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Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire

Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire

This engaging house sits serenely in a beautiful wooded Gloucestershire valley, surrounded by an old deer park. It is built of.....

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Brokerswood Country Park, Wiltshire

OS Grid reference: ST839524 Open daily from 10AM to 5PM, this treasure trove of woodland, water, and childrens play areas is the.....

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Horton Court, Gloucestershire

Horton Court, Gloucestershire

Remains of a 12th century rectory with Norman hall and early Renaissance decoration...

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Oldbury Court Estate, Bristol, Somerset

This country estate is a wonderland on which a grand house once stood. It was owned and lived in by the Vassall family, and.....

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Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire

Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire

Malmesbury Abbey is built on the site of a former Saxon monastery of AD700, by the 12th-century it was an important Benedictine.....

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Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire

Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire

A magnificent arboretum which is a joy to visit at any time of year. It is run by the Forestry Commission and has a dazzling.....

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Abbey House Gardens, Wiltshire

Abbey House Gardens, Wiltshire

William Stumpe, the wealthy merchant responsible for giving Malmesbury Abbey back to the town following the Dissolution was also.....

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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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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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Bristol Cathedral, Somerset

Bristol Cathedral, Somerset

The great, stirring building of Bristol Cathedral was initially given cathedral status by Henry VIII, at this time it was a.....

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Red Lodge, Bristol, Somerset

This magnificent house in Park Row, Bristol was built in 1570 by merchant John Yonge; the upper parts were rebuilt in the 18th.....

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SS Great Britain, Somerset

SS Great Britain, Somerset

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

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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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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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Newark Park, Gloucestershire

Newark Park, Gloucestershire

Former Tudor hunting lodge later converted to fashionable home...

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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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