A
short list of this region's Outstanding Attractions
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View
of Longleat House
Longleat House, grounds and the world-famous Longleat Safari Park
Lacock Abbey
A former Abbey for the Augustinian nuns now a country house with
beautiful grounds
Fox Talbot Museum
at Lacock Abbey. A tribute to the life and work of William
Henry Fox Talbot
Bowood House
Wiltshire stately home standing in grounds created by Capability Brown
Stourhead
Another example of superb British Architecture and gardens
Castle Combe
Called 'The prettiest Village in England'. Also features the
Castle Combe
Circuit
View
of the Roman Baths
Now refurbished and open to the public
The Pump Room
Part of the baths. Was regarded as 'the Social Heart of Bath'
Bath 'Circus'
An example of Georgian Architecture by John Wood
American Museum
Featuring American Life from the 17th to 19th century
Bath Race Course
A great day out for the family or to 'have a flutter'
Aerial
View
of the Clifton Suspension Bridge
World famous suspension bridge designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Cabot Tower
A Bristol landmark
Bristol Zoo
Another great family day out and the gardens are special too
ss Great Britain
- Bristol Docks
Brunel's steamship, the first purposefully built to cross the Atlantic
Bristol Museum
Bristol's premier Museum and Art Gallery
Gough's
Cave, Cheddar
The famous caves in an area of outstanding natural beauty
. . . Gough's Caves
The largest of the caves
. . . Jacob's Ladder
274 steps from the bottom to the top of Britain's largest gorge
Stonehenge
at dusk
The famous stone circle
Glastonbury Tor
The mystical peak surrounded by legends. .
Isle of Avalon
According to the legend this is where King Arthur was taken to be healed
Wookey Hole Caves
Famous since the Roman times
. . . Victorian Paper Mill
Britain's last surviving hand-made paper mill
