Bristol Airport 1 hr 22
Avebury (21 min) Rural standing stone monument and 17th-century stables housing a museum to the iconic monument. Farleigh Hungerford Castle (30 min) House/grounds in a tranquil valley, with medieval paintings and lead human-shaped coffins in crypt. Caen Hill Locks (13 min) A series of 29 locks on a rural canal, opened in 1810, with a waterside path & a cafe at the top. National trust - The Courts Garden (22 min) Charming park with formal and water gardens, herbaceous borders, lawns, topiary and an arboretum. Stonehenge (17 min) Legendary neolithic monument made using stones transported from Wales and built for unknown purpose. Wiltshire Museum (9 min) Gold and other items from Stonehenge feature in an exhibition of Wiltshire's history and people. Bowood House and Gardens (28 min) Over 100-acres of landscaped grounds with an adventure playground, soft play and a petting farm. Woodhenge (24 min) Concrete markers denote a prehistoric site from 2300 B.C., believed to have religious significance. Lacock Abbey (25 min) William Henry Fox Talbot's country house with museum, historic village streets and garden. Devizes Castle (10 min) Castle and history Avebury Manor (23 min) Restored manor with period interiors, stone circle museum and a Victorian kitchen garden. Durrington Walls ‘Superhenge’ (24 min) Archaeological excavation, ancient history, monument, prehistory, and history Silbury Hill (21 min) A neolithic monument, this popular attraction is the tallest prehistoric manmade mound in Europe. Bratton Camp and White Horse (17 min) Area featuring an Iron Age hilltop defence & a huge white silhouette of a horse cut in the 1600s. West Kennet Long Barrow (26 min) English Heritage-run remnants of a burial mound, built around 3650BC, open during daylight hours. |