The Big Attractions

Bath

Bath is unique, with its Roman Baths, splendid Abbey, ravishing Georgian architecture, Jane Austen centre, fabulous shopping and museums on such diverse subjects as costume, the postal service, and the early days of America.

The newly opened Thermae Bath Spa is the only place in the United Kingdom you can bathe in natural thermal hot waters as the Romans and countless generations since have had the privilege of doing.

Longleat

Longleat was the first stately home to open its doors to the public, the Marquess of Bath's Elizabethan house and 900 acre park provides a host of attractions, including the house itself, safari park, a baffling maze, miniature steam railway, butterfly garden, new subterranean adventures in Old Joe's Mine, boating and pet's corner.

Salisbury

Medieval Salisbury attracts visitors from all over the world, to see its magnificent cathedral. The town has good shopping, several museums, the remains of Old Sarum, a racecourse, and magnificent Wilton House nearby.

Stourhead

Stourhead owned by the National Trust is an 18th century mansion with gardens that have been described as "a masterpiece of English landscape, casual yet contrived natural yet architectural". With its temple, grotto and statues of English Kings it is well worth a visit.

Lacock

The village and Abbey at Lacock may be familiar, as many films (including Harry Potter) have used them for locations. This picture-perfect village, owned by the National Trust is where Henry Fox Talbot pioneered photography, will have you reaching for your cameras.