Recommendations on where to stay and places to visit

Come and stay

We actively encourage the families of our Whether you are passing through for a single overseas students to play a part in their child’s night or able to stay for a whole week, you school life during their time at can choose from a wide range of School. Perhaps you might like to join us for accommodation in which to stay; from 5* one of the many wonderful theatrical and luxury to family run Air B&B’s. With good musical events that are put on each year, railway links from London, Bristol and experience our annual Prize Giving and Southampton airports, you don’t need to have Speech Day, or take in a relaxing afternoon of your own transport to make a visit. school sports (not to mention our legendary Warminster Railway station is situated in the school sports teas!). As the parents and heart of the town and is just a five minute taxi families of our valued overseas community we ride or 20 minute walk here to the school. invite you to witness for yourselves the unique experience your daughter/son is enjoying with us. Places to stay in and around Warminster Within close proximity of the School we are fortunate to enjoy a wide range of hotels, inns and Air B&B’s. For 4* luxury try Bishopstrow House & Spa, only a 5 minute taxi drive from the School. www.bishopstrow.co.uk.

If it is a traditional English inn experience you are after take a look at The Weymouth Arms, www.weymoutharms.co.uk, which is within a few metres of our school campus.

Just a ten minute drive away you will find The George Inn at , www.the-georgeinn.co.uk. In the nearby town of Shaftesbury the Grosvenor Arms is ideally placed amongst local shops and cafes, www.grosvenorarms.co.uk.

The impressive Georgian entrance to Bishopstrow House.

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Savour the experience of English home life in a friendly air B&B in Warminster town centre and stay in a stunning Georgian family home with Lizzie & Will, www.abnb.me/EVmg/5ORkd4IRPG

Alternatively, Rye Hill Bed & Breakfast is set in the heart of our pretty town park close to the high street, www.ryehillwarminster.co.uk

Rye Hill B&B set in Warminster’s town park

For an action packed family escape the School is just a few miles from Centre Parcs at , www.centerparcs.co.uk, an terrific way of spending a ‘quiet weekend’ or for a week at half term. If you are happy to travel a little further, book in to Lucknam Park Hotel, www.lucknampark.co.uk, near Bath or Babington House, www.babingtonhouse.co.uk, and enjoy the crème de la crème of English hospitality.

Visit Longleat, taking in their famous safari park, and the exclusive Babington house Hotel and Private members club,

Where to eat and things to do

For a busy market town, Warminster high street offers a mix of thriving traditional English shops, cafes and pubs. As well as the usual chemists, banks and opticians, the local vintage antique shops are well worth a browse, selling a diverse range of hand painted furniture, paintings and books. On the high street visit the Taste Deli or The Café Journal for a light lunch (both favourites with our

2 boarding community at the weekends), and in the evenings The Old Fire Station is the ideal place for a family supper, specialising in wood fired pizzas. Local pubs and Inns such as The Weymouth Arms, www.weymoutharms.co.uk and The Bath Arms in Horningsham, www.batharms.co.uk, serve a range of tasty meals during the day and in the evenings.

A short drive from the town The Prince Leopold is a popular eating place, www.princeleopold.co.uk, Just outside Warminster experience a traditional ‘cream tea’ at the White Row Farm Café www.thewhiterowfarm.co.uk; freshly made scones with cream and jam, some of the very The dining room at The Bath Arms in Horningsham best in .

The charming town of Frome, famous for its independent eclectic shops, restaurants and monthly market is only 7 miles from Warminster.

Try The River House café located on Bridge St, https://riverhousefrome.co.uk or the freshly made sourdough bread in The Rye Bakery, www.rye- bakery.com, located in a beautifully converted church in the heart of the town.

Also centrally located for a delicious bite to eat are Bistro Lotte, www.bistrolottefrome.co.uk and The Fat Radish, www.fatradish.co.uk., or take in the varied art work of the Black Swann Art Gallery & Café, https://www.blackswanarts.org.uk/

Enjoy a relaxing lunch in the glorious surroundings of this stunning church conversion.

Places to visit nearby

The famous cities of Bath and Salisbury are within a 30 minute drive of Warminster School. Brimming with major tourist attractions, stunning architecture and boasting an extensive range of restaurants and shops, they are key places to visit during a stay here. For those families travelling from London, stop off at Stonehenge, one of the wonders of the world and the best-known prehistoric monuments in Europe, only 21 miles from Warminster.

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