- Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Somerset: The largest display of the planet’s greatest cars …
400 of them!
- Blue Pool, near Wareham, Dorset: A former claypit, the pool is part of the 400-year-old
Furzebrook Estate. Replenished by rainwater, it changes colour, from
shades of green to deep turquoise. It’s surrounded by 25 acres of
unspoiled heathland.
- Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, Somerset: Get close and personal with the giants of aviation
history, including the first British Concorde.
- Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum, Tolpuddle, Dorset: Follow the fate of the six farm labourers who in 1834
were convicted and transported to Australia. Their crime? Attempting to form
a trade union.
- Abbotsbury Swannery, Abbotsbury, near Weymouth, Dorset: Established by monks in the 11th century, this
is home for 600 to 1,000 swans. You can help to feed them at noon and 4pm
daily.
- Bath, Somerset: Settled by the Romans as a military R&R centre, Bath was left to rot after the fall of Rome. Georgian architects re-invented it and created what was to become a leading city break
destination for aristocrats, entertainers and assorted hangers-on. It’s now Britain’s only World Heritage city, and the only place in the UK where you can bathe in naturally hot spa water. Discover England’s most complete Georgian city!
Royal Crescent, Bath
Copyright: D.C. Kernek
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