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Pembroke Castle

Pembroke

in the county of Pembrokeshire

A picture of Burwash

Burwash

in the county of East Sussex

Close up of Fointain at Abbey front, Stapehill

Stapehill

in the county of Dorset

Pictures of Cabot Tower, Bristol

in the town of Bristol, in the county of Somerset

About Cabot Tower, Bristol

One of two towers dominating the Bristol skyline, and not far from Brunel's Suspension Bridge, Cabot tower stands 100ft high ontop of a high hill just outside the city centre. Built in 1897, the tower commemorates John Cabot's voyage to America in 1497 (he discovered Newfoundland).
At the base of the Tower you will find emplacements for captured Russian guns brought back to England after the Crimean War.
The tower was designed by William Venn Gough (1842-1918), and was based on a tower in the Loire in France but in a style prevalent in England at the time of Henry VII.

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A view across Avon from Bristol Bridge, Bristol, Somerset.

Bristol (311 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset

(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction NE)

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

Bath, Somerset

Bath (835 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset

(12.0 miles, 19.3 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.....

Goughs cave Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction SW)

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

Castle Combe

Castle Combe (203 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire

(16.8 miles, 27.0 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...

The Bishop's Palace, Wells

Wells (137 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction S)

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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The At-Bristol planetarium. Bristol

At-Bristol (1 Pictures)

(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)

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Bristol Cathedral

Bristol Cathedral (11 Pictures)

(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)

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

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

Clifton Suspension Bridge (44 Pictures)

(0.9 miles, 1.5 km)

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

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

Dyrham Park (8 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction E)

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

Beckford's Tower, Bath

Beckford's Tower & Museum (3 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction E)

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


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