Bristol Airport 45 min
Malmesbury Abbey (23 min) Soaring medieval active church, with fine stonework showing bullet marks from the English Civil War. The Roman Baths (30 min) Roman bathhouse and temple, with spring water, Pump Room restaurant, museum and audio tour for kids. Bath Abbey (27 min) Late Medieval church with a Victorian Gothic interior by Sir George Gilbert Scott and tower tours. The Pump Room Restaurant (27 min) Classical music accompaniment to coffee, lunch and afternoon tea overlooking Roman Baths hot spring. Westonbirt, The National Arboretum (16 min) Trail covered Victorian landscape with an internationally significant tree and shrub collection. The Holburne Museum (24 min) Victorian collection of ornate silver and Old Masters in a Georgian building with modern extension. Pulteney Bridge (27 min) Historic bridge built in 1774 with notable architecture & rows of stores lining each side. Prior Park Landscape Garden (28 min) National Trust gardens overlooking Bath with follies, Palladian bridges, lakes and woodland. The Royal Gardens at Highgrove (16 min) Landscaped garden on a royal estate, offering tours, a charming tea room and gift shop. Avon Valley Adventure & Wildlife Park (31 min) Farmyard favourites and petting zoo with children's playground, mini train, go-karts and river walk. National Trust - Newark Park (24 min) 16th-century hunting lodge on a rolling 725-acre estate known for its exhibitions and country walks. Victoria Art Gallery (27 min) Historical and contemporary European and British artworks including Bath artists and Gainsborough. American Museum & Gardens (31 min) Pre-1880s American items including room replicas and a wagon in Georgian country manor and gardens. Fashion Museum Bath (23 min) Fashionable dress from 1600 to now plus Victorian clothing and old sports costumes to try on. The Jane Austen Centre (25 min) Small museum chronicling the life and times of the famous writer, Jane Austen, plus Regency tearoom. |