Bath & Beyond
(Where information is available below, numbers on map are clickable.)
In and Around Bath
Bath Abbey and Heritage Vaults – Celebrate 1600 years of Christianity; Saxon and Norman stonework; reconstruction of great Norman Cathedral; restored 15th century
Roman Baths – Britain's only natural hot spring. King's Bath, Temple of Sulis Minerva (Romano-Celtic goddess of the springs), Pump Room and Museum
The Circus – Complete circle of Georgian town houses
Claverton Manor – The principal museum of American history and culture in Europe
Prior Park 
– 18th century landscaped garden; magnificent views of Bath; Palladian bridge
Dyrham Park – Baroque country house, designed by Talman for William Blathwayt, Secretary at War during the reign of William III
Beyond Bath
Glastonbury Abbey and the Tor 
– fabled Isle of Avalon in Celtic mythology; 12th century monks discovered evidence of King Arthur's and Guinevere's burials; the Holy Grail was believed to have been brought here
Longleat 
– Elizabethan stately home and safari park
Stourhead House and Gardens 
– early 18th century English landscaped gardens, lakes temples and Palladian mansion; rare trees and plants
Wells Cathedral 
– Cathedral of St Andrew and early 13th century moated Bishop's Palace
Cheddar Gorge 
– gorge and underground caves; cheddar cheese village
Tetbury 
– home of Prince Charles; antique shops
Westonbirt Arboretum 
– 18,000 trees from all over the world in 600 acres
Avebury Manor 
– 16th century house with Queen Anne alterations, and Edwardian renovations by Colonel Jenner; medieval walled topiary and flower gardens
Avebury Stone Circle – major megalithic ceremonial monument from 2500 BC. 28-acre site; circles of sarsen stones with megalith avenue linked to Stonehenge
Silbury Hill (nr Avebury Stone Circle) – prehistoric burial ground near Avebury Stone Circle; largest man-made hill in Europe
Stonehenge 
– prehistoric monument of unique importance; bluestones from Wales, immense sarsen stones from Marlborough Downs near Avebury
Old Wardour Castle 
– French style hexagonal castle in a magical lakeside setting