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Attractions in Codford St. Mary & Things to Do in Codford St. Mary
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Old Wardour Castle
(8 Miles)*
Beautifully sited beside a lake, Old Wardour Castle was built in the late 14th century by John Lord Lovel as a lightly fortified but showy and luxurious residence. |
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Wilton House
(9 Miles)*
Wilton house, 450 year old home to the Earl of Pembroke, provides a fascinating insight into British history. |
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Stonehenge
(9 Miles)*
The pre-historic megalithic monument known as Stonehenge stands shrouded in myth, mystery and legend. Stonehenge can be found in Wessex, in the south west of England. |
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Old Sarum
(10 Miles)*
The great earthwork of Old Sarum stands near Salisbury on the edge of Wiltshire's chalk plains. Its mighty ramparts were raised in about 500 BC by Iron Age people and later occupied by the Romans. |
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Longleat
(10 Miles)*
Longleat Safari and Adventure Park is just getting bigger and better with more exciting things to see in 2012! |
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Mompesson House
(11 Miles)*
Sharing the Close in Salisbury with the magnificent Salisbury Cathedral overlooking the Choristers' Green, the grand Mompesson House with its Queen Anne facade looks quite at home in this quiet backwater of Old Sarum. |
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Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
(11 Miles)*
Let Salisbury Museum take you on a journey through one of the most fascinating areas of Britain. |
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Salisbury Cathedral
(11 Miles)*
Salisbury Cathedral is a building of world importance. Set within the elegant splendour of the Cathedral Close it is probably the finest medieval building in Britain. |
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Stourhead
(12 Miles)*
You do not have to travel as far as you might expect to see the Temple of Apollo and the Pantheon – Stourhead has miniature versions of both! |
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Frome Museum
(13 Miles)*
The current Exhibition at Frome Museum is the art of JW Singer & Sons Ltd of internationsl remown that originally specialised in church ornaments, plate and memorials. |
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Courts Garden
(15 Miles)*
The Courts is a peaceful family garden with its roots in the past. From the bustling high street of Holt, you pass through an unassuming gateway into a quiet corner. |
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Farleigh Hungerford Castle
(16 Miles)*
Farleigh Hungerford was begun in the 1370s by Sir Thomas Hungerford, Speaker of the Commons, and extended in the 15th century by his son Walter, Lord Hungerford, Agincourt veteran. |
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Westwood Manor
(16 Miles)*
Westwood Manor is a particularly delightful day out for those interested in Gothic and Jacobean architecture, early musical instruments and English Civil War armour. |
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Chettle House
(16 Miles)*
In 1710 Thomas Archer was commissioned to build the existing Chettle House. The house has no corners, all corners are rounded in common with the Archer style similar to those at the Church in Smith Square in London. |
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Rockbourne Roman Villa
(16 Miles)*
Why not visit the remains of the largest known Roman villa in the area? |
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Breamore House & Museum
(16 Miles)*
The magnificent Manor House is set above the picturesque village of Breamore, overlooking the avon Valley on the edge of the New Forest just north of Fordingbridge. |
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Great Chalfield Manor and Garden
(16 Miles)*
It is hard to find a more delightful example of a medieval manor house than Great Chalfield Manor, surrounded by its seven acres of splendid Arts and Crafts gardens. |
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Edmondsham House and Gardens
(17 Miles)*
Edmonsham House is a fine Tudor Manor House with Georgian additions, which has remained within the ownership of the same family since the sixteenth Century. |
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Lacock Abbey
(18 Miles)*
Lacock Abbey has frequently been used as the setting for such classic films as Emma, Pride and Prejudice and Robin Hood. |
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American Museum in Britain
(19 Miles)*
The American Museum in Britain takes you on a journey through the history of America, from its early settlers to the 20th century |
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Bowood House & Gardens
(19 Miles)*
People come again and again to rediscover the enchantment of Bowood - a family stately home embracing a whole world of fascination in the splendour of a bygone age. |
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East Somerset Railway
(19 Miles)*
Take a ride through the beautiful Somerset countryside in our original steam-hauled trains, and relax among the sights and sounds of an old-style country branch line. |
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Prior Park Landscape Garden
(20 Miles)*
Take the opportunity to stroll across the Palladian bridge, one of just four in the world of similar design, with a visit to the Prior Park Landscape Garden. |
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Avebury Manor and Garden
(20 Miles)*
Known as one of Britain's top topiary sites, Avebury Manor in Wiltshire was built on the site of a 12th-century Benedictine Priory. |
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Avebury Stone Circle
(20 Miles)*
Famously overshadowed by its better known neighbour, Stonehenge, the Avebury Stone Circle has a great deal to offer. Dating back some 4,500 years it is a thought-provoking structure. |
Above, you'll find a list of the Tourist Attractions in Codford St. Mary and things to do in Codford St. Mary (and nearby) listed on AboutBritain.com.
So if you're wondering what to do in Codford St. Mary, simply click on some of the links on this page to see detailed information on places to go.
As you can see, there's plenty of ideas for family days out in Codford St. Mary and the surrounding area - so you need never be short of places to go and things to do in Codford St. Mary again.
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