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Chester

a Historic City in the county of Cheshire

Walford Church, Herefordshire, around 1900.

Walford

in the county of Herefordshire

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Bristol Harbour

Bristol (311 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction SE)

Bristol Zoo is not this great city's only claim to fame..

St. Briavels Castle, Gloucestershire

St Briavels (3 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction N)

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Stained Glass Church Window

Berkeley (29 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction NE)

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...

View of the Severn Bridges from Sharpness Docks, tide's gone! Gloucestershire

Sharpness (8 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction NE)

Sharpness is best known for the fascinating waterway of the Gloucester and Sharpness canal, and the Victorian bonding houses built alongside it at Gloucester...

Driver ready to leave station at Parkend Station, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

Parkend (6 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction N)

Parkend is a quiet forest village, situated a few miles from Lydney...

Dursley Village in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire

Dursley (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction NE)

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...

Lone duck at sunset on the canal at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire

Slimbridge (20 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction NE)

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...

Bath

Bath (835 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction SE)

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.....

Castle Combe, Wiltshire 2013

Castle Combe (203 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction E)

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...

Frampton Country Fair

Frampton on Severn (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (19.5 miles, 31.3 km, direction NE)

An ancient interesting village with a village green surrounded by beautiful half timbered properties..

Wooden bridge

Symonds Yat (42 Pictures)

in the county of Herefordshire (19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction N)

From whichever vantage point you choose all around Symonds Yat are scenes of incredible beauty...

Goughs cave Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction S)

Often called 'Englands Grand Canyon' Chedder Gorge was carved out by a river that now runs underground...

Winter Wonderland

Nailsworth (84 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (21.2 miles, 34.1 km, direction NE)

Nailsworth is a handsome town that has a history stretching back to beyond Roman times...

A picture of Goodrich

Goodrich (22 Pictures)

in the county of Herefordshire (21.5 miles, 34.5 km, direction N)

Everyone loves a castle, especially a ruinous castle, haunted by the romantic ghosts of two lovers fleeing the rampageous armies of the Civil War...

Cotswold sunrise

Tetbury (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (22.3 miles, 35.9 km, direction E)

Tetbury is a market town in the Cotswolds known for its historic woolen mills, charming independent shops, and the iconic Chipping Steps. It has a quintessentially English atmosphere...

One tree

Minchinhampton (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (22.6 miles, 36.4 km, direction NE)

Uniquely, Minchinhampton is reached only by a narrow winding road that climbs upwards and travels across remote and windswept common land..

Fantastic light

Stroud (36 Pictures)

a Cotswold Town in the county of Gloucestershire (22.9 miles, 36.9 km, direction NE)

Stroud, on the western edge of the Cotswolds, is a town set steeply at the center of the Stroud Valleys, 5 valleys that are peppered with gorgeous cottages, old cloth mills,.....

St Lawrence Church, Bradford-on Avon

Bradford-on-Avon (176 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (23.2 miles, 37.3 km, direction SE)

Beautiful old town with a rich mixture of mellow Bath stone properties to be seen along ancient winding streets...

Eastcombe, Gloucestershire

Eastcombe (11 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (24.7 miles, 39.8 km, direction NE)

Eastcombe is a beautiful hilltop village nestling in the heart of the Cotswolds...

Churchyard Yews at Painswick, Gloucestershire.

Painswick (36 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (25.5 miles, 41.0 km, direction NE)

The streets of Painswick are narrow and crammed with fine examples of glowing honey coloured stone buildings from all periods..

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St. Briavels Castle, Gloucestershire

Chepstow Castle (40 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction N)

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View of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Clifton, Bristol, Somerset. Summer 2004

Clifton Suspension Bridge (44 Pictures)

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction S)

Bristol's graceful Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It spans the Avon Gorge some 245ft above.....

Bristol - Cabot Tower

Cabot Tower, Bristol (8 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction S)

One of two towers dominating the Bristol skyline, and not far from Brunel's Suspension Bridge, Cabot tower stands 100ft high.....

Bristol Cathedral

Bristol Cathedral (11 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction S)

The great, stirring building of Bristol Cathedral was initially given cathedral status by Henry VIII, at this time it was a.....

The At-Bristol planetarium. Bristol

At-Bristol (1 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction S)

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Berkeley Castle

Berkeley Castle (30 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction NE)

This wonderful historic castle standing a short distance inland from the River Severn estuary has long been associated with the.....

St. Briavels Castle, Gloucestershire

St. Briavels Castle (9 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction N)

St.Briavels Castle stands in an outstanding scenery high above the River Wye. It is an evocative setting, reminiscent of early.....

Dyrham Park,  National Trust owned house in Between Bristol and Chippenham

Dyrham Park (8 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SE)

This engaging house sits serenely in a beautiful wooded Gloucestershire valley, surrounded by an old deer park. It is built of.....

Newark Park Historic House & Garden

Newark Park (2 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction E)

Former Tudor hunting lodge later converted to fashionable home...

Beckford's Tower, Bath

Beckford's Tower & Museum (3 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction SE)

Designed by Henry Edmund Goodridge in 1825 for William Beckford, one of the nation's most accomplished and interesting characters.....

Raglan Castle, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales

Raglan Castle (38 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction NW)

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Symond's Yat, Forest of Dean, Herefordshire

The Royal Forest of Dean (7 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction N)

The Royal Forest of Dean is sandwiched between the borders of England and Wales, it covers some 35,000 acres of spectacular.....

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Bath Museum of Costume

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction SE)

Bath museum of costume is a great experience, especially for anyone interested in either history or fashion. The collection.....

Assembly Rooms, Bath

Bath Assembly Rooms (2 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction SE)

Bath's magnificent 18th century Assembly Rooms were opened in 1771. Known as the New or Upper Rooms they were designed by John.....

The Building of Bath Museum

Buildings of Bath Museum (2 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction SE)

"The Best Treat in Bath" - The Daily Telegraph Discover how the City of Bath was transformed from a small provincial spa town.....

A picture of Jane Austen Centre

Jane Austen Centre (1 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction SE)

Jane Austen, the famous novelist is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous residents. She paid two long.....

A picture of Bath Theatre Royal

Bath Theatre Royal (4 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction SE)

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A picture of Roman Baths

Roman Baths (126 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.0 km, direction SE)

Bath has some of the best preserved Roman remains in Britain, with the most spectacular of these being the Roman Baths - A Roman.....

A picture of Bath Pump Rooms

Bath Pump Rooms (9 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.0 km, direction SE)

Bath is an important Spa and cultural centre, one of its most famous buildings is the elegant Pump Room of the baths built.....

A picture of Sally Lunns

Sally Lunns (9 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction SE)

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.....


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