Perham Down is a small settlement on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, close to the towns of Tidworth and Ludgershall. The landscape is typical chalk downland with rolling fields, grazing and the archaeological traces of Bronze Age barrows and ancient trackways that characterise much of the plain.
The village’s character and economy are shaped by a long military presence - notably Perham Down Camp and extensive MOD training areas - so the community is small, service‑oriented and often linked to army life. Away from camps and ranges the area supports chalk grassland wildlife and quiet rural pursuits, giving it a mix of military, historic and natural interest.
Postcode districts covering Perham Down
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 24.4 miles
- Swindon 23.8 miles
- Basingstoke 23.4 miles
- Eastleigh 22.4 miles
- Eastleigh Town 22.7 miles
- Winchester 18.3 miles
- Salisbury 13.5 miles
- Andover 6.8 miles
- Totton 22.8 miles
- Totton and Eling 23 miles
- Newbury 17.8 miles
- Thatcham 19.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tidworth East & Ludgershall South Ward 0.1 miles
- Ludgershall Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Tidworth North & West Ward 1.2 miles
- Kimpton Parish 1.4 miles
- Tidworth Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Bellinger Ward 1.5 miles
- Fyfield Parish 2.7 miles
- Shipton Bellinger Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Thruxton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Ludgershall North & Rural Ward 2.8 miles
- Amport Parish 3.1 miles
- Collingbourne Ducis Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Perham Down
SP11 9FQ, SP11 9LQ, SP11 9JX, SP11 9JR, SP11 9LJ, SP11 9LS, SP11 9JZ, SP11 9JY, SP11 9JJ … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 23.4 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 33 miles
- Grateley Railway Station 4.8 miles
- Andover Railway Station 6.5 miles
Hotels near Perham Down Ad
- The Hatchet Inn 3 4.4 miles
- Gray Manor Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- Stonehenge Farmhouse 4 5 miles
- The Barleycorn Inn 4.3 miles
- The Hawk Inn 4 4.3 miles
- The Dog and Gun 6.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Salisbury-Stonehenge 4 6.9 miles
- Premier Inn Andover 3 5.3 miles
- The Star and Garter Hotel 4 7.1 miles
- Stonehenge Courtyard 7.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Ramridge House Estate 4 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 7.5 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 8 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 9.2 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 10.1 miles
- Norman Court Estate 12 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15.5 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 16 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 16.1 miles
- Hursley Park Estate 17.5 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 18 miles