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Car Hire Wiltshire - Mini guide to Wiltshire

Wiltshire also known as Wilts is a county in the south west of England. It is centrally located amidst the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It is characterised by its high down land and wide valleys. Wiltshire.s major attraction is the Salisbury Plain as famous as the location of Stonehenge stone circle and other ancient landmarks. The city is noted for its cathedral and the locals are quaintly nicknamed as moonrakers. You can visit this lovely place with car hire for an easy travelling experience.

Wiltshire is noteworthy for its pre-Roman archaeology and its Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements on the hills and down land. Stonehenge and Avebury are possibly the most famous Neolithic sites in the UK. Wiltshire is a mostly rural landscape with, two thirds of the county lying on chalk. The area is also rich in limestone. Between the areas of chalk and limestone are the clay valleys and dales. This place has a temperate climate which is in general milder than rest of England.

Wiltshire has an extraordinary array of touristy spots, most of which of historic importance like the Ashcombe House, Avebury, Neolithic stone circle, Burlington, a city-sized nuclear bunker with accommodation for 4000 people and many other castles, manors, canals, woods, chapels, water parks and court gardens. Additional attractions are the town.s theme parks, museums, libraries and the heritage railway station. A car hire will enable you to see most of these places easily. Visitors mostly enjoy the picturesque valleys of this county with over 20 towns and one city along with the river Avon running through it.

Even though there are many modes of transport going around the numerous routes in Wiltshire, it is best that one chooses car hire to traverse this beautiful county. The county has countless numbers of car hire companies, thus allowing each of its visitors to take in the beauty of this cheerful county.

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