DESTINATION SOMERSET: Attractions & Culture
Somerset is a rural county of rolling hills such as the Mendip Hills, Quantock Hills and Exmoor National Park, and large flat expanses of land including the Somerset Levels. There is evidence of human occupation from Neolithic times, and subsequent settlement in the Roman and Saxon periods.
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Bath Abbey,
Bristol Old Vic,
Clifton Bridge,
Roman Baths,
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Bath Abbey
Bath Abbey is the last in a series of monastic churches built in Bath and is still in active use. Bath Abbey is home to the Klais Organ and is the largest concert venue in the city, with about 20 concerts and 26 organ recitals each year. In 675, the Abbess Berta was granted 100 hides near Bath for a convent ...
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Bristol Old Vic
The Bristol Old Vic is a theatre complex and theatrical company in the centre of Bristol. The complex includes the 1766 Theatre Royal, which claims to be the oldest continually-operating theatre in England, along with a 1970s studio theatre and offices. It also incorporates Coopers' Hall as its foyer ...
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Clifton Suspension Bridge
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it is a distinctive landmark that is often used as a symbol of Bristol. It is a grade I listed building ...
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Roman Baths
The Roman Baths are a tourist attraction and historical place of interest in the English city of Bath. They are visitable and very well preserved Roman site of public bathing. The first shrine at the site of the springs was built by Celts, and dedicated to the goddess Sulis ...
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