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Attractions in Falfield & Things to Do in Falfield
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Berkeley Castle
(4 Miles)*
In 1153 Maurice Berkeley completed this fortress by the Severn Estuary at the command of Henry II, and ever since has been the home of the Berkeley family. |
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Edward Jenner Museum
(4 Miles)*
Edward Jenner was born in Berkeley in 1749. Orphaned before he was 5 years old, his brothers and sisters set him on a career of medicine. |
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Newark Park
(6 Miles)*
Built as a hunting lodge around 1550, this tall, symmetrical building with its mullioned windows reflects the sophisticated style of the Elizabethan court rather than that of a local country house. |
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Lydney Park Gardens
(7 Miles)*
Now Closed FOR THE 2010 SEASON |
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Owlpen Manor
(7 Miles)*
Owlpen Manor and Gardens is closed for restoration during the 2010 and 2011 seasons. |
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Woodchester Mansion
(8 Miles)*
Hidden in a secluded Cotswold valley, untouched by time and the modern world, lies Woodchester Mansion, an unfinished masterpiece of Victorian building. |
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Chepstow Museum
(9 Miles)*
Chepstow Museum reveals the rich and varied past of this ancient town, once an important port and market centre. Wine trade, shipbuilding and salmon fishing are among Chepstow's many industries featured in displays with atmospheric settings. |
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Chepstow Castle
(9 Miles)*
Chepstow Castle, on its rock above the swirling waters of the River Wye, stands guard over a strategic crossing point into Wales. |
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Tintern Abbey
(10 Miles)*
It's easy to understand why Tintern Abbey was one of the first places in Wales to attract Visitors. Travellers have been flocking to this riverbank in the wooded Wye Valley for hundreds of years to admire Tintern's grace and sublime beauty. |
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Dean Heritage Centre
(10 Miles)*
Situated in a converted former mill in the picturesque Soudley Valley, the Dean Heritage Centre is the ideal starting point for a visit to the Forest. |
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Westonbirt The National Arboretum'
(10 Miles)*
Westonbirt - The National Arboretum, in the South Cotswolds, is one of the most magical and important tree gardens in the world. With over 600 acres of picturesque historic landscape |
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Dyrham Park
(11 Miles)*
The impressive baroque mansion of Dyrham Hall was principally developed by William Blathwayt. He married Mary Wynter in 1686 and on the death of her father began work on the neglected manor house. |
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Chavenage
(11 Miles)*
This historic Elizabethan house, home of the Lowsley-Williams family, contains much of interest to the discerning visitor. Visitors can see the tapestry rooms and furniture and relics of the Cromwellian period. |
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Blaise Castle House Museum
(11 Miles)*
The museum features displays of everyday life in and around Bristol, including toys, costumes and domestic equipment. It stands in extensive grounds and woodland. |
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Clearwell Caves Ancient Iron Mines
(11 Miles)*
When you visit Clearwell Caves you are entering some of the very oldest underground workings in Britain. |
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Caldicot Castle & Country Park
(12 Miles)*
Magnificent Welsh border castle set in fifty-five acres of beautiful parkland. Founded by the Normans, developed in royal hands as a stronghold in the Middle Ages. |
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Great Western Railway Museum (Coleford)
(12 Miles)*
The Great Western Railway Museum is housed in one of the last remaining permanent railway buildings in the Forest of Dean, on the original site of Coleford Railway Yard. It is the original GWR Goods Station of 1883. |
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Westbury Court Garden
(13 Miles)*
Westbury Court Garden offers a little touch of the Netherlands in the heart of Gloucestershire. |
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Bristol's Red Lodge
(13 Miles)*
Built c. 1590, it was in the grounds of the Great House which stood on the site of the present Colston Hall. Inside on the first floor, is the last surviving suite of 16th-century rooms in Bristol. |
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Bristol Zoo Gardens
(13 Miles)*
A visit to Bristol Zoo Gardens is an adventure into an exciting animal kingdom, all set within 12 acres of beautiful gardens. |
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Bristols City Museum and Art Gallery
(14 Miles)*
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery tells the story of our world in every display, from the beginning of time to the present day. |
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Bristol's Georgian House
(14 Miles)*
A carefully preserved example of a late 18th-century sugar merchant's town house. |
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At-Bristol
(14 Miles)*
With hundreds of hands-on exhibits, live science shows and a Planetarium, At-Bristol is one of the UK's biggest and most exciting interactive science centres. |
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Castle Combe Circuit
(14 Miles)*
Since its opening in 1950, some of the most famous names in motor racing have left their tyre tracks around Castle Combe's challenging tarmac. |
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M Shed
(14 Miles)*
M Shed is an exciting and innovative new museum for Bristol due to open on 17 June 2011. |
Above, you'll find a list of the Tourist Attractions in Falfield and things to do in Falfield (and nearby) listed on AboutBritain.com.
So if you're wondering what to do in Falfield, 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 Falfield and the surrounding area - so you need never be short of places to go and things to do in Falfield again.
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