Durrington and Bulford sit on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. Durrington is notable for the huge Neolithic bank of Durrington Walls just outside the village and its close proximity to Stonehenge, while the surrounding chalk downs and the nearby valley of the River Avon give the area a distinctive open, rural character. Bulford lies a short distance away and is instantly recognisable for the large hill figure, the Bulford Kiwi, cut into the hillside by visiting soldiers after the First World War.
Both places are strongly shaped by the military presence - Bulford Camp is a long‑established garrison which supplies much local employment and community life, so families, clubs and services for personnel are a big part of everyday life. Beyond the barracks, the local economy also leans on tourism to prehistoric sites and walking on the downs, with village shops, pubs and halls serving residents who often commute to nearby Salisbury or Amesbury.
Postcode districts covering Durrington and Bulford
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 24.6 miles
- Eastleigh 23.7 miles
- Eastleigh Town 23.6 miles
- Winchester 20.9 miles
- Salisbury 8.6 miles
- Andover 11.7 miles
- Trowbridge 21.4 miles
- Chippenham 24.1 miles
- Totton 21.9 miles
- Totton and Eling 22.2 miles
- Newbury 23.6 miles
- Frome 24.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bulford Parish 0.5 miles
- Milston Parish 0.9 miles
- Amesbury East & Bulford Ward 1 mile
- Durrington Parish 1.8 miles
- Amesbury Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Amesbury West Ward 1.9 miles
- Larkhill Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Amesbury South Ward 2.4 miles
- Figheldean Parish 2.5 miles
- Avon Valley Ward 2.9 miles
- Cholderton Parish 2.9 miles
- Allington Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Durrington and Bulford
SP4 8ND, SP4 9JZ, SP4 9NU, SP4 9HJ, SP4 9DL, SP4 9NY, SP4 8AP, SP4 8BY, SP4 9FA … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 24.2 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 29 miles
- Grateley Railway Station 6.1 miles
- Salisbury Station 9 miles
- Salisbury Bus Station 8.9 miles
Hotels near Durrington and Bulford Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 2 miles
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 1.3 miles
- Fairlawn House 2 miles
- The Riverside 4 9.7 miles
- The Stones Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- Gray Manor Hotel 3 3.7 miles
- The Merchant's House 4 9 miles
- The Old Mill 4 9.5 miles
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 9.1 miles
- Antrobus Hotel 3 2.1 miles
Schools in Durrington and Bulford
- Avon Valley Academy Secondary
- Avondale Preparatory School Independent - primary
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School Primary
- Durrington All Saints C of E Voluntary Controlled Infants' School Primary
- Durrington C of E Controlled Junior School Primary
- Kiwi Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 1.6 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 2.1 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 3.4 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 8.9 miles
- Norman Court Estate 10.7 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 10.8 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 11.8 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 13.3 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15.8 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 16.7 miles
- Western Downs Hill 17.3 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 17.7 miles