Larkhill is a British Army garrison on the north edge of the chalk Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, established as a training camp around the turn of the 20th century and long associated with artillery training - it is home to the Royal School of Artillery and extensive live‑firing ranges. Its landscape of open downland and ridges sits close to iconic archaeology, notably the monuments around Stonehenge, so the area mixes military use with rich prehistoric heritage.
The local economy and social life are dominated by the Ministry of Defence presence, with housing, schools and services geared to service families and civilian staff; redevelopment and estate changes in recent years have expanded community facilities. Larkhill also has close ties to neighbouring garrison towns such as Amesbury and Tidworth, while being within easy reach of Salisbury for wider shops and services.
Postcode districts covering Larkhill
Most populated places nearby
- Winchester 23 miles
- Salisbury 8.4 miles
- Andover 14 miles
- Trowbridge 19.3 miles
- Chippenham 22.7 miles
- Totton 23.2 miles
- Totton and Eling 23.5 miles
- Frome 24 miles
- Melksham 18.7 miles
- Melksham Without 18.6 miles
- Devizes 13.5 miles
- Warminster 16.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Durrington Parish 0.5 miles
- Amesbury West Ward 1.7 miles
- Figheldean Parish 1.8 miles
- Milston Parish 2 miles
- Durrington and Bulford Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Amesbury Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Avon Valley Ward 2.5 miles
- Bulford Parish 2.8 miles
- Amesbury East & Bulford Ward 2.9 miles
- Netheravon Built-up area 3 miles
- Amesbury South Ward 3 miles
- Wilsford cum Lake Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Larkhill
SP4 8QT, SP4 8NH, SP4 8GD, SP4 8FR, SP4 8PF, SP4 8QQ, SP4 8NS, SP4 8NA, SP4 8QP … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 25.9 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 28.9 miles
- Grateley Railway Station 8.3 miles
- Salisbury Station 8.8 miles
- Salisbury Bus Station 8.8 miles
Hotels near Larkhill Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 2 miles
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 2.5 miles
- Fairlawn House 2 miles
- The Riverside 4 9.5 miles
- The Stones Hotel 4 4.8 miles
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 4 8.5 miles
- The Merchant's House 4 8.9 miles
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 9 miles
- The Old Mill 4 9.2 miles
- Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4 9.5 miles
Schools in Larkhill
- Larkhill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 1.4 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 1.5 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 2 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 11.2 miles
- Norman Court Estate 12.2 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 12.8 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 13.9 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15.2 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 15.7 miles
- Western Downs Hill 16 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 16.2 miles