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Wells Cathedral, Somerset

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction W)

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

Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)

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

The entrance to the Bath Abbey and Roman baths.

Bath (835 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction N)

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.....

Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction W)

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Cottages at Stourton in Wiltshire.

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction SE)

Stourton is noted for the church dedicated to St. Peter where you can see many memorials to the famous Hoare banking family and for the house which was the families ancestral home...

Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

Bradford-on-Avon (176 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction NE)

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

Lakeside Slopes

Warminster (117 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction E)

This is a former wool and corn town with a fascinating history stretching back to Saxon times. It sits comfortably beneath the chalk downland of the Salisbury Plain at the head of the beautiful Wyle Valley...

Silver Street, Trowbridge

Trowbridge (148 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction NE)

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...

Glastonbury Hill and Tor

Glastonbury (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction SW)

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.....

Goughs cave Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction W)

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

Old brick farm building on staddle stones in Gillingham, Dorset

Gillingham (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction SE)

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East knoyle village hall & Church, East Knoyle, Wiltshire

East Knoyle (9 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction SE)

East Knoyle is situated where the Wiltshire countryside blends into Dorset. The landscape is quite stunning, it has a dramatically changing face of sweeping pastures and hillsides...

Clifton Suspension Bridge

Bristol (311 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction N)

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

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction S)

This is a delightful small village situated in the picturesque Blackmore Vale where the Dorset and Somerset boundary meets...

Harry Potter's House

Lacock (150 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction NE)

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

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

Reybridge (6 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (19.1 miles, 30.8 km, direction NE)

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Market day, High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset

Shaftesbury (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction SE)

Shaftsbury is Dorset's only hill-top town, with its long history and good views it is particularly attractive to tourists...

River Nadder flowing through Tisbury

Tisbury (98 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction SE)

Tisbury is a picturesque village set amidst delightful Wiltshire countryside where you will find friendly villagers and a calm, peaceful atmosphere...

Sherborne, Dorset.

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction S)

The softly glowing Ham stone of which most of the town properties are built, lends warmth and atmosphere to what is already a unique and attractive place...

The Classic View

Castle Combe (203 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (20.4 miles, 32.7 km, direction NE)

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...

Recommended attractions near Coleford

Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle (8 Pictures)

(3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction SE)

A tradition exists that Nunney Castle's sole pig was subject to daily torture when the castle came under siege in 1645 during the.....

On the platform.

Longleat House & Safari Park (170 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction SE)

On entering the great grounds of Longleat House through the entrance known as "Heaven's Gate" visitors are immediately struck by.....

Reflection of the Gatehouse in the moat. The Bishops Palace, Wells.

Bishop's Palace, Wells (3 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction W)

The Bishop's Palace in the enchanting tiny cathedral city of Wells where there is a predominance of beautiful buildings, is.....

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells Cathedral (99 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction W)

Wells Cathedral is the most perfect example of an ecclesiastical city from the days when the order of life was God, King and.....

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle (24 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction NE)

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

Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill (10 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction W)

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

Prior Park, Bath 2005

Prior Park (18 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction NE)

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

Stourhead frozen lake sunset

Stourhead (94 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction SE)

Designed by Henry Hoare II, Stourhead is one of England's most picturesque landscape gardens with classic temples and palladian.....

A picture of Sally Lunns

Sally Lunns (9 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction N)

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.....

A picture of Bath Pump Rooms

Bath Pump Rooms (9 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction N)

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 Roman Baths

Roman Baths (126 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction N)

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 Theatre Royal

Bath Theatre Royal (4 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction N)

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Side view of the Bath Abbey.

Bath Abbey (153 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction N)

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 Jane Austen Centre

Jane Austen Centre (1 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction N)

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

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Bath Museum of Costume

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction N)

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)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction N)

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

The Building of Bath Museum

Buildings of Bath Museum (2 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction N)

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

Beckford's Tower, Bath

Beckford's Tower & Museum (3 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction N)

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

Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset

Glastonbury Tor (37 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction SW)

Swirling mists rise over the Somerset Levels, where approaching the town of Glastonbury, suddenly above the mist you catch a.....

Chalice Well Entrance

The Chalice Well Gardens (11 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SW)

There are many associations with Chalice Well covering countless centuries; it is a timeless and sacred place, full of legend,.....


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