HOLLY COTTAGE & GARDEN STUDIO

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Bath is a world-renowned spa town, with Roman baths, a fine abbey, unsurpassed Georgian architecture, Regency crescents and squares, museums, art galleries, antique shops, theatres and international music, literary and fringe festivals. Shopping is excellent, with unusual shops and a farmers' market. Come and immerse yourself in the waters at the new Bath Spa therapy centre, served directly by the only hotsprings in Britain. All of this is walkable within a square mile in the centre of the city, served by a convenient 'park & ride' 2½ miles from Wellow. Local bus runs only on Wednesday, but Bath has a 'dial-a-ride' sharing service which is cheaper than taxis. Walking: Wellow is well know as a centre for walking. We have good local guides to a variety of walks - by stream, through woodland or on quiet country lanes. Nice places for picnics. Horseback riding: Wellow has an excellent trekking centre, offering bridlepath rides on horses and ponies for all ages. Cycling: Wellow is on the National Cycle Network route 24 (The Colliers Way), which leads to the Kennett & Avon canal towpath (great for family cycling). There are also many quiet country lanes. You can hire bicycles in Bath. Archeology: This is as fine area for early Industrial Revolution archeology. We also have a fine megalithic site, the 6,000 year old Stoney Littleton long-barrow, one of the best preserved in the country, a walk of only one mile walk. Children: there is safe paddling in the stream, playing "Pooh Sticks" from the bridge a small village playground, and a superb adventure playground in Bath. Also the incomparable Longleat Park for the young of all ages. Other: A good area for bird-watching, kite flying and also star-gazing (no street lights, so no light pollution!) The river Avon offers boat trips and the Kennet & Avon Canal is easy for level walking or cycling through varied countryside. LINKS

Wellow is a good centre for exploring the region. To the south are Wells (fine cathedral town) - 30 minutes drive Glastonbury (medieval abbey & Tor) - 45 mins. Stourhead National Trust Gardens - 45 mins Mendips & Cheddar (gorge and famous caves) - 30 mins. Quantock Hills & Exmoor - 60 mins. Dorset Coast - 60 mins. West: Bristol (much to see) - 35 mins. Severn Bridge & South Wales - 45 mins. North: Wellow Bath - 10 mins. Westonbirt Arboretum - 40 mins. Cotswold villages - 45 mins. Oxford (famed university city) - 80 mins. East: Avebury & Stonehenge (neolithic sites) - 70 mins. Salisbury (cathedral city) - 45 mins. Winchester (cathedral city and Anglo-Saxon seat) - 60 mins.