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Cabot Tower, Bristol, Somerset

Cabot Tower, Bristol, Somerset

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

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Cheddar Caves and Gorge, Somerset

Cheddar Caves and Gorge, Somerset

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

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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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Clifton Suspension Bridge, Somerset

Clifton Suspension Bridge, Somerset

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

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Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset

Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset

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

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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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Georgian House, Bristol, Somerset

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

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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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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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Great Chalfield Manor & Garden, Wiltshire

Great Chalfield Manor & Garden, Wiltshire

Charming 15th-century manor house with Arts & Crafts garden, encircled by a moat and defensive wall...

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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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Jane Austen Centre, Somerset

Jane Austen Centre, Somerset

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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King John's Hunting Lodge, Somerset

King John's Hunting Lodge, Somerset

Immaculately restored early Tudor merchant's house dating from 1500...

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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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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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Mendip Hills, Somerset

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

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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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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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Priest's House, Somerset

Late medieval hall house in a picturesque village, which was built by Muchelney Abbey in 1308 for the parish priest...

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