Pictures of England

Search:

Historic Towns & Picturesque Villages

Recommended towns & villages near Chew Valley Lake

Cheddar gorge from Jacob's Ladder. Cheddar, Somerset

Cheddar

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction SW)

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

Information | Pictures (132) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction S)

It is a pleasant resort village made famous by the glittering limestone cavern known as "Wookey Hole" which comprises of several dramatic chambers...

Information | Pictures (10) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Vicars' Close, Wells

Wells

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction S)

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

Information | Pictures (139) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Wookey, Somerset

Wookey

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction S)

..

Information | Pictures (5) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Lord Nelson at Bristol

Bristol

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction N)

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

Information | Pictures (311) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Views  Shepton Mallet

Shepton Mallet

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction S)

..

Information | Pictures (27) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

The weir.

Bath

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction E)

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.....

Information | Pictures (835) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Glastonbury High Street

Glastonbury

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction S)

This little town now enjoys world renown for its annual music festival which attracts thousands of visitors from all over the globe. None-the-less, this still remains very much a.....

Information | Pictures (103) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon

Avoncliff

(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction E)

A picturesque village in Wiltshire, within walking distance of the historic town of Bradford-on-Avon..

Information | Pictures (21) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

The New Severn Bridge from Severn Beach, Gloucestershire

Severn Beach

(15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction N)

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

Information | Pictures (10) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

All towns in Somerset
Complete A to Z of towns in England

Recommended attractions near Chew Valley Lake

No picture available

Mendip Hills

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction W)

Dramatic gorges, distinctive peaks and ancient woodland rising above the Somerset Levels...

Information | Hotels

A picture of Cheddar Caves and Gorge

Cheddar Caves and Gorge

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction SW)

The mile or so of pale-grey limestone cliffs rising above the winding road through Cheddar is awesome in its untamed beauty, it.....

Information | Pictures (84) | Hotels

Deck view of SS Gt Britain

SS Great Britain

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction N)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel's masterpiece, the SS Great Britain was the first ocean-going ship in the world to have an iron hull and.....

Information | Pictures (118) | Hotels

Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction S)

These dazzling show caves offer a glittering experience in floodlit chambers deep underground. This is the spiritual home of the.....

Information | Pictures (10) | Hotels

Tyntesfield, Wraxall, Somerset

Tyntesfield

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NW)

Tyntesfield is a spectacular Victorian country house and grounds, owned by the National Trust..

Information | Pictures (93) | Hotels

The At-Bristol planetarium. Bristol

At-Bristol

(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction N)

..

Information | Pictures (1) | Hotels

No picture available

Georgian House, Bristol

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction N)

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

Information | Hotels

Bristol - Cabot Tower

Cabot Tower, Bristol

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction N)

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

Information | Pictures (8) | Hotels

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

Clifton Suspension Bridge

(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction N)

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

Information | Pictures (44) | Hotels

Riders at Ashton Court

Ashton Court Estate, Bristol

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction N)

The great estate of Ashton Court bristles with history. The heart of the estate is a magnificent mansion with a long elegant.....

Information | Pictures (3) | Hotels


All attractions in Somerset
Complete A to Z of attractions in England