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Alfred's Tower, Wiltshire

Alfred's Tower, Wiltshire

2 miles north-west of the garden, the 50m high Tower stands on the spot where in 879AD the King raised his standard after.....

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Sherborne Castle, Dorset

Sherborne Castle, Dorset

Many fascinating tales remain from the time when Sherborne Castle was lived in by Sir Walter Raleigh, a favourite of Elizabeth I......

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Stourhead, Wiltshire

Stourhead, Wiltshire

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

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Sherborne Abbey, Dorset

Sherborne Abbey, Dorset

Without doubt this magnificent Abbey built centuries ago of creamy Ham stone ranks amongst the finest Abbey churches anywhere in.....

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Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

The Fleet Air Arm Museum houses Europe's largest Naval aviation collection. Go on-board Concorde and be transported by a.....

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Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset

Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset

Intimate manor house with Arts & Crafts-style garden. Tudor great hall and 14th-century chapel, this was home to medieval.....

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Yeovil Country Park, Somerset

This wonderful Green Flag winning park is made up of 4 individual greenspaces which are linked by the cycleway which follows the.....

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Tintinhull Garden, Somerset

Tintinhull Garden, Somerset

Delightful formal garden. Particularly fine azalea garden, fountain garden and kitchen garden...

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Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle, Somerset

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

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Longleat House & Safari Park, Wiltshire

Longleat House & Safari Park, Wiltshire

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

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Glastonbury Tor, Somerset

Glastonbury Tor, Somerset

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

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Montacute House, Somerset

Montacute House, Somerset

This is one of the most glittering of all the great Elizabethan mansions in England. It is built of glowing honey-coloured Ham.....

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The Chalice Well Gardens, Somerset

The Chalice Well Gardens, Somerset

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

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Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset

Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset

This is believed to be the site of the oldest Christian Church in the world, for centuries it has been the focus of Christian.....

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Wells Cathedral, Somerset

Wells Cathedral, Somerset

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

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Ham Hill Country Park, Somerset

Ham Hill Country Park, Somerset

Offering stunning views of the Mendip Hills, the Quantock Hills, and the Dorset Downs, Ham Hill Country Park is a well-known.....

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Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset

Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset

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

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Cley Hill, Wiltshire

This is the site of an Iron-Age Hillfort which covers around 17 acres. It is just one of several such sites in Wiltshire, but.....

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Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory, Somerset

Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory, Somerset

14th/15th-century farm buildings, formerly a priests' residence...

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