the many historic buildings in the town; more details are available from the Information Centre. Just a few metres from the town centre are the Lake Pleasure Grounds with tennis courts, a refreshment kiosk, bandstand, boating lake, children’s playground and a Skateboard Park for skateboarders, roller-skaters and BMX bikers. At the far end is Smallbrook Meadow a nature reserve managed by the Wildlife Trust with many forms of natural wildlife including kingfishers, dippers, dragonflies, damsels and a variety of wild flowers and plants.
High Street
Market Place
Cornmarket
Lake Pleasure Grounds
Pleasure Grounds Skate Park
Further information about Warminster town and the local area, can be obtained from the Warminster Information Centre in the central car park. They can also help with information leaflets/guides, tickets and local accommodation as well public transport information. Contact us
