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Shearwater Lake near Warminster

Warminster (117 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (6.3 miles, 10.1 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...

Old Toll House (18th century)

Trowbridge (148 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (7.8 miles, 12.6 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...

Iford Manor Gardens

Bradford-on-Avon (176 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction N)

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

Stourton in Wiltsnire

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction S)

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...

The entrance to the Bath Abbey and Roman baths.

Bath (835 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (10.2 miles, 16.4 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.....

East knoyle village hall & Church, East Knoyle, Wiltshire

East Knoyle (9 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.7 miles, 20.4 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...

Old brick farm building on staddle stones in Gillingham, Dorset

Gillingham (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction S)

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Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction W)

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

Lacock, Wiltshire

Lacock (150 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction NE)

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

Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (15.4 miles, 24.8 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...

Old Wardour Castle

Tisbury (98 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction SE)

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

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

Reybridge (6 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction NE)

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Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction W)

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Caen Hill Lock Flight, Devizes, Wilsthire. Summer 2004

Devizes (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction NE)

Devizes is a small market town situate on the edge of the great expanse of Salisbury Plain...

Goldhill Shaftesbury, Dorset

Shaftesbury (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction S)

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

The Butter Cross, Town Centre, Chippenham

Chippenham (84 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction NE)

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.....

Glastonbury Hill and Tor

Glastonbury (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction W)

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.....

Fovant Badges, Wiltshire

Fovant (5 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction SE)

Fovant is most noted for its dramatic hillside where huge regimental badges are carved into the chalk downs and clearly seen from the road...

Castle Combe

Castle Combe (203 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (18.7 miles, 30.2 km, direction N)

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...

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction SW)

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

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Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle (8 Pictures)

(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction SW)

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)

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction SE)

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

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle (24 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction N)

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

Westbury White Horse

Bratton Camp & White Horse (4 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction E)

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Stourhead frozen lake sunset

Stourhead (94 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction S)

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

Prior Park, Bath 2005

Prior Park (18 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Sally Lunns

Sally Lunns (9 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.8 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.....

Side view of the Bath Abbey.

Bath Abbey (153 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.8 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 Bath Pump Rooms

Bath Pump Rooms (9 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.9 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)

(10.5 miles, 16.9 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)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction N)

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A picture of Jane Austen Centre

Jane Austen Centre (1 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 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.....

The Building of Bath Museum

Buildings of Bath Museum (2 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 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.....

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Bath Museum of Costume

(10.9 miles, 17.5 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)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 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.....

Beckford's Tower, Bath

Beckford's Tower & Museum (3 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction N)

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

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

Bishop's Palace, Wells (3 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 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)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 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.....

Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill (10 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.5 km, direction W)

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

Cistery at Lacock Abbey

Lacock Abbey (97 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction NE)

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


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