This countryside park on former farmland to the north of Salisbury provides fine views across a huge area of Wiltshire. The Laverstock Downs, Salisbury Cathedral, Old Sarum and nearby airfield can all be viewed from the high ground.
The site is managed in partnership with Wessex Grounds Services who undertake the day-to-day site management and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust who are responsible for developing community engagement.
Castle Hill Country Park Volunteers meet on the second Saturday of the month.
Open access
Very limited. Visitors are encouraged to use public transport where possible
The Old Castle on Old Castle Road is nearby.
A mix of surfaced and unsurfaced paths. Some areas are steep, but flatter routes are also available. Benches are available throughout for resting and admiring the views.
Maintained footpaths
Well-behaved dogs welcome
Wessex Grounds Services and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Saunders Avenue,
Laverstock,
Salisbury,
SP1 3QX
Barratt Homes transferred this 55-hectare site to Laverstock and Ford Parish Council in 2019. Originally intended as a formal green space, Castle Hill was redesigned as a country park by a landscape architect working on behalf of the parish, with design elements informed by residents’ preferences. Approximately 90,000 tonnes of spoil from the Riverdown Park development were incorporated into the redesign through re-profiling 15 hectares of the site for habitat creation.
Castle Hill Country Park was transferred to the Land Trust in December 2020, and the site is managed in partnership with Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, who run regular volunteering sessions.
Wessex Grounds Services undertake day-to-day site management.
To contact the Land Trust Estates Team – click here.
Volunteering contact Wiltshire Wildlife Trust – click here .