Facilities & Amenities

Glebe Hall

The Glebe Hall, Winterbourne Earls, 4 miles NE of Salisbury. Built in 1992 of brick and flint, the award-winning Winterbourne Glebe Hall echoes the traditional architecture of local Wiltshire villages. Designed to blend into a very attractive area of the village, the Glebe Hall adjoins St Michael & All Angels Church and is surrounded by the open, grassed areas of the Glebe Lands and mature trees which all form part of a conservation area. It also has the benefit of being at the centre of the 3 villages that form The Winterbournes.

The Glebe Hall is a popular fully equipped venue comprising of a large hall with stage, small meeting room, modern kitchen, annex, foyer and toilets. It is regularly used for conferences, meetings, local clubs and organisations, wedding receptions and private functions. There is provision for approximately 150 people. The Hall has wheelchair access to all areas and a Disabled Toilet. Parking for up to 50 cars, with additional parking available. For further information go to the Glebe Hall website here

The Church of Saint Michael and All Angels

The Church of Saint Michael and All Angels stands at the boundary of Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Earls. It replaced the old Church of Saint Michael off Tanner’s Lane in Winterbourne Earls and the Church of Saint Edward off Gater’s Lane in Winterbourne Dauntsey. The present church was built in 1867-68, using material from the demolished medieval churches. Information about church activities and the dates and times of services at Saint Mary’s and Saint Michaels’s can be found here Bourne Valley Churches or contact the Rector Reverend Peter Ostli-East on 01980 611350

Church of Saint Mary the Virgin

The charming Church of Saint Mary the Virgin at Winterbourne Gunner is of twelfth century origin, with alterations and rebuilding work dating to the fourteenth and later centuries. It is built largely of flint, with limestone quoins and dressing.

Winterbourne Dauntsey Methodist Church

Records indicate that the original chapel was built by the Blatch family at the end of the 18th century as an independent meeting-house, and passed into the possession of the Methodist New Connexion c.1844. The walls are built of cob with flints on brick footings and the roof is half-hipped and covered with thatch. The newer part of the building is home to the Bourne Valley Methodist Church, part of Salisbury Methodist Circuit. Information on services can be found on the Circuit website here.

Allotments

The Winterbourne allotment site off Down Barn Road is the last of three such sites established in the Winterbournes (of the other two one has been returned to farmland and the other is now the site of Winterbourne Earls School). It is also now the only such site along the Bourne Valley between Laverstock/Salisbury and Amesbury.

We would be delighted to hear from any gardeners (or aspiring gardeners) who would like to try their hand at allotment gardening. Please contact the allotment manager Roy Judd. For more information select the tag “allotment”.

Footpaths

In the Winterbournes we are very proud of our extensive network of footpaths (public rights of way). These are very popular within the community, and with groups both local (e.g. Winterbourne Walkers) and others such as South Wiltshire Ramblers

(see here). Our footpaths are of course shown on the Ordnance Survey maps, and can also be seen online

at here. In addition to the public rights of way, we also have some “permissive paths” where the landowners have generously allowed access to the land and installed stiles and other improvements for our benefit. All of these footpaths provide an opportunity to access our beautiful countryside, for exercise (dogs and humans!), and in some cases a more pleasant and safe way of getting from A to B, away from the A338.

Keeping our footpaths open, accessible and in good order is time consuming, and at times challenging – vegetation such as nettles and brambles can grow very fast at certain times of the year, and in winter the high water table and river mean that some paths become very wet and muddy for prolonged periods. First and foremost USING our footpaths (walking the walk) is the best way to keep them open – regular use keeps the vegetation down and maintains a clear and visible path. The Parish Council also takes active measures to keep our paths open – periodic clearing of vegetation, undertaking specific tasks on our regular community days, and the annual footpath walk which usually takes place in September. One major issue often reported is the amount of dog mess, especially on the footpaths leading to the Primary School. Please always pick up your dog waste, which can be placed in any of the village roadside waste bins.

Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary School

For the latest information on the Winterbourne School, click here.

Winterbourne Earls Primary School

Glebe Lands

Winterbourne Parish Council is responsible for use of the Glebe Field and the grass area adjacent to the Glebe Hall (together referred to as the Glebe Lands) at Vicarage Lane, Winterbourne Earls. The lands are leased by the Parish Council from Salisbury Diocese and are maintained as open (green) space for the benefit of the parish. The Glebe Lands are open to all residents of the parish as general recreation areas. Conditions that apply to the use of these areas are set out here:

Winterbourne Parish Council Glebe Hall Car Park Policy April 2019

Winterbourne Parish Council maintains the car park adjacent to the Glebe Hall, Vicarage Lane, Winterbourne Earls, Salisbury. SP4 6HA. The car park is leased by Winterbourne Parish Council from Salisbury Diocese.

CCTV cameras are positioned to overlook the car park and in the event of criminal behaviour footage will be passed to the Police for further investigation, in accordance with the Parish Council’s CCTV Policy.

The car park is for the sole use of the following:

Hirers of Winterbourne Glebe Hall
Staff of the Kindred Bourne Valley Nursery School (BVNS), in accordance with the agreement between BVNS and Winterbourne Parish Council
Attendees of BVNS being dropped off or picked up (under the same agreement)
Attendees of St. Michael's Church

The following rules apply:

Disabled parking spaces are for Blue Badge holders attending events atthe Glebe Hall
There should be no overnight parking, unless at the specific permission of Winterbourne Parish Council
There should be no joyriding
Cars should be sensibly parked in three rows running parallel to the long side of the Glebe Hall
Cars exiting Vicarage Lane on to the A338 should give priority to cars entering Vicarage Lane from the A338
There should be no commercial or trade activity

In the event of maintenance works Winterbourne Parish Council reserves the right to close the car park to all users.

Winterbourne Parish Council reserves the right to control access at any time.

Pubs

There are two pubs in the parish, both of which serve a wide range of food and drink: The Black Horse Hurdcott and The Winterbourne Arms – your local pubs in Salisbury.

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