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Severn beach

Severn Beach

(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction W)

From this pleasant spot it is possible to get the most marvellous views of the two impressive bridges spanning the River Severn...

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Just dont fall from here, it's a long way down.

Bristol

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction S)

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

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High Street, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire 2015

Chipping Sodbury

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction SE)

Chipping Sodbury is an historic market town in the county of Gloucestershire, in south-west England. It was founded in the 12th century by William Crassus. Nestled in the heart.....

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Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire

Berkeley

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction NE)

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...

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The Street, North Nibley, Gloucestershire 2015

North Nibley

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NE)

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Almshouses

Wotton under Edge

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction E)

This charming Cotswold village boasts a finely restored 14th-15th century church which retains some good brasses and an old Organ case. The Wotton Mosaic, which is a splendid.....

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A picture of Sharpness

Sharpness

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction NE)

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

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Somerset Monument, Hawkesbury Upton, Gloucestershire 2014

Hawkesbury Upton

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction E)

A picturesque village in South Gloucestershire, along the Cotswold Way. The Somerset Monument on the Cotswold Edge nearby, was designed by Lewis Vulliamy, and was constructed in.....

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Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Briavels

St Briavels

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction N)

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Dursley Village in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire

Dursley

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NE)

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...

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St. Briavels Castle, Gloucestershire

Chepstow Castle

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction NW)

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Oldbury Court Estate, Bristol

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction S)

This country estate is a wonderland on which a grand house once stood. It was owned and lived in by the Vassall family, and.....

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Caldicot Castle

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction W)

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Berkeley Castle

Berkeley Castle

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction NE)

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

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Bristol Cathedral

Bristol Cathedral

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction S)

The great, stirring building of Bristol Cathedral was initially given cathedral status by Henry VIII, at this time it was a.....

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Red Lodge, Bristol

(9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction S)

This magnificent house in Park Row, Bristol was built in 1570 by merchant John Yonge; the upper parts were rebuilt in the 18th.....

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Bristol - Cabot Tower

Cabot Tower, Bristol

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction S)

One of two towers dominating the Bristol skyline, and not far from Brunel's Suspension Bridge, Cabot tower stands 100ft high.....

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Georgian House, Bristol

(9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction S)

Centuries ago the great docks of Bristol drew many wealthy merchants to the town, fortunes were founded by these early.....

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The At-Bristol planetarium. Bristol

At-Bristol

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction S)

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

Clifton Suspension Bridge

(9.5 miles, 15.4 km, direction S)

Bristol's graceful Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It spans the Avon Gorge some 245ft above.....

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