Bristol Airport 1 hr 3
National Trust Cley Hill (5 min.) iron age and history Longleat (8 min.) drive-thru wild animal park plus an elizabethan house theme park amusements and events. Shops (4 min) Nunney Castle (20 min.) picturesque ruins of a small 14th-century castle with 4 round corner towers & a moat. King Alfred S Tower (28 min) Iford Manor Gardens (22 min.) historic venue with italianate garden and cloister for summer opera jazz and concerts plus walks. Tesco Express (3 min) Bratton Camp And White Horse (17 min.) area featuring an iron age hilltop defence & a huge white silhouette of a horse cut in the 1600s. East Somerset Railway (25 min.) summer timetable for steam train trips with kids events and a dining carriage serving cream teas. St Andrews Road (4 min) Masefield Road (11 min) Brokerswood Country Park (16 min) woodland venue with adventure playgrounds railway and lake plus camping and caravanning space. Old Wardour Castle (31 min.) Partially ruined turreted 14th-century fortified residence with panoramic views. Hope Nature Centre (19 min.) park Shearwater (8 min.) lake and sailing Stourhead (22 min.) elegant mansion from the 1740s in its own 1 000-acre estate filled with follies and water features. Farleigh Hungerford Castle (18 min.) house/grounds in a tranquil valley with medieval paintings and lead human-shaped coffins in crypt. Longleat Hedge Maze (14 min.) opened in 1975 this 2-mi. hedge maze at longleat safari & adventure park has an observation tower. |