Bristol Airport 1 hr 9
Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum (9 min) Caen Hill Locks (20 min) A series of 29 locks on a rural canal, opened in 1810, with a waterside path & a cafe at the top. Avebury (16 min) Rural standing stone monument and 17th-century stables housing a museum to the iconic monument. Bowood House and Gardens (11 min) Over 100-acres of landscaped grounds with an adventure playground, soft play and a petting farm. Malmesbury Abbey (26 min) Soaring medieval active church, with fine stonework showing bullet marks from the English Civil War. Cherhill White Horse (12 min) Alexander Keiller Museum (19 min) Interactive displays on prehistoric megaliths, in a 17th-century barn, plus children's activities. West Kennet Long Barrow (22 min) English Heritage-run remnants of a burial mound, built around 3650BC, open during daylight hours. Lacock Abbey (19 min) William Henry Fox Talbot's country house with museum, historic village streets and garden. Silbury Hill (16 min) A neolithic monument, this popular attraction is the tallest prehistoric manmade mound in Europe. The Abbey House Gardens (26 min) Elaborate country house gardens, with flower, tree and shrub displays. Some clothes-optional days. Corsham Court (22 min) Regal, historic estate offering tours of the lavish interior, its art collections & lush grounds. Wiltshire Museum (22 min) Gold and other items from Stonehenge feature in an exhibition of Wiltshire's history and people. Avebury Manor (19 min) Restored manor with period interiors, stone circle museum and a Victorian kitchen garden. Lydiard Park (27 min) Palladian house with opulent, 18th-century interiors, walled garden and kids' play area in parkland. |