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Recommended Towns & Villages near Westbury

The Parish Church of Warminster, Wiltshire

Warminster (117 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (3.6 miles, 5.8 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...

Old cemetery in Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Trowbridge (148 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction N)

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...

Bradford on Avon

Bradford-on-Avon (176 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction NW)

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

St Mary's Church, Devizes

Devizes (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction NE)

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

Lacock

Lacock (150 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (11.2 miles, 17.9 km, direction N)

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

Bridge

Bath (835 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NW)

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 at Reybridge, Wiltshire. Taken during the summer of 2004

Reybridge (6 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction N)

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Cottages at Stourton in Wiltshire.

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SW)

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...

East knoyle village hall & Church, East Knoyle, Wiltshire

East Knoyle (9 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.8 miles, 20.5 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...

Old Wardour Castle

Tisbury (98 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (14.1 miles, 22.8 km, direction S)

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

The Butter Cross, Town Centre, Chippenham

Chippenham (84 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction N)

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.....

Old brick farm building on staddle stones in Gillingham, Dorset

Gillingham (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction S)

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Fovant Badges, Wiltshire

Fovant (5 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction SE)

Fovant is most noted for its dramatic hillside where huge regimental badges are carved into the chalk downs and clearly seen from the road...

Castle Combe, Wiltshire 2013

Castle Combe (203 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (16.6 miles, 26.7 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...

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction S)

Shaftsbury is Dorset's only hill-top town, with its long history and good views it is particularly attractive to tourists...

Early morning on The Gallops, Beckhampton.

Beckhampton (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction NE)

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...

This view shows the side of St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Wilton, Wiltshire, England

Wilton (14 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction SE)

Wilton was once a county town, it has also been a bishopric, a Royal residence and is one of the oldest boroughs in England...

Thatched cottages in Amesbury Village, Wiltshire. 2005

Amesbury (78 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction E)

Amesbury is a town near to stonehenge and is one of Wiltshire's most attractive little towns...

The Red Lion

Avebury (171 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction NE)

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,.....

City of Wells

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction W)

Wells, situated at the foot of the picturesque mendip hills, is most certainly one of England's most delightful cathedral cities...

Recommended attractions near Westbury

Westbury White Horse

Bratton Camp & White Horse (4 Pictures)

(1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction E)

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Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle (24 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction NW)

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

On the platform.

Longleat House & Safari Park (170 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction SW)

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)

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction W)

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

Prior Park, Bath 2005

Prior Park (18 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction NW)

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

Side view of the Bath Abbey.

Bath Abbey (153 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction NW)

Bath Abbey is a beautiful building. The building is sited on the remains of a Norman Cathedral which itself replaced an 8th.....

Cistery at Lacock Abbey

Lacock Abbey (97 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Sally Lunns

Sally Lunns (9 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction NW)

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)

(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction NW)

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)

(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Bath Theatre Royal

Bath Theatre Royal (4 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Jane Austen Centre

Jane Austen Centre (1 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NW)

Jane Austen, the famous novelist is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous residents. She paid two long.....

The Building of Bath Museum

Buildings of Bath Museum (2 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction NW)

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

Assembly Rooms, Bath

Bath Assembly Rooms (2 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NW)

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

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Bath Museum of Costume

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NW)

Bath museum of costume is a great experience, especially for anyone interested in either history or fashion. The collection.....

Stourhead frozen lake sunset

Stourhead (94 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction SW)

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

Beckford's Tower, Bath

Beckford's Tower & Museum (3 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction NW)

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

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

Bowood House & Gardens (12 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Stonehenge

Stonehenge (173 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.7 km, direction E)

Stonehenge is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the world and one of England's most iconic landmarks, consisting.....

Fovant Badges, Wiltshire.  - Taken from the air in July 2006

Fovant Badges (6 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction SE)

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