The Salisbury Oriel: Historic Architecture in the Heart of the City – Evening Walk

Event Date: Thursday 24th June 2021

Historic Architecture in the Heart of Salisbury – An evening walk with Richard Deane on Thursday 24th June. Richard will take a guided walk through the centre of Salisbury, looking in particular at oriel windows, one of the most distinctive features of its wealth of historic buildings. NOW FULLY BOOKED Ticket price:  £5.00 Bookings: please click on the following […]

Visit to Melbury Vale Vineyard, Shaftesbury

Event Date: Wednesday 7th July 2021

An evening visit to the Melbury Vale Vineyard, Shaftesbury has been arranged for members.  The vineyard is a family-owned, rural business specialising in the production of wines, liqueurs, brandies and ciders. The on-site winery was completed and in production for 2013.    It is built into the hillside with a number of sustainable design features; […]

Guided Tour of The Settlement of Britford

Event Date: Thursday 22nd July 2021

Hadrian Cook will give a guided tour  on the theme of “The Settlement of Britford” on Thursday 22nd July 2021. The walk and talk  is based on his research taking  in the river, Church, Green, Park, Manor (from outside)  and a quick look-see at the water meadows near the Fish Farm and should last about an […]

St George, Dragons and Medieval Beasts in Salisbury – Afternoon Walk

Event Date: Monday 2nd August 2021

The celebrated Blue Badge guide, David Richards hosts a guided tour through Salisbury introducing us to St George, Dragons and Medieval Beasts on Monday 2nd August. The afternoon  walk and talk  gives an opportunity to discover Salisbury’s special historical relationship with St George and the city’s amazing range of  dragons, wyverns, griffins, unicorns and other fantastical  […]

St George, Dragons and Medieval Beasts in Salisbury – Evening Walk

Event Date: Thursday 5th August 2021

The celebrated Blue Badge guide, David Richards hosts a guided tour through Salisbury introducing us to St George, Dragons and Medieval Beasts on Thursday 5th August. The evening walk and talk  gives an opportunity to discover Salisbury’s special historical relationship with St George and the city’s amazing range of  dragons, wyverns, griffins, unicorns and other fantastical  […]

Visit to Norrington Manor (Grade 1 Listed), Alvediston

Event Date: Tuesday 17th August 2021

Back by popular demand!   A further visit, for Society members and their guests, has been arranged to the important and beautiful Grade 1 listed Norrington Manor at Alvediston, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 5LL on Tuesday 17th August 2021 Norrington Manor is a medieval manor house which lies in the hills above  Alvediston in the Ebble Valley […]

Guided Tour of Britford (Back by popular demand!)

Event Date: Wednesday 8th September 2021

The tour of Britford in July was quickly booked out, Hadrian Cook luckily only needed gentle persuasion to do the same again for us and will give a guided tour  on the theme of “The Settlement of Britford” on Wednesday 8th September. The walk and talk  is based on his research taking  in the river, […]

People in the Park

Event Date: Saturday 18th September 2021

We’re taking a stand at the People in the Park day hosted by Salisbury Transition City.  Images of our hugely successful awards scheme will be  on display together with visual and written accounts of the work of the Development group and events and visits arranged by the GP team  together with copies of our popular […]

Salisbury Recovery

Event Date: Tuesday 28th September 2021

An event jointly organised with the Royal Society of Arts, on the theme of ‘Salisbury Recovery’ will take place on Tuesday September 28th. RSA Salisbury and Salisbury Civic Society will be hosting an open forum with a number of experienced and informed panellists presenting their views on the recovery of Salisbury. Salisbury has had more than […]

AGM 2021: followed by a talk from Phil Harding

Event Date: Wednesday 29th September 2021

The highlight of this year’s AGM will be a talk by Phil Harding currently a Fieldwork Archaeologist at Wessex Archaeology’s Salisbury office working on large scale excavation projects including Kingsmead Horton the Army Basing Programme work at Bulford. Phil is probably best known for his regular appearances on Channel 4’s Time Team where he was one of the core group of archaeologists […]