Bristol Zoo is not this great city's only claim to fame..
Bath is an elegant city famous for its beautiful Georgian architecture and its Roman attractions from which it got it's name. The traveller James Boswell who visited the city.....
From this pleasant spot it is possible to get the most marvellous views of the two impressive bridges spanning the River Severn...
Beautiful old town with a rich mixture of mellow Bath stone properties to be seen along ancient winding streets...
Often called 'Englands Grand Canyon' Chedder Gorge was carved out by a river that now runs underground...
Tucked away in the Cotswolds, Castle Combe is a quintessential English village with honey-colored stone houses, a medieval market cross, and a peaceful ambiance. It's an idyllic destination for a relaxing countryside getaway...
It is a pleasant resort village made famous by the glittering limestone cavern known as "Wookey Hole" which comprises of several dramatic chambers...
Wells, situated at the foot of the picturesque mendip hills, is most certainly one of England's most delightful cathedral cities...
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Trowbridge is a historic town crammed with attractive stone buildings. It originated as a settlement along the Biss and flourished from the wool and weaving trades and from these periods there remain many magnificent merchant houses...
The town is mostly Georgian, with the most dominant feature being its centuries old castle, surrounded by buttressed walls which are 14 ft-thick in parts...
Gatherings of graceful medieval houses line the streets of Lacock..
Chippenham is a large historic market town in northwest Wiltshire, England, that was established on a crossing of the River Avon. It is believed that some form of settlement has.....
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Dursley is an ancient place, set in lush greenery to the edge of the Cotswolds in the midst of the beautiful Vale of Berkley, close to the River Severn...
Sharpness is best known for the fascinating waterway of the Gloucester and Sharpness canal, and the Victorian bonding houses built alongside it at Gloucester...
This little town now enjoys world renown for its annual music festival which attracts thousands of visitors from all over the globe. None-the-less, this still remains very much a.....
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A visit to Slimbridge in the county of Gloucestershire not only offers the opportunity to explore a wealth of wildlife habitation, but the chance to savour some of the loveliest scenery in the Shire...
The town stakes its claim to be the oldest borough in England on the fact that it was granted a charter in the year 924 by King Edward..
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The great, stirring building of Bristol Cathedral was initially given cathedral status by Henry VIII, at this time it was a.....
One of two towers dominating the Bristol skyline, and not far from Brunel's Suspension Bridge, Cabot tower stands 100ft high.....
Bristol's graceful Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It spans the Avon Gorge some 245ft above.....
Designed by Henry Edmund Goodridge in 1825 for William Beckford, one of the nation's most accomplished and interesting characters.....
This engaging house sits serenely in a beautiful wooded Gloucestershire valley, surrounded by an old deer park. It is built of.....
Bath's magnificent 18th century Assembly Rooms were opened in 1771. Known as the New or Upper Rooms they were designed by John.....
Bath museum of costume is a great experience, especially for anyone interested in either history or fashion. The collection.....
Jane Austen, the famous novelist is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous residents. She paid two long.....
"The Best Treat in Bath" - The Daily Telegraph Discover how the City of Bath was transformed from a small provincial spa town.....
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Bath has some of the best preserved Roman remains in Britain, with the most spectacular of these being the Roman Baths - A Roman.....
Bath is an important Spa and cultural centre, one of its most famous buildings is the elegant Pump Room of the baths built.....
A one minute stroll from Bath Abbey you will find the oldest house in Bath - Sally Lunn's. Sally Lunn was a young french refugee.....
Bath Abbey is a beautiful building. The building is sited on the remains of a Norman Cathedral which itself replaced an 8th.....
Capability Brown had a hand in establishing the stunning landscape of Prior Park. His services, together with the advice of.....
In 1383, the then Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Thomas Hungerford had to be pardoned for building Farleigh Hungerford.....
The mile or so of pale-grey limestone cliffs rising above the winding road through Cheddar is awesome in its untamed beauty, it.....
These dazzling show caves offer a glittering experience in floodlit chambers deep underground. This is the spiritual home of the.....
The Bishop's Palace in the enchanting tiny cathedral city of Wells where there is a predominance of beautiful buildings, is.....
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