The West Country Things To Do

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We The Curious

One of the country's top family-friendly science centers, this multimedia attraction provides a "hands-on, minds-on" exploration of science...

M Shed

In a refurbished transit shed on the harborside, this museum is dedicated to the city's history. The collection comprises three main galleries...

SS Great Britain

On view in the harbor is the first iron ship to cross the Atlantic. Built by the great English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1843, it...

Tyntesfield

This extravagant, 35-bedroom Victorian–Gothic Revival mansion has been magnificently restored to reveal a showcase of the decorative arts where...

Somerset Rural Life Museum

Occupying a Victorian farmhouse and a 14th-century abbey tithe barn, this museum tells the story of life in Somerset throughout the ages. Exhibits...

Dunster Castle

A 13th-century fortress remodeled in 1868, Dunster Castle dominates the village from its site on a hill. Parkland and unusual gardens with...

Tintagel Castle

Although all that remains of the ruined cliff-top Tintagel Castle, legendary birthplace of King Arthur, is the outline of its walls, moats,...

Tate St. Ives

The spectacular sister of the renowned London gallery displays the work of artists who lived and worked in St. Ives, mostly from 1925 to 1975...

Pendennis Castle

At the end of its own peninsula stands this formidable castle, built by Henry VIII in the 1540s and improved by his daughter Elizabeth I. You...

Eden Project

Spectacularly set in a former china-clay pit, this garden presents the world's major plant systems in microcosm. The crater contains more than...

Lanhydrock

One of Cornwall's greatest country piles, Lanhydrock gives a look into the lives of the upper classes in the 19th century. The former home of...

Lydford Gorge

The River Lyd carved a spectacular 1½-mile-long chasm through the rock at Lydford Gorge, outside the pretty village of Lydford, midway between...

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Museum/ Gallery 17

Castle/ Palace/ Chateau 11

House/ Mansion/ Villa 8

Religious Building/ Site/ Shrine 6

Garden/ Arboretum 5

Transportation Site (Airport, Bus, Ferry, Train) 4

Zoo/ Aquarium 2

Archaeological Site/ Ruins 2

Government Building 2

Memorial/ Monument/ Tomb 2

Shopping Centers/ Malls 1

Bridge/ Tunnel 1

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