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Malmesbury (158 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire

(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction NW of Great Somerford)

The town stakes its claim to be the oldest borough in England on the fact that it was granted a charter in the year 924 by King Edward..

Roman Bridge

Castle Combe (203 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire

(8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction SW of Great Somerford)

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...

Lacock, Wiltshire

Lacock (150 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction S of Great Somerford)

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

The Manor House Avebury

Avebury (171 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SE of Great Somerford)

The village of Avebury is world famous for its spectacular stone circle, which some consider more spectacular than Stonehenge. The pretty village also has a 15th century church,.....

Haymaking

Cirencester (85 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction N of Great Somerford)

Originally known in Roman times as Corinium Dobunorum, the town of Cirencester in those far off day's was the second largest town in England...

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Malmesbury Abbey

Malmesbury Abbey (11 Pictures)

(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction NW)

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

Abbey House Gardens

Abbey House Gardens (26 Pictures)

(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction NW)

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

The public walkway alongside the golf course at Bowood Estate, Nr. Chippenham, Wiltshire

Bowood House & Gardens (12 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction S)

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Westonbirt Arboretum. Winter Jan 2005

Westonbirt Arboretum (82 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction NW)

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.....

Cistery at Lacock Abbey

Lacock Abbey (97 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction S)

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

Entrance to Avebury Manor, Wiltshire

Avebury Manor & Garden (12 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction SE)

Avebury Manor is a 16th century manor house built on the site of an old monastery. The rich interior of the house shows original.....

Silbury Hill - ancient burial ground

Silbury Hill (20 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SE)

There are many fanciful theories about Silbury Hill, the massive conical hill described as the highest artificial mound in.....


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