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West Country

From Wikitravel

Contents

• Counties
• [+] Cities and towns
  • Cities
  • Towns
• Other destinations
• Understand
• Get in
• Get around
• Eat
• Drink
• Stay safe
• Get out

For other places with the same name, see South West (disambiguation).

The West Country is an unofficial name for southwest region of England.

[edit] Counties

The following counties are generally considered to form the West Country:

And Bristol!

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Cities

Bath (Somerset)
Bristol
Exeter (Devon)
Gloucester (Gloucestershire)
Plymouth (Devon)
Salisbury (Wiltshire)
Truro (Cornwall)

[edit] Towns

Bournemouth (Dorset)
Penzance (Cornwall)

[edit] Other destinations

Stonehenge - the most famous prehistoric standing stones in the world, and a World Heritage site
The Forest of Dean - the "Queen of Forests", one of England's few remaining ancient forests
Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks
Dartmouth - a popular destination for holiday makers and home to the Royal Naval College
Land's End - where Cornwall tumbles into the Atlantic
The White Horses of Wiltshire - white horses created by removing the grass on hills to reveal the white chalk underneath. Most are a few hundred years old, although the Uffington White Horse is at least 3,000 years old
The Dorset and East Devon Coast is designated a World Heritage site
The New Forest - Created as a royal forest in 1079 by William the Conqueror for the hunting of (mainly) deer.

[edit] Understand

[edit] Get in

[edit] Get around

[edit] Eat

[edit] Drink

[edit] Stay safe

[edit] Get out