How far is Old Sarum?
Old Sarum castle is 2.1 miles by road from the station: 6 minutes by car, 45 on foot.
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Salisbury station
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Old Sarum castle is 2.1 miles by road from the station: 6 minutes by car, 45 on foot.
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Distances to the Old Sarum car park
Old Sarum is 2.1 miles (3.4 kilometres) by road from Salisbury station. That is about 6 minutes by car on clear roads, about 15 minutes by bike and about 45 minutes on foot. As the crow flies it is about 1.6 miles.
How we measured: road, cycling and walking routes from OpenStreetMap, with free flowing traffic and a steady walking pace. Real journeys at busy times, or up the hill, take longer.
From Salisbury station
3.4 km by road (2.1 miles). About 6 minutes driving, 15 cycling, 45 walking.
From the Market Place
2.9 km by road (1.8 miles). About 6 minutes driving, 12 cycling, 40 walking.
To Salisbury Cathedral
About 2 miles in a straight line. By car about 5.3 km, because of the ring road; on foot about 3.5 km.
Why it feels further on foot
Old Sarum sits on a hill. The last part of the walk climbs Castle Road, and the entrance is up a driveway inside the ramparts. In wet weather the chalk paths get slippery.
Questions
Yes, for most fit walkers: about 45 minutes from the station, with a climb at the end.
About 2 miles. The cathedral itself says the first cathedral stood about two miles from the present one.
About 6 minutes from the station. Share a shuttle and everyone in it pays an equal share of the fare: £7.50 each for 2 people, £5.00 each for 3, down to £1.88 each for 8. Each booking adds a £1.75 booking fee. Your group never pays more than £9.25 for 1 person, £11.75 for 2 or £13.00 for 3, booking fee included. A private shuttle is £16.75 for up to 8 people. That is all you pay.
English Heritage says the nearest stop, Old Castle, is 0.4 miles from the site.
Yes. English Heritage lists the Salisbury Reds X4 from the station, stop SB. Get off at Old Castle and walk the last 0.4 miles up to the entrance.
Facts last checked: 21 October 2026.