Places to visit

Bristol Aero Collection

Drawing of Bristol plane noses

A museum of Bristol Aeroplane Company products from the last 100 years. In addition to aircraft and engines, missiles and spacecraft, , the collection covers a Bristol-built tram, lorry cars and industrial products.

  • Hanger E2, Kemble Airfield, Nr Cirencester, Gloustershire, GL7 6BA (access from A429)
  1. Tel: 01285 771204/01179365485
  2. Email: enquiries@bristolaero.com
  3. Web: www.bristolaero.com

Avebury

Avebury stones

Constructed between 2,600 and 2,200 BC, Avebury is a UNESCO World Heitage Site.  The largest stone circle in Europe, it formed the centre of one of Britain’s most impressive Neolithic ceremonial landscapes.

  • Nr Marlborough, Wiltshire, S8 1RF
  1. Tel: 01672 539250
  2. Email: avebury@nationaltrust.org
  3. Web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-avebury

Abbey House Gardens

Image of Abbey House

Possibly the most satisfying garden visit you could make.  This former monastery garden beside the historic Abbey and River Avon was created by plant fanatics the “Naked Gardeners”, Ian and Barbara Pollard (dressed in public)

  • Abbey House, Market Cross, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 9AS
  1. Tel: 01666 827650
  2. Email: info@abbeyhousegardens.co.uk
  3. Web: www.abbeyhousegardens.co.uk

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