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Bristol Old Vic Avon - 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 ...

Discover CORNWALL: Attractions & Culture Cornwall is noted for its wild moorland landscapes, its extensive and varied coastline and its mild climate. Also notable is Cornwall's stone age and industrial archaeology, especially its historic Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a world heritage site. Tourism therefore forms a significant part of the local economy ...

DISCOVER CORNWALL: Bude, Falmouth, Fowey, St. Michael's Mount, Tintagel Castle,

Dartmoor National Park Devon - Dartmoor is a National Park in the centre of the English county of Devon. It covers 368 square miles (953 km²). The landscape is both dramatic, and bleak. The rolling moorland is capped with hundreds of exposed granite hilltops (known as tors), and provides rich and diverse habitats for Dartmoor wildlife ...

Discover ILFRACOMBE Devon - Ilfracombe is a seaside resort on the north coast of Devon, England with a small harbour, surrounded by cliffs. The town stretches along the coast from The Coastguard Cottages in Hele Bay toward the East and 6km along The Torrs to Lee Bay toward the West. The resort is hilly and the highest point ...

Discover PAIGNTON Devon - Paignton's economy relies heavily on tourism and the town is marketed as an ideal location for family holidays. During the summer, the long red sandy beach is packed with tourists eating ice cream and fish and chips. Paignton beach and the nearby Preston Sands are used for water sports such as wind and kite surfing ...

Discover TORQUAY Devon - Torquay is a town in the county of Devon which has extended along the coast of Torbay to the extent that it is now inextricably intermingled with the neighbouring town of Paignton. In the 19th century it became a fashionable seaside resort, renowned for its healthy climate it gained a nickname as the English Riviera ...

Bath Abbey Somerset - 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 the establishment of a convent ...

Clifton Suspension Bridge Somerset - 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 ...

Roman Baths Somerset - 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 ...

Discover AMESBURY In 2002, the discovery of the richest Bronze Age burial site in Britain was made at Amesbury. The remains of two men were accompanied by over 100 objects including arrowheads, copper knives and gold earrings. The occupant of the more richly furnished grave has become known as the Amesbury Archer ...

Avebury Henge and Stone Circles Avebury is the site of an enormous henge and stone circles in the English county of Wiltshire, surrounding a village of the same name. It is one of the finest and largest Neolithic monuments in Europe dating to around 5000 years ago. It is older than the megalithic stages of Stonehenge...

Discover SALISBURY Salisbury has a strong artistic community, with galleries situated in the city centre, including one in the public library. In the 18th century, John Constable made a number of celebrated landscape paintings featuring the cathedral spire and the surrounding countryside. Salisbury has held a regular markets since 1227 ...

Ancient Britain: STONEHENGE Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument located near Amesbury in the county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles northwest of Salisbury. It is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones, known as megaliths. There is some debate about the age of the circle...

Discover SWINDON The original Saxon settlement of Swindon sat in a defensible position atop a limestone hill. It is referred to in the Domesday Book as Suindune, a name believed to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon words swine and dun meaning 'pig hill'. Swindon remained a small market town, mainly for barter trade, until the mid-1800s ...

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