Bristol Airport 48 min
King Alfred's Tower (27 min) Glastonbury Tor (17 min)
Church ruins & sweeping area views are the highlights at this lush, terraced hilltop. Chalice Well (16 min)
Sacred well more than 2,000 years old, in gardens and orchards hosting events and retreats. National Trust - Montacute House (22 min)
National Trust country manor from 1601 with Tudor art in noted Long Gallery, plus formal gardens. Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve (30 min)
Nature preserve featuring a limestone gorge, caves & trails, plus Neolithic & Bronze Age remains. Bishop's Palace (25 min)
13th-century palace with a moat and bell-ringing swans, plus 14 acres of gardens with well pools. Stourhead (32 min)
Elegant mansion from the 1740s in its own 1,000-acre estate, filled with follies and water features. Glastonbury Abbey (19 min)
Fabled remains of a wealthy monastery with links to King Arthur and Guinevere and a visitor centre. Cadbury Castle (21 min)
Hilltop ruins of a millennia-old fortress with ties to the legend of King Arthur, popular for walks. Wells Cathedral (22 min)
12th-century building with 300 sculptures on the West Front, a clock made in 1390 and regular tours. Nunney Castle (24 min)
Picturesque ruins of a small 14th-century castle, with 4 round corner towers & a moat. Haynes International Motor Museum (18 min)
UK's biggest exhibition of cars and motorbikes dating from 1900 to today, plus kids' play areas. Somerset Rural Life Museum (17 min)
Timbered museum outlining rural lives since the 19th-century with an abbey barn built around 1370. Wookey Hole Caves (27 min)
Extensive network of limestone caves to explore with an on-site paper mill and family attractions. Fleet Air Arm Museum (15 min)
Huge military and civilian airplane collection, plus interactive aircraft carrier exhibit. | 
