History and Heritage in South West England
If you like walking through beautiful countryside with lots of opportunities to stop and explore market towns and villages and eat great food then the River Parrett Trail is for you.
Purbeck Estate and Studland, Swanage, Dorset
One of Britain's best beaches and extensive nature reserve.
A mile-long bay of gently shelving fine sand with a backdrop of dunes at Studland. .
Grand Western Canal Country Park, Tiverton, Devon
Eleven and a quarter miles of canal meandering through spectacular countryside
With 16 grade II listed bridges (many designed by John Rennie), 2 grade II listed limekiln complexes (one at either end of the canal), an aqueduct and 9 surviving milestones, the Grand Western Canal has a carefully preserved rich historic inheritance. In recent years the Canal Ranger service and volunteer groups have made great progress in restoring historic structures at the northern end of the canal.
Children love it here
