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a Museum in the town of Bristol, in the county of Somerset

About SS Great Britain

Isambard Kingdom Brunel's masterpiece, the SS Great Britain was the first ocean-going ship in the world to have an iron hull and a screw propeller and, when launched on 19th July 1843 in Bristol, was the largest vessel afloat.

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A picture of Bristol

Bristol (311 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset

(2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction NE)

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

Autumn Glory

Bath (835 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SE)

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.....

Goughs cave Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SW)

Often called 'Englands Grand Canyon' Chedder Gorge was carved out by a river that now runs underground...

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset

(16.6 miles, 26.6 km, direction S)

Wells, situated at the foot of the picturesque mendip hills, is most certainly one of England's most delightful cathedral cities...

The Ring o Bells Pub, Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction S)

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Bristol - Cabot Tower

Cabot Tower, Bristol (8 Pictures)

(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)

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

The At-Bristol planetarium. Bristol

At-Bristol (1 Pictures)

(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)

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Bristol Cathedral

Bristol Cathedral (11 Pictures)

(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

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

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

Clifton Suspension Bridge (44 Pictures)

(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)

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

Beckford's Tower, Bath

Beckford's Tower & Museum (3 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction E)

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


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