Bristol Airport 50 min
Iford Manor Gardens (18 min) Historic venue with Italianate garden and cloister for summer opera, jazz and concerts, plus walks. Prior Park Landscape Garden (24 min) National Trust gardens overlooking Bath with follies, Palladian bridges, lakes and woodland. Longleat (14 min) Drive-thru wild animal park, plus an Elizabethan house, theme park amusements and events. Nunney Castle (8 min) Picturesque ruins of a small 14th-century castle, with 4 round corner towers & a moat. The Roman Baths (32 min) Roman bathhouse and temple, with spring water, Pump Room restaurant, museum and audio tour for kids. Longleat House (16 min) Lavish manor from 1580, showcasing Elizabethan architecture & furnishings, plus manicured grounds. The Holburne Museum (27 min) Victorian collection of ornate silver and Old Masters in a Georgian building with modern extension. Stourhead (18 min) Elegant mansion from the 1740s in its own 1,000-acre estate, filled with follies and water features. Bath Abbey (28 min) Late Medieval church with a Victorian Gothic interior by Sir George Gilbert Scott and tower tours. Thermae Bath Spa (31 min) Modern glass and stone spa with thermal waters, Roman origins and an open rooftop swimming pool. Fashion Museum Bath (31 min) Fashionable dress from 1600 to now plus Victorian clothing and old sports costumes to try on. The Jane Austen Centre (31 min) Small museum chronicling the life and times of the famous writer, Jane Austen, plus Regency tearoom. Royal Crescent (34 min) Massive green grassy lawns next to the Royal Crescent with serene views of historic architecture. Pulteney Bridge (29 min) Historic bridge built in 1774 with notable architecture & rows of stores lining each side. The Pump Room Restaurant (29 min) Classical music accompaniment to coffee, lunch and afternoon tea overlooking Roman Baths hot spring. |