Attractions in Minety & Things to Do in Minety
(and nearby)

Lydiard House & Park (6 Miles)*
Lydiard Park, the ancestral home of the Viscounts Bolingbroke, lies in beautiful parkland within easy reach of junction 16 on the M4. The Palladian house, church, formal parkland and surrounding pasture are the striking remains of a great estate.
Rodmarton Manor (6 Miles)*
Rodmarton Manor, near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, was one of the last country houses to be built in the old traditional style when everything was done by hand with local stone, local timber and local craftsmen.
Chavenage (10 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.
Westonbirt The National Arboretum' (11 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
Buscot and Coleshill Estates (12 Miles)*
A visit to the Buscot and Coleshill estates nets you not one National Trust property, but two whole working communities.
Bowood House & Gardens (13 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.
Buscot Park and the Faringdon Collection (13 Miles)*
Buscot Park was built by Edward Loveden Townsend in the 1770's. The house is a dignified example of late 18th-century taste for Italianate country houses.
Avebury Manor and Garden (13 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.
Avebury Stone Circle (13 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.
Kelmscott Manor (13 Miles)*
Kelmscott Manor, a grade 1 listed Tudor farmhouse adjacent to the River Thames, was the summer home of William Morris from 1871 until his death in 1896. Morris loved the house as a work of true craftsmanship, totally unspoilt and unaltered.
Chedworth Roman Villa (14 Miles)*
Access to main mosaics reopens fully Spring 2012! If you want to visit the National Trust's oldest stately home, the Chedworth Roman Villa is the site to visit!
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.
Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate (14 Miles)*
Gloucestershire is well known for its fine Regency architecture and gracious spa towns, and Lodge Park was built in keeping with this affluent lifestyle.
Owlpen Manor (15 Miles)*
Owlpen Manor and Gardens is closed for restoration during the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
Farmer Gow's (15 Miles)*
Friendly, fun and a real ´hands on´ experience, Farmer Gow´s is a great place for a family day out. ´Meet the Animals´is held daily at 11am and 2pm.
Newark Park (15 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.
Woodchester Mansion (15 Miles)*
Hidden in a secluded Cotswold valley, untouched by time and the modern world, lies Woodchester Mansion, an unfinished masterpiece of Victorian building.
Lacock Abbey (15 Miles)*
Lacock Abbey has frequently been used as the setting for such classic films as Emma, Pride and Prejudice and Robin Hood.
Painswick Rococo Gardens (16 Miles)*
The sole, complete survivor from the brief Rococo period of English garden design (1720-1760).
Tom Browns School Museum (16 Miles)*
The Museum is housed in the 380 year-old schoolroom which was featured in the novel "Tom Brown's School Days", first published in 1857. Its author, Thomas Hughes, was born in Uffington.
Prinknash Abbey Bird and Deer Park (17 Miles)*
On entering the Park over 50 peacocks and waterfowl welcome you as you walk towards the Love Bird Aviary and the Golden Wood full of golden Pheasants .
Birdland (20 Miles)*
Birdland is set in woodland, river and gardens, this natural setting is inhabited by over 500 birds
Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection (20 Miles)*
The museum is bulging with great cars, quaint caravans, precarious looking motorcycles, enamel signs and an intriguing collection of motoring curiosities!
Great Chalfield Manor and Garden (20 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.
Dyrham Park (20 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.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.



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