New Homes in Westbury

Live the life

Located close to Bath in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside, the small town of Westbury is a great place to live if you want rural living within easy reach of the city. Whether you’re exploring in the hills, enjoying a shopping trip or playing a round of golf, there’s plenty to keep the whole family happy close to your new home in Westbury.

Things to see and do

One of the most iconic sights in Westbury is the White Horse on Salisbury Plain, while other historical places of interest nearby include Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Stonehenge and Trowbridge Museum.

If you love exploring the countryside, you can go walking in the Mendips, the North Wessex Downs and Cranborne Chase, or take the kids to play at Brokerswood Country Park. There are lots of great family attractions near to the town, including Longleat Safari Park, Wookey Hole Caves, Cheddar Gorge and Victoria Falls Adventure Golf.

For active days you can play a round at Westbury Golf Club, go canoeing along the Kennet and Acon Canal or saddle up at Pevlings Farm Riding and Livery Stables. Other places of interest nearby include Farmtastic Animal Farm, Hope Nature Centre and Boscombe Down Aviation Collection.

Education

For families moving to Westbury, it’s good to know there are lots of excellent schools in the local area. St Augustine’s Catholic College, Dilton Marsh CofE Primary School and Berkeley Church of England First School are rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, while Warminster School and Emmaus School offer independent education nearby.

If your children are thinking about studying for a degree, Westbury is only a short commute from the University of Bath, the University of Bristol, Bath Spa University and the University of the West of England.

Getting to Westbury

Westbury is well-connected by both road and rail, perfect if you’re commuting to work or visiting friends and family. The M4 is nearby, and the town’s train station has regular rail services to Bristol and Bath.

To get to Westbury, the journey from Bath takes just 25 minutes by train or 30 minutes by car. The town is a 45-minute train journey or one-hour car ride away from both Bristol and Swindon, while the journey from Southampton takes around one hour 15 minutes by car.

If you’re travelling from London, the direct train to Westbury from Paddington takes around one hour 20 minutes. When you’re travelling abroad, Bristol Airport is one hour away by car, Southampton can be reached in one hour 10 minutes and London Heathrow in one hour 35 minutes.