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 From the Chalk Hill Downs of Wiltshire and Salisbury Plain, the
rolling countryside of Somerset and Dorset to the West Country of Devon
and Cornwall , the south west of England is famed for its Devonshire
Cream, Somerset Scrumpy, Arthurian Legends and the strange and
unexplained monuments. 
This is an area of England
that is synonymous with bright summer days, rolling rural landscapes of
sun-bleached straw, thatched cottages and golden coasts of small
insular fishing villages and laid back, country folk. It certainly gets
some of the better weather of the country and while it is a popular
destination, the area’s relative remoteness keeps the number relatively
low.
The south west boasts some fascinating sights, Stonehenge
and the Avebury stone circle, the monuments of the Cerne Abbes Giant
and Uffington White Horse carved out of chalk hills and splendid
stately homes and gardens at Stourhead and Longleat . While out in the
West Country of Devon and Cornwall you’ll find the rugged wildernesses
of Exmoor and Dartmoor, Hound of the Baskervilles territory, while
Cornwall’s enthralling character and dramatic coast evokes memories of
smugglers and pirates of the past. Cornwall is a land with a very
separate identity and up until the 18th Century it’s own language, it’s
also, some say, the birthplace of King Arthur.
The glamorous
jewel of the South West is undoubtedly the splendid Georgian Spa town
of Bath , famous for its Regency architecture and stunningly preserved
Roman Baths. Close by is Bristol a city with its own proud maritime and
industrial history, and the region has a number of quaint and quirky
towns, like Glastonbury and Lacock, picturesque fishing villages such
as Clovelly , St Ives and Padstow and small Cathedral cities with
splendid medieval architecture like Wells and Salisbury.
The
South West is quite a consistent region, in parts, as distinct from the
rest of the UK as the rolling accents of its inhabitants.
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