(NT) - National Trust property
(EH) - English Heritage property
Bradford Town Centre
Sited at the base of steep hills, filled with an amazing array of period buildings, from tiny weavers' cottages to wealthy clothiers' mansions.
Chapel of St. Mary
Circa 1840. Built on the high hill above the town; views of vale of West Wiltshire, past White Horse of Westbury to the wooded hills of Longleat.
Great Chalfield Manor (NT)
Moated manor house dating from 1480 with church and stables; restored early 1900's.
Iford Manor
Grade I Listed Italianate gardens on a terraced hilside. Once owned by Harold Peto, the architect who taught Lutyens.
Saxon Church
The most complete church of its kind in England, its existence was forgotten for centuries. Rediscovered in the nineteenth century, it was returned to its former use after restoration. Lower parts date from the 7th century.
Tithe Barn
Built in the 14th century as a granary for Shaftesbury Abbey, it is 168 feet long and one of the largest tithe barns in the country. The stone-tiled roof weighs 100 tons.
Westwood Manor (NT)
15th century manor house; 1490 great hall, fine decorative 17th century plasterwork.
Bath Abbey and Heritage Vaults
The Vaults celebrate 1600 years of Christianity. Saxon and Norman stonework; reconstruction of great Norman Cathedral. Restored in the 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.
Victoria Art Gallery
Paintings, glassware, porcelain and miniatures by English artists.
Claverton Manor
The American Museum: princpal museum of American history and culture in Europe.
Prior Park (NT)
18th century landscaped garden. Magnificent views of Bath; Palladian bridge.
Bowood
House designed in the 18th century by Robert Adam; park landscaped by Capability Brown.
Castle Coombe
One of England's prettiest villages. Location for the 1967 film Doctor Doolittle.
Corsham Court
Elizabethan house with wonderful art and porcelain.
Farleigh Hungerford Castle (EH)
Ruins of 14th century castle; well preserved chapel; mummified bodies in crypt!
Kennet & Avon Canal
Completed in 1810. Runs from Bristol to Reading. Much-photographed "staircase" of 29 sequential locks near Devizes.
Lacock Abbey (NT)
Abbey 1232, converted into country home 1540. Gothic hall 1754. William Henry Fox Talbot, one of the pioneers of photography, lived there in the 1800's. In 1835 he produced the first photographic negative, a view of one of Lacock Abbey's oriel windows.
The Fox Talbot Museum of Photography is situated in the grounds.
Lacock Village (NT)
Medieval village used for many film and TV series.
Longleat
Elizabethan stately home with 400 years of treasures. Gardens landscaped 1757 by Capability Brown; also safari park with lions, etc in natural surroundings.
Westbury White Horse (EH)
Originally carved AD 878 to commemorate victory at Ethandun; recut in 1778. Superb views and perfect picnic spot.
Avebury Manor (NT)
16th century house, with Queene Anne alterations and Edwardian renovations by Colonel Jenner; topiary and flower gardens with medieval walls.
Avebury Stone Circle (NT)
Major megalithic ceremonial monument from 2500 BC. 28-acre site; circles of sarsen stones with megalith avenue linked to Stonehenge.
Bath & West Showground
Exhibitions and antiques fairs.
Bristol Docks
Houses the restored SS Great Britain, the first ocean-going propellor-driven iron ship.
Cheddar Gorge
Gorge and underground caves; cheddar cheese village.
Glastonbury 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.
Old Wardour Castle (EH)
French style hexagonal castle in a magical lakeside setting.
Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury Abbey ruin; Gold Hill (steep cobbled hill, lined with ancient houses: used in Hovis TV advertisements).
Silbury Hill
Prehistoric burial ground near Avebury Stone Circle; largest man-made hill in Europe.
Stonehenge (EH)
Prehistoric monument of unique importance; bluestones from Wales, immense sarsen stones from Marlborough Downs near Avebury.
Stourhead House and Gardens (NT)
Early 18th century English landscaped gardens in Stourton with lakes and temples; rare trees and plants. Palladian mansion designed 1721.
Tetbury
Home of Prince Charles; antique shops.
Wells Cathedral
Cathedral of St Andrew and moated Bishop's Palace, early 13th century.
Westonbirt Arboretum
18,000 trees from all over the world in 600 acres.