Wilton Hotels: Where to Stay in Wiltshire

Wilton is a small town in Wiltshire, about 3 miles west of Salisbury. The list of hotels in Wilton is short. You can book a coaching inn with en suite rooms, a family-run pub with bed and breakfast, or a manor house bed and breakfast in the nearby countryside. You cannot book the Wheatsheaf, which has closed. This guide covers every Wilton, Wiltshire hotel and inn we could confirm, flags the gaps, and shows how to pick a base near Wilton House. Rates change daily, so we do not quote them.

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Where to Stay in Wilton, Wiltshire

Hotels in Wilton at a Glance

Wilton has no large chain hotel and no motel we could confirm. Visitors stay in historic inns and a country bed and breakfast. Three properties passed our checks. Each one appears on at least two independent sources, and each has its own official website.

The three are the Pembroke Arms on Minster Street, the Greyhound Inn on Market Place, and Burcombe Manor on Burcombe Lane. The first two sit in the town. The third sits in the village of Burcombe, in the countryside outside town.

Salisbury lies close by and offers far more rooms. Many visitors stay in Wilton for the quiet and drive or ride the bus into the city for the day. The sections below give the facts we could verify for each property.

The Pembroke Arms, Minster Street

The Pembroke Arms stands at Minster Street, Wilton, Salisbury, SP2 0BH. Call 01722 743328 or email hello@pembrokearms.co.uk. Rooms are booked through the inn’s own website.

Visit Wiltshire, the Sawday’s guide, and the inn’s own site all list the Pembroke Arms as an inn with rooms. The sources disagree on the room count. The inn’s website says nine bedrooms. Sawday’s lists eleven. Ask the inn how many rooms the inn runs today.

Sawday’s says the inn sits across the road from Wilton House. Wilton Town Council also lists the Pembroke Arms as a stop on its heritage trail. The inn serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Its website lists a bar, a restaurant, a heated outdoor tent in winter, and a summer garden. A pizza outlet called nole also trades there.

Sawday’s lists a swimming pool, a tennis court, a hot tub, and bikes for guests. Sawday’s also notes self check-in and a two-night minimum stay on weekends. The inn’s own site does not repeat these points, so confirm each one when you book.

We could not find check-in and check-out times on any source. Ask the inn. Sawday’s lists dogs as welcome, but the inn’s own site does not mention them. Confirm the pet policy by phone before you travel. The inn closes on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, according to Visit Wiltshire and Sawday’s.

The Greyhound Inn, Market Place

The Greyhound Inn stands at 4 Market Place, Wilton, Salisbury, SP2 0HT. Call 01722 744050 or email info@greyhoundinnwilton.com. The inn takes room bookings through a reservations link on its website.

The inn’s website describes comfy rooms and a bed and breakfast offer. Wanderlog describes a family-run pub with nine en suite guest rooms in a 17th-century coaching inn. Wanderlog also mentions log fires, beamed ceilings, and stone floors. Reviewers on the listing praise the breakfast.

Kayak lists check-in after 4:00 PM and check-out before 10:30 AM. The inn’s own site gives no times, so confirm them when you book. Kayak also lists free Wi-Fi, private bathrooms, a terrace, and a bar. Wanderlog says dogs may use the garden only. Check the pet policy with the inn.

The bar opens daily. Food is served from noon on every day, with shorter hours on Sunday. Hours shift with the season, so call before you plan a meal around them.

Burcombe Manor Bed and Breakfast

Burcombe Manor sits on Burcombe Lane, Burcombe, Salisbury, SP2 0EJ. Call 01722 744288 or 07967 594449. Email enquiries@burcombemanor.co.uk.

The manor offers three centrally heated bedrooms. Two have en suite bathrooms. Guests also get their own sitting room. RatedTrips adds breakfast in a drawing room, an AA four star rating, and year-round opening. The Great Britain Guide lists the manor as a Grade II listed farmhouse dated 1865 and built for Lord Herbert of Wilton.

RatedTrips places Burcombe about five miles west of Salisbury. We found no sourced distance from Burcombe to Wilton town, so check the map before you book. A car makes this stay far easier. We found no check-in times, rates, or minimum stay on any source. Ask the owners.

