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Saving Silbury

At Avebury work has been underway since May 2007 to stabilise Silbury Hill, the largest prehistoric ...
Saving Silbury



Neolithic houses discovered at Durrington Walls

A major research project in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site has uncovered several Neolithic house...
Neolithic houses discovered at Durrington Walls



Jurassic Coast - The Swanage Crocodile

A 130 million year old fossil crocodile skull was recently found near Swanage. The 60cm long skull d...
Jurassic Coast  - The Swanage Crocodile



Comedy Blockbuster Hot Fuzz is set in Wells

Hot Fuzz was filmed in and around England's smallest city of Wells, Somerset. Many of the key buildi...
Comedy Blockbuster Hot Fuzz is set in Wells



Forde Abbey and Gardens offer a Great Day Out

Forde Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery set in 30 a...
Forde Abbey and Gardens offer a Great Day Out



Walk Via Gloucester

The City of Gloucester has launched two separate leaflets aimed at encouraging young families, and a...
Walk Via Gloucester



World Heritage Success for Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape

The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Cornish Mining) has become a World Heritage Site, reco...
World Heritage Success for Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape



Historic Castles Offer Rooms with a View

Discerning holidaymakers like a room with a view, now they can stay in rooms with some of the best v...
Historic Castles Offer Rooms with a View







Pulteney Bridge, Bath