Bristol Airport 1 hr 3
Warminster (9 min) Stourhead (26 min.) elegant mansion from the 1740s in its own 1 000-acre estate filled with follies and water features. American Museum U0026 Gardens (25 min.) pre-1880s american items including room replicas and a wagon in georgian country manor and gardens. Longleat (11 min.) drive-thru wild animal park plus an elizabethan house theme park amusements and events. The Jane Austen Centre (31 min.) small museum chronicling the life and times of the famous writer jane austen plus regency tearoom. Pulteney Bridge (29 min.) historic bridge built in 1774 with notable architecture & rows of stores lining each side. The Bell (9 min) Longleat House (16 min.) lavish manor from 1580 showcasing elizabethan architecture & furnishings plus manicured grounds. Bath Abbey (28 min.) late medieval church with a victorian gothic interior by sir george gilbert scott and tower tours. Royal Crescent (34 min.) massive green grassy lawns next to the royal crescent with serene views of historic architecture. Lacock Abbey (26 min.) william henry fox talbot s country house with museum historic village streets and garden. Fashion Museum Bath (31 min.) fashionable dress from 1600 to now plus victorian clothing and old sports costumes to try on. Prior Park Landscape Garden (25 min.) national trust gardens overlooking bath with follies palladian bridges lakes and woodland. Bratton Camp And White Horse (9 min.) area featuring an iron age hilltop defence & a huge white silhouette of a horse cut in the 1600s. Westbury (5 min) Iford Manor Gardens (19 min.) historic venue with italianate garden and cloister for summer opera jazz and concerts plus walks. Thermae Bath Spa (33 min.) modern glass and stone spa with thermal waters roman origins and an open rooftop swimming pool. |