Local area
Castle Gate boasts an enviable location set back from the city centre in Salisbury, close to the River Avon and all the local amenities. Salisbury is a thriving Cathedral city, and known locally as ‘the city in the countryside’ thanks to the quintessentially English countryside of Wiltshire which surrounds it. The city has a bustling, energetic atmosphere, and is popular with tourists during the summer months thanks to its impressive Cathedral and close proximity to Salisbury Plains. There’s always plenty to see and do, from catching a theatre show at Salisbury Playhouse to taking a stroll through Queen Elizabeth Gardens and Churchill Garden.
The impressive and historic Salisbury Cathedral towers over the city – home to the best preserved copy of the Magna Carta. History lovers will also have plenty to admire at Salisbury Museum and The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum, only 0.7 miles away from the McCarthy & Stone development on foot. Castle Street is one of the main roads in Salisbury, with a Tesco Metro, Iceland, and a number of pubs, bars and restaurants within walking distance of the McCarthy & Stone complex. The main shopping district of the city is only 0.3 miles from the development, where all the high street stores can be found, from Laura Ashley and Clarks to WHSmith and H&M.
If you’re a lover of the great outdoors, then Salisbury is the ideal destination for retirement. To the west is Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, while to the south the New Forest National Park stretches all the way to the south coast. For golf lovers, Salisbury and South Wiltshire Gold Course is under six miles away.