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Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Places to go near Bath

Verdant gardens, historic houses and a Benedictine Abbey make for tranquil days out in waterside Somerset.

Local attractions

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Avoncliff is one of two fine aqueducts on the Kennet & Avon designed by John Rennie, the other being Dundas. Nearby …

  • Historic structure

Elegant public rooms which hosted the hub of Georgian high society. Designed by John Wood the younger, the Bath …

  • Historic building

This fabulous aqueduct designed by John Rennie is one of two such important structures on the Kennet & Avon Canal, …

  • Historic structure

The Pump Shed is an ideal place for those needing some refreshments. Serving tea, coffee,cakes, savoury snacks and …

  • Leisure attraction

The finest collection of American decorative arts outside the USA.

  • Museum

Water supply to the western end of John Rennie's marvellous achievement - the Kennet & Avon Canal - was always going …

  • Leisure attraction

A charming English country garden. 7 acres of spacious lawns, clipped yew hedges and fine specimen trees form the …

  • Garden

15th century manor with charming historic detail. Great Chalfield Manor was re-built between 1465 - 85 on the site …

  • Historic building

18th century garden overlooking the Georgian townscape of Bath. Lancelot Brown was not the only one to see the …

  • Garden

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