Bristol Airport 1 hr 12
The Abbey House Gardens (28 min) Elaborate country house gardens, with flower, tree and shrub displays. Some clothes-optional days. Wiltshire Museum (18 min) Gold and other items from Stonehenge feature in an exhibition of Wiltshire's history and people. Silbury Hill (11 min) A neolithic monument, this popular attraction is the tallest prehistoric manmade mound in Europe. Avebury (11 min) Rural standing stone monument and 17th-century stables housing a museum to the iconic monument. Bowood House and Gardens (18 min) Over 100-acres of landscaped grounds with an adventure playground, soft play and a petting farm. Cherhill White Horse (7 min) Malmesbury Abbey (28 min) Soaring medieval active church, with fine stonework showing bullet marks from the English Civil War. West Kennet Long Barrow (17 min) English Heritage-run remnants of a burial mound, built around 3650BC, open during daylight hours. Lydiard Park (28 min) Palladian house with opulent, 18th-century interiors, walled garden and kids' play area in parkland. Caen Hill Locks (22 min) A series of 29 locks on a rural canal, opened in 1810, with a waterside path & a cafe at the top. Corsham Court (29 min) Regal, historic estate offering tours of the lavish interior, its art collections & lush grounds. Avebury Manor (14 min) Restored manor with period interiors, stone circle museum and a Victorian kitchen garden. Lacock Abbey (23 min) William Henry Fox Talbot's country house with museum, historic village streets and garden. Coate Water Country Park (30 min) Extensive parkland with wildlife nature reserve and kids' splash park, plus lake habitats and hides. Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum (7 min) |