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Recommended Towns & Villages near Holt

Iford Manor, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

Bradford-on-Avon (176 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (2.5 miles, 3.9 km, direction W)

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

Silver Street, Trowbridge

Trowbridge (148 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction S)

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...

Film making at Lacock, Wiltshire

Lacock (150 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction NE)

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

Reybridge, Wiltshire. Taken during the summer months of 2004

Reybridge (6 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction NE)

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Pulteney Bridge and the Weir

Bath (835 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction W)

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.....

The River Avon through Monkton Park, Chippenham

Chippenham (84 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (8.0 miles, 12.8 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.....

A picture of Devizes

Devizes (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction E)

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

The Market Cross & Butter Cross, Castle Combe, Wiltshire 2013

Castle Combe (203 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (9.8 miles, 15.7 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...

Longleat House from the front

Warminster (117 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction S)

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...

Early morning on The Gallops, Beckhampton.

Beckhampton (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction E)

This delightful hamlet lies in one of the richest natural history area's in England, containing the burial places of people from pre-history and almost unknown centuries...

Avebury stones.

Avebury (171 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction E)

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,.....

Inside Malmesbury Abbey

Malmesbury (158 Pictures)

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

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..

Broad Hinton

Broad Hinton (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction NE)

Broad Hinton is found in the spacious countryside a few miles south-west of Swindon, close to the Ridgeway Path...

Cottages at Stourton in Wiltshire.

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (18.1 miles, 29.1 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...

Bristol Harbour

Bristol (311 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction NW)

Bristol Zoo is not this great city's only claim to fame..

East Knoyle Mill, East Knoyle, Wiltshire.

East Knoyle (9 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction S)

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...

Chipping Steps, Tetbury, Gloucestershire. 2004

Tetbury (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction N)

Tetbury is a market town in the Cotswolds known for its historic woolen mills, charming independent shops, and the iconic Chipping Steps. It has a quintessentially English atmosphere...

The Wheatsheaf Inn, Crudwell, Wiltshire

Crudwell (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (20.2 miles, 32.4 km, direction N)

Visitors will find this a restful place, there is a serene atmosphere, pleasant properties in lovely country lanes, and a nice friendly village inn...

The view from the Square up the highstreet in Tisbury

Tisbury (98 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction S)

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

Marlborough--Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.

Marlborough (11 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction E)

Dramatic chalk downs extend from Berkshire into rural Wiltshire, they are particularly rich in pre-historic remains and shelter a wealth of charming market towns and pretty.....

Recommended attractions near Holt

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle (24 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction SW)

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

Cistery at Lacock Abbey

Lacock Abbey (97 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.6 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.....

Prior Park, Bath 2005

Prior Park (18 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction W)

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

Westbury White Horse

Bratton Camp & White Horse (4 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction S)

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Side view of the Bath Abbey.

Bath Abbey (153 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction W)

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 Sally Lunns

Sally Lunns (9 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction W)

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.....

A picture of Bath Pump Rooms

Bath Pump Rooms (9 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction W)

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)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction W)

Bath has some of the best preserved Roman remains in Britain, with the most spectacular of these being the Roman Baths - A Roman.....

The Building of Bath Museum

Buildings of Bath Museum (2 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.8 km, direction W)

"The Best Treat in Bath" - The Daily Telegraph Discover how the City of Bath was transformed from a small provincial spa town.....

A picture of Bath Theatre Royal

Bath Theatre Royal (4 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction W)

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A picture of Jane Austen Centre

Jane Austen Centre (1 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction W)

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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Bath Museum of Costume

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction W)

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)

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction W)

Bath's magnificent 18th century Assembly Rooms were opened in 1771. Known as the New or Upper Rooms they were designed by John.....

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

Bowood House & Gardens (12 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction NE)

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Beckford's Tower, Bath

Beckford's Tower & Museum (3 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NW)

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

Dyrham Park,  National Trust owned house in Between Bristol and Chippenham

Dyrham Park (8 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction NW)

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

On the platform.

Longleat House & Safari Park (170 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction S)

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

Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle (8 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 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.....

Silbury Hill - ancient burial ground

Silbury Hill (20 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction E)

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

Entrance to Avebury Manor, Wiltshire

Avebury Manor & Garden (12 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.0 km, direction E)

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


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