The Knowhere Guide

Best and Worst in Salisbury, Wiltshire*

Salisbury, Wiltshire Triumphs and Tragedies

Favourite Building

• Libuary
• Our horse stable's
• The Cathedral is nice and everything but it has to be Fisherton Mill
• Military Museum in the Close
• The Odeon
• Debenhams, because of all its spooks!
• The Cathedral, it domoinates everything.
• isn't that obvious? It's Salisbury, a cathedral town, so I like, obviously, the Halfords on Southampton Rd.

Demolish It Now Building

• shopmobilty they get so larey if you skate there
• For god sake, get rid of 1 - Salisbury College (eyesore) 2 - ALL of Bemerton Heath :) 3 - Old George Mall (tacky & not big enough)
• Friars Court
• That monstrocity by the bridge which is along by the cycle path near the coach station!
• Tesco
• Building which is on the corner of the cycle path by River Avon, by waterlock.
• All the snotty private schools
• The Cathedral (just trying to upset the residents)
• South Wilts Grammar School for Girls, followed closely by St. Edmund's Girls School.
• All of Southampton Road and all of the roundabouts.

The Best Things

• Lots of cool people No trouble in the streets whatsoever. very trouble free.
• The countryside, where not far from the sea
• Trains that get you out of Salisbury (not enough of them, mind you)
• Our carriage rides
• Summer.
• It is a cool place with loads of great little things you have to see it!
• New cycle lanes Greate countryside
• The skateboard park, Jacaranda, Stand Out, Momentum, and The Cathederal grounds
• Friendlyness Best scenic cycle routes Near the sea
• Great place to bring up children.
• Nice looking city.
• Cathedral. Pubs.
• I used to live there, so its gotta be memories of all the good times I had there
• The Close, it is always quiet (except in summer when you have millions of tourists). The surrounding countryside where you can walk for hours.
• Beer. Architecture. Beer, food and beer.
• Oh, mustn't forget the market. Better than average cos it's not been nobbled by the green wellie brigade.
• Great little shop near the station for pine and pictures.

The Worst Things

• That councellors view on the homeless
• Gippos and squaddies.
• £30 on the spot fines for skatin'
• Too many Townies (people who go round in cars that play loud drum and bass and wear stupid bomber jackets)
• The abusive children. Moany pedestrians, too much trouble along the Town Path.
• Our council.
• Way, way too cliquish. Why does everyone feel that 'If you aint a lifelong resident, then you got no right to be in their city'??? Losers
• Picking up the horse dung (from the carriage rides)
• Winter.
• We have all big shop names e.t.c but there isn't much to do.i.e our swimming pool has just been closed down by the department of health
• Weather Motorists Wilts and Dorset Bus company (bring back Badger Line!)
• too many townies, not enough goths, metallers or punks
• Vandalism Westwood St Thomas School Not enough things for the younger generation All those awful supermarkets we don't need
• The rea is deviod of any real top classs sport.
• loads of security guards
• Traffic. Dont go near the place on a Saturday.
• It's bloody cliquey - I moved there at 16yrs, left at 25yrs, and can honestly say that I only made two or three really close friends in that time - everyone else considered me to be an outsider.
• The traffic system the town council decided would be a good idea. The amount of money the council uses on silly things like spelling SALISBURY out in flowers on a bank neara road!
• Those roundabouts.

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Last updated: 2008-05-09