Heathrow Airport 1 hr 24
Roves Farm (15 min) Outdoor recreation Kelmscott Manor (28 min) Furnished in Arts and Crafts style, this 17th-century manor was the summer home of William Morris. National Trust - Buscot Park (24 min) Fine, 18th-century NT mansion with water gardens and art by Rembrandt, Rubens and pre-Raphaelites. STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway (7 min) Swindon Museum & Art Gallery (8 min) Renowned 20th-century art, including Lowry and Nash, and hands-on exhibits back to pre-history. National Trust - Heelis (6 min) Avebury Manor (25 min) Restored manor with period interiors, stone circle museum and a Victorian kitchen garden. Silbury Hill (27 min) A neolithic monument, this popular attraction is the tallest prehistoric manmade mound in Europe. Uffington White Horse (28 min) Hill featuring a 110m-long prehistoric hill figure shaped like a horse & the remains of a castle. Coate Water Country Park (8 min) Extensive parkland with wildlife nature reserve and kids' splash park, plus lake habitats and hides. Avebury (23 min) Rural standing stone monument and 17th-century stables housing a museum to the iconic monument. Cotswold Water Park (24 min) Popular, 40-mile holiday destination with villages, water recreation, wildlife & breeding birds. Lydiard Park (15 min) Palladian house with opulent, 18th-century interiors, walled garden and kids' play area in parkland. West Kennet Long Barrow (31 min) English Heritage-run remnants of a burial mound, built around 3650BC, open during daylight hours. Cotswold Country Park & Beach (21 min) Beach on freshwater lakes in parkland area for watersports and walking, plus adventure playground. |