The Wheatsheaf Has Closed

Older guides list the Wheatsheaf on King Street as a pub with rooms. Do not plan a stay there. The Campaign for Real Ale lists the pub at 1 King Street as Closed Long Term. The listing says the pub closed on 12 February 2024 and stopped trading as a pub.

The listing still shows old opening hours and an accommodation icon. Both are out of date. We dropped the Wheatsheaf from our recommendations.

Why We Dropped the Angel Hotel

An earlier version of this guide listed an Angel Hotel near Wilton. We could not find any Angel Hotel in Wilton. Searches returned an Angel Inn in Salisbury and Angel hotels in other Wiltshire towns, with no link to Wilton. We removed the listing rather than guess.

If you spot a hotel with this name on a booking site, check the town in the address first. Then call the property to confirm.

Where to Stay Near Wilton House

Wilton House is the seat of the Earls of Pembroke. The historic houses listing gives the address as Wilton, Salisbury, SP2 0BJ, about 3 miles west of Salisbury and just off the A30. The phone number is 01722 746720.

The Pembroke Arms is the closest base for the house. Sawday’s says the inn sits across the road. The Greyhound Inn on Market Place also lies in the town.

Check the visit plans before you travel. The Historic Houses page says the grounds will reopen at Easter 2027. The adventure playground is closed after the 2026 season. The page gives no current opening times for the house itself, and notes its opening details may be wrong. Call the house to confirm what is open on your dates.

The same page says the Salisbury bus routes R3 and R8 stop just beyond the main gates. The trip from Salisbury station takes about 15 minutes. Confirm the timetable with the bus operator.

Things to Do in Wilton and Nearby

Wilton packs a lot of history into a small town. The town council says Wilton was the royal seat of the Kingdom of Wessex by the 9th century. A mint here made the first Wiltshire coins. Wikipedia adds Wilton was the county town of Wiltshire until 1889.

The council runs a heritage trail with 19 sites. Stops include the Market Cross, the Herbert Statue, the Pembroke Arms, and the Church of St Mary and St Nicholas. Wikipedia describes the church as Grade I listed, with a 105 foot campanile. Printed maps are free at the council offices and at two local shops. A digital map is also online.

Carpet making shaped the town. The council says the Earl of Pembroke brought two French weavers to Wilton in 1741. Wilton Carpets still designs and makes rugs on the old factory site. The former factory held a shopping village from 1995 and took the name Wilton Village in 2024.

Sawday’s lists Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury Museum, Stonehenge, Woodhenge, and Grovely Wood as nearby attractions. We did not source drive times for these, so check a map for your own route.

Getting to Wilton Without a Car

Wilton has no train station. Its two stations closed in 1955 and 1966, according to Wikipedia. The nearest station is Salisbury. Salisbury Reds buses link Salisbury with towns west of Wilton, and a park and ride service runs from a car park between Kingsway and The Avenue.

Burcombe Manor sits outside town, so plan a taxi or a car for this stay. Call the property and ask about the best way to arrive.

How to Choose a Hotel or Inn in Wilton

Pick the Pembroke Arms if you want the closest base for Wilton House, a full-service inn, and a garden. Pick the Greyhound Inn if you want a family-run pub with bed and breakfast on Market Place. Pick Burcombe Manor if you want a quiet country bed and breakfast and have a car.

Choose Salisbury instead if you need a chain hotel, a motel, or a larger choice of rooms. Salisbury lies about 3 miles east and has the cathedral and the station. Book early for summer weekends and for any event at Wilton House. Rooms in a small town sell out first.

What We Checked and What We Could Not

We checked each property on at least two independent sources plus its official website. We checked addresses and phone numbers against the official sites. We checked closures through the Campaign for Real Ale.

We could not confirm check-in and check-out times for the Pembroke Arms or Burcombe Manor. The Greyhound Inn times come from Kayak only. We could not confirm the pet policies, because sources disagree. We could not confirm the room count at the Pembroke Arms. We did not quote rates, because they change daily.

Call each property before you book. Confirm the room type, the arrival time, and any rules for dogs or children.

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Conclusion

The best hotels in Wilton are small and historic. The Pembroke Arms, the Greyhound Inn, and Burcombe Manor are the three we could confirm. Call ahead, ask about check-in times and pet rules, and check what is open at Wilton House on your dates. Compare options on Expedia for the wider Salisbury area.

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