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The British Empire & Commonwealth Museum: Some ten years in the making, the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum represents the first serious attempt in the United kingdom to present a publicly accessible history of the British empire and to examine its continuing impact on Britain and the rest of the world.


It is housed inside Isambard Kingdom Brunel's 19th century railway station at Temple Meads, Bristol, the world's first purpose-built passenger railway terminus and... [more]

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A family day out at Bristol Zoo

Awarded ‘Zoo of the Year 2004’ by the Good Britain Guide, Bristol Zoo Gardens has a continuous reputation for excellence, innovation, and dedication to conservation. It’s the fifth oldest zoo in the world and the oldest outside of a capital city, and a long established major tourist attraction in Bristol. [more]

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The Museum of Costume in Bath showcases one of the finest collections of fashionable dress and accessories housed in the assembly rooms, one of Baths great Georgian buildings. [more]

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In the main house a spectacular series of diverse and authentically furnished rooms, trace the American way of life from colonial times to the mid 19th century.

A temporary exhibition is held each year in the Exhibition Gallery. In 2006 this is PLAYBACK: A Celebration of American Toys and Games (18 March – 29 October)

To accompany this exhibition is a display of Dallas Pratt’s collection of renaissance maps.

There are extensive grounds containing... [more]

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Hansome Baroque country house built in the 17th-century, set in a large landscaped garden and deer park.

The house is set in 274 acres (1.1 km²) of gardens and parkland. It was commissioned from William Talman by William Blathwayt, who was Secretary at War to William III, and is known for a collection including important examples of Dutch decorative arts and for 18th century additions including furniture by Gillow and Linnell. The property is now owned by the National Trust... [more]

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A beautiful and intimate 18th-century landscape garden set in a sweeping valley with magnificent views of the City of Bath.

Prior Park Landscape Garden is an 18th-century landscape garden, designed by the poet Alexander Pope and the landscape gardener Capability Brown, and now owned by the National Trust. It is south of Bath, Somerset, England by Prior Park Road, and 3/4 mile (1.2 km) from the Kennet and Avon canal path.

Prior Park was created by local... [more]