Sights & Attractions in The West Country

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

At-Bristol One of the country's top family-friendly museums, this multimedia...	Museums / Galleries	Bristol

Barbican East of the Royal Citadel is the Barbican, the oldest surviving...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Plymouth

Berkeley Castle In the sleepy village of Berkeley (pronounced bark-ley), this...	Castles / Palaces	Bristol

Cathedral of St. Peter At the heart of Exeter, the great Gothic cathedral was begun...	Religious Sites	Exeter

Church of St. Mary Redcliffe Built by Bristol merchants who wanted a place in which to pray...	Religious Sites	Bristol


Clifton Suspension Bridge A monument to Victorian engineering, this 702-foot-long bridge...	Bridges / Tunnels	Bristol

Elizabethan House In the heart of the Barbican section, this former sea captain's...	Museums / Galleries	Plymouth

Hoe From the Hoe, a wide, grassy esplanade with crisscrossing walkways...	Viewpoints	Plymouth

M Shed In a refurbished transit shed on the harbor side, this museum...	Museums / Galleries	Bristol

National Marine Aquarium This excellent aquarium on the harbor presents aqueous environments...	Zoos / Aquariums	Plymouth

Plymouth Mayflower Exhibition On three floors, this interactive exhibition narrates the story...	Zoos / Aquariums	Plymouth

Powderham Castle Seat of the earls of Devon, this notable stately home 8 miles...	Castles / Palaces	Exeter

Royal Albert Memorial Museum This family-friendly museum houses natural-history displays...	Museums / Galleries	Exeter

Saltram An exquisite 18th-century home with many of its original furnishings...	Houses / Mansions	Plymouth

SS Great Britain On view in the harbor is the first iron ship to cross the Atlantic...	Nautical Sites	Bristol
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