Bristol Airport 1 hr 5
Lacock Abbey (20 min) William Henry Fox Talbot's country house with museum, historic village streets and garden. Iford Manor Gardens (15 min) Historic venue with Italianate garden and cloister for summer opera, jazz and concerts, plus walks. The Roman Baths (31 min) Roman bathhouse and temple, with spring water, Pump Room restaurant, museum and audio tour for kids. Royal Crescent (32 min) Massive green grassy lawns next to the Royal Crescent with serene views of historic architecture. Thermae Bath Spa (30 min) Modern glass and stone spa with thermal waters, Roman origins and an open rooftop swimming pool. Prior Park Landscape Garden (23 min) National Trust gardens overlooking Bath with follies, Palladian bridges, lakes and woodland. The Holburne Museum (26 min) Victorian collection of ornate silver and Old Masters in a Georgian building with modern extension. Bath Abbey (27 min) Late Medieval church with a Victorian Gothic interior by Sir George Gilbert Scott and tower tours. Fashion Museum Bath (29 min) Fashionable dress from 1600 to now plus Victorian clothing and old sports costumes to try on. The Jane Austen Centre (30 min) Small museum chronicling the life and times of the famous writer, Jane Austen, plus Regency tearoom. Longleat House (24 min) Lavish manor from 1580, showcasing Elizabethan architecture & furnishings, plus manicured grounds. Pulteney Bridge (28 min) Historic bridge built in 1774 with notable architecture & rows of stores lining each side. Bratton Camp and White Horse (12 min) Area featuring an Iron Age hilltop defence & a huge white silhouette of a horse cut in the 1600s. Longleat (19 min) Drive-thru wild animal park, plus an Elizabethan house, theme park amusements and events. The Pump Room Restaurant (27 min) Classical music accompaniment to coffee, lunch and afternoon tea overlooking Roman Baths hot spring. |