Alan And Nikki’s guidebook
Sightseeing
The city of Bath became a spa with the Latin name Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sul") c. 60 AD when the Romans built baths and a temple in the valley of the River Avon, although hot springs were known even before then.
Bath Abbey was founded in the 7th century and became a religious centre; the building was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. In the 17th century, claims were made for the curative properties of water from the springs, and Bath became popular as a spa town in the Georgian era. Georgian architecture, crafted from Bath stone, includes the Royal Crescent, Circus, Pump Room and Assembly Rooms where Beau Nash presided over the city's social life from 1705 until his death in 1761.
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Bath
The city of Bath became a spa with the Latin name Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sul") c. 60 AD when the Romans built baths and a temple in the valley of the River Avon, although hot springs were known even before then.
Bath Abbey was founded in the 7th century and became a religious centre; the building was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. In the 17th century, claims were made for the curative properties of water from the springs, and Bath became popular as a spa town in the Georgian era. Georgian architecture, crafted from Bath stone, includes the Royal Crescent, Circus, Pump Room and Assembly Rooms where Beau Nash presided over the city's social life from 1705 until his death in 1761.
Meet the animals in the UK’s no.1 safari park.
Explore Longleat House.
Attend the seasonal events including the Festival of Lights (selected dates only).
15 minute drive away.
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Longleat House
Meet the animals in the UK’s no.1 safari park.
Explore Longleat House.
Attend the seasonal events including the Festival of Lights (selected dates only).
15 minute drive away.
Walk the picturesque streets of Lacock Village as seen on film and TV. Harry Potter & Downton Abbey filmed here.
Explore the beautiful grounds of Lacock Abbey.
25 minute drive away.
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Abadía de Lacock
Walk the picturesque streets of Lacock Village as seen on film and TV. Harry Potter & Downton Abbey filmed here.
Explore the beautiful grounds of Lacock Abbey.
25 minute drive away.
Visit Tithe Barn; one of the largest medieval barns in the country.
Walk alongside the River Avon and historic building.
Walk along the Canal & enjoy the shops & pubs & Restaurants.
15 minutes drive away.
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Bradford-on-Avon
Visit Tithe Barn; one of the largest medieval barns in the country.
Walk alongside the River Avon and historic building.
Walk along the Canal & enjoy the shops & pubs & Restaurants.
15 minutes drive away.
Visit the Stone Circle; the best-known historic monument in Europe.
Wander the Neolithic houses.
30 minute drive away.
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Stonehenge
Visit the Stone Circle; the best-known historic monument in Europe.
Wander the Neolithic houses.
30 minute drive away.
Salisbury is a medieval cathedral city in the southern English county of Wiltshire. It’s 9 miles south of the iconic prehistoric stone circle at Stonehenge, which stands on the grassland of Salisbury Plain. The city’s ornate 13th-century cathedral has a 123m spire, a working 14th-century clock and an original copy of the Magna Carta (the Great Charter), a key document from 1215 A.D.
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Catedral de Salisbury
Salisbury is a medieval cathedral city in the southern English county of Wiltshire. It’s 9 miles south of the iconic prehistoric stone circle at Stonehenge, which stands on the grassland of Salisbury Plain. The city’s ornate 13th-century cathedral has a 123m spire, a working 14th-century clock and an original copy of the Magna Carta (the Great Charter), a key document from 1215 A.D.
The 29 locks have a rise of 237 feet in 2 miles (72 m in 3.2 km) or a 1 in 44 gradient. The locks come in three groups: the lower seven locks, Foxhangers Wharf Lock to Foxhangers Bridge Lock, are spread over 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km); the next sixteen locks form a steep flight in a straight line up the hillside and are designated as a scheduled monument.[2] Because of the steepness of the terrain, the pounds between these locks are very short. As a result, fifteen of them have unusually large sideways-extended pounds, to store the water needed to operate them. A final six locks take the canal into Devizes.[3] The locks take 5–6 hours to traverse in a boat.
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Esclusas de Caen Hill
The 29 locks have a rise of 237 feet in 2 miles (72 m in 3.2 km) or a 1 in 44 gradient. The locks come in three groups: the lower seven locks, Foxhangers Wharf Lock to Foxhangers Bridge Lock, are spread over 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km); the next sixteen locks form a steep flight in a straight line up the hillside and are designated as a scheduled monument.[2] Because of the steepness of the terrain, the pounds between these locks are very short. As a result, fifteen of them have unusually large sideways-extended pounds, to store the water needed to operate them. A final six locks take the canal into Devizes.[3] The locks take 5–6 hours to traverse in a boat.
20 minute drive away.
Visitors can enjoy walking on the footpath around the lake and possibly then extending their walk on one of the surrounding woodland trails. At weekends, the Shearwater Lake Cafe is open, providing a great vantage point from which to watch the world, and the sailing club boats, go by.
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Shearwater Tea Rooms
Clay Street20 minute drive away.
Visitors can enjoy walking on the footpath around the lake and possibly then extending their walk on one of the surrounding woodland trails. At weekends, the Shearwater Lake Cafe is open, providing a great vantage point from which to watch the world, and the sailing club boats, go by.