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Bristol

A creative harbor city with Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge and the SS Great Britain, colorful terraces and Banksy's street art.

Photo: Chris Lathom-Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
May–Sep
Our full guide to Bristol is being written. It's on the South West England list as Worth a Detour.

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Cities · UNESCO

Bath

England
About 11 miles away

Roman baths, Georgian crescents and Jane Austen, in golden stone.

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Nature · Small towns

The Cotswolds

England
About 34 miles away

Honey-stone villages, like Bibury and Bourton-on-the-Water, in rolling countryside.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Stonehenge

England
About 39 miles away

The great prehistoric stone circle on Salisbury Plain, with the far larger Avebury ring nearby.

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The Full Short List

South West England

Stonehenge, Bath and the Cornish coast.

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