The Fox and Hounds is ideally located, based in rural Wiltshire it has access to many famous attractions. Situated on the edge of the Blackmore Vale it is surrounded by spectacular walking country.
The village of East Knoyle is an interesting place to walk around. East Knoyle was the family home of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's second wife, it was also the village where Sir Christopher Wren grew up, his father being the local vicar. There is a stone alongside the main road which records that Wren was an "Architect, Mathematician and Patriot".Below are a few links to interesting things to do and attractions in the local area.
Athelhampton House & Gardens
National Trust Stourhead House & Gardens
Stonehenge
Avebury Stone Rings
Fleet Air Arm Museum – Yeovilton
Dorset’s Terracotta Warriors
Longleat House & Safari Park
Rushmore Golf Club
Shaftesbury’s Famous Gold Hill
Go Ape Highwire Adventure
Farmer Giles Working Farm
Shaftesbury Official Town Website
If you need help with other attractions or walking routes in the local area then please feel free to ask us. Or if you are happy to recommend a local attraction that we have not listed then please let us know.