The Counties

Somerset mixes beautiful countryside with dramatic coast. The sandy beaches of Minehead and Burnham-on-Sea contrast with the rocky coastline of Exmoor. Somerset's County Town, Taunton, is ideal for holiday shopping.

Wiltshire is home to the incredible ancient monuments Stonehenge and Avebury Stone Circle. Within the wide expanses of the Wiltshire Downs you’ll also find numerous White Horses carved into the hillsides.

Dorset is a county of outstanding natural beauty. Its famously picturesque coastline was awarded World Heritage Status by UNESCO in 2001 for its unique geological history.

Places to visit

Hauser & Wirth

Award winning contemporary art centre

Fleet Air Museum

Engaging exhibitions of naval aircraft

Haynes Motor Museum

The UKs largest collection of the greatest cars

Montacute House and garden

Renaissance manor house filled with treasures

Wells Cathedral

A very impressive English cathedral

Sherborne Abbey

An ancient Abbey with a glorious ceiling

Longleat

A famous animal park and Elizabethan House

Glastonbury

A small town with gardens, an Abbey and the Tor

Stourhead Gardens

World-famous 18th-century garden & mansion

City of Bath

A World Heritage City with many historical sites

Harvey’s Literary Tours’

See the landscapes that inspired the region's authors