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Castle Combe

Castle Combe (203 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (3.1 miles, 5.1 km, direction SE)

Tucked away in the Cotswolds, Castle Combe is a quintessential English village with honey-colored stone houses, a medieval market cross, and a peaceful ambiance. It's an idyllic destination for a relaxing countryside getaway...

The Butter Cross, Town Centre, Chippenham

Chippenham (84 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction SE)

Chippenham is a large historic market town in northwest Wiltshire, England, that was established on a crossing of the River Avon. It is believed that some form of settlement has.....

Malmesbury

Malmesbury (158 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction NE)

The town stakes its claim to be the oldest borough in England on the fact that it was granted a charter in the year 924 by King Edward..

Cotswold sunrise

Tetbury (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction NE)

Tetbury is a market town in the Cotswolds known for its historic woolen mills, charming independent shops, and the iconic Chipping Steps. It has a quintessentially English atmosphere...

The river Avon at Reybridge, Wiltshire. Taken during the summer of 2004

Reybridge (6 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction SE)

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House on High St.

Lacock (150 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction SE)

Gatherings of graceful medieval houses line the streets of Lacock..

The junction

Bath (835 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction S)

Bath is an elegant city famous for its beautiful Georgian architecture and its Roman attractions from which it got it's name. The traveller James Boswell who visited the city.....

Dursley Village in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire

Dursley (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction N)

Dursley is an ancient place, set in lush greenery to the edge of the Cotswolds in the midst of the beautiful Vale of Berkley, close to the River Severn...

The Wheatsheaf Inn, Crudwell, Wiltshire

Crudwell (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.0 miles, 19.2 km, direction NE)

Visitors will find this a restful place, there is a serene atmosphere, pleasant properties in lovely country lanes, and a nice friendly village inn...

Town Clock. Nailsworth, Gloucestershire

Nailsworth (84 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (12.0 miles, 19.2 km, direction N)

Nailsworth is a handsome town that has a history stretching back to beyond Roman times...

Bradford-on-Avon

Bradford-on-Avon (176 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction S)

Beautiful old town with a rich mixture of mellow Bath stone properties to be seen along ancient winding streets...

View of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Clifton, Bristol, Somerset. Summer 2004

Bristol (311 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction W)

Bristol Zoo is not this great city's only claim to fame..

Golden view

Minchinhampton (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction N)

Uniquely, Minchinhampton is reached only by a narrow winding road that climbs upwards and travels across remote and windswept common land..

Stained Glass Church Window

Berkeley (29 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction NW)

The town is mostly Georgian, with the most dominant feature being its centuries old castle, surrounded by buttressed walls which are 14 ft-thick in parts...

Shopping Centre, Trowbridge, Wiltshire. Summer 2004

Trowbridge (148 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction S)

Trowbridge is a historic town crammed with attractive stone buildings. It originated as a settlement along the Biss and flourished from the wool and weaving trades and from these periods there remain many magnificent merchant houses...

Early evening playtime on the wettest street in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire

Slimbridge (20 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction N)

A visit to Slimbridge in the county of Gloucestershire not only offers the opportunity to explore a wealth of wildlife habitation, but the chance to savour some of the loveliest scenery in the Shire...

Eastcombe, Gloucestershire

Eastcombe (11 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction N)

Eastcombe is a beautiful hilltop village nestling in the heart of the Cotswolds...

Green Hairstreak Butterfly,Rudge Hill Nature Reserve,near Stroud

Stroud (36 Pictures)

a Cotswold Town in the county of Gloucestershire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction N)

Stroud, on the western edge of the Cotswolds, is a town set steeply at the center of the Stroud Valleys, 5 valleys that are peppered with gorgeous cottages, old cloth mills,.....

A picture of Sharpness

Sharpness (8 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction NW)

Sharpness is best known for the fascinating waterway of the Gloucester and Sharpness canal, and the Victorian bonding houses built alongside it at Gloucester...

Bisley, Gloucestershire

Bisley (36 Pictures)

a Cotswold Village in the county of Gloucestershire (16.6 miles, 26.8 km, direction N)

The village of Bisley is all charm. It has an excellent collection of very fine buildings as well as some interesting local folklore...

Recommended attractions near Acton Turville

Dyrham Park,  National Trust owned house in Between Bristol and Chippenham

Dyrham Park (8 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction SW)

This engaging house sits serenely in a beautiful wooded Gloucestershire valley, surrounded by an old deer park. It is built of.....

Westonbirt Arboretum. Winter Jan 2005

Westonbirt Arboretum (82 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction NE)

A magnificent arboretum which is a joy to visit at any time of year. It is run by the Forestry Commission and has a dazzling.....

Newark Park Historic House & Garden

Newark Park (2 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction N)

Former Tudor hunting lodge later converted to fashionable home...

Malmesbury Abbey

Malmesbury Abbey (11 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction NE)

Malmesbury Abbey is built on the site of a former Saxon monastery of AD700, by the 12th-century it was an important Benedictine.....

Abbey House Gardens

Abbey House Gardens (26 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NE)

William Stumpe, the wealthy merchant responsible for giving Malmesbury Abbey back to the town following the Dissolution was also.....

Beckford's Tower, Bath

Beckford's Tower & Museum (3 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction SW)

Designed by Henry Edmund Goodridge in 1825 for William Beckford, one of the nation's most accomplished and interesting characters.....

The Building of Bath Museum

Buildings of Bath Museum (2 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction S)

"The Best Treat in Bath" - The Daily Telegraph Discover how the City of Bath was transformed from a small provincial spa town.....

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Bath Museum of Costume

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction S)

Bath museum of costume is a great experience, especially for anyone interested in either history or fashion. The collection.....

Assembly Rooms, Bath

Bath Assembly Rooms (2 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction S)

Bath's magnificent 18th century Assembly Rooms were opened in 1771. Known as the New or Upper Rooms they were designed by John.....

Cistery at Lacock Abbey

Lacock Abbey (97 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SE)

Lacock is one of the most beautiful villages in England, with houses dating from the 15th-century to the 18th-century. At the.....

A picture of Jane Austen Centre

Jane Austen Centre (1 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction S)

Jane Austen, the famous novelist is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous residents. She paid two long.....

Side view of the Bath Abbey.

Bath Abbey (153 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction S)

Bath Abbey is a beautiful building. The building is sited on the remains of a Norman Cathedral which itself replaced an 8th.....

A picture of Bath Theatre Royal

Bath Theatre Royal (4 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction S)

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A picture of Roman Baths

Roman Baths (126 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction S)

Bath has some of the best preserved Roman remains in Britain, with the most spectacular of these being the Roman Baths - A Roman.....

A picture of Bath Pump Rooms

Bath Pump Rooms (9 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction S)

Bath is an important Spa and cultural centre, one of its most famous buildings is the elegant Pump Room of the baths built.....

A picture of Sally Lunns

Sally Lunns (9 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction S)

A one minute stroll from Bath Abbey you will find the oldest house in Bath - Sally Lunn's. Sally Lunn was a young french refugee.....

Prior Park, Bath 2005

Prior Park (18 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction S)

Capability Brown had a hand in establishing the stunning landscape of Prior Park. His services, together with the advice of.....

The public walkway alongside the golf course at Bowood Estate, Nr. Chippenham, Wiltshire

Bowood House & Gardens (12 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction SE)

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Berkeley Castle

Berkeley Castle (30 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NW)

This wonderful historic castle standing a short distance inland from the River Severn estuary has long been associated with the.....

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle (24 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction S)

In 1383, the then Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Thomas Hungerford had to be pardoned for building Farleigh Hungerford.....


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