Cleeve House is well placed if you enjoy having several good days out,
situated in the heart of the beautiful Wiltshire countryside with its wide variety of exciting local attractions and nationally treasured,
historic sites.

Stonehenge is one of the most famous sites in the world, a mythical prehistoric monument composed of well-sourced stones set in a circular formation. Situated less than nineteen miles South-east of Cleeve House, it is at the centre of the densest complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England that includes several hundred burial mounds. Stonehenge, being both mysterious and magnificent, is impressive all year round.

Avebury is one of the sites listed as part of the 'Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site' and is located less than fourteen miles North-east of Cleeve House. The Avebury monument stands slightly above the local landscape atop a low chalk ridge that is 160 m, or 520 ft, above sea level and is said to be the oldest known stone ring anywhere in the world. Its great outer circle is one of the largest stone circles in Europe.
Silbury Hill is the tallest prehistoric human-made mound in Europe and one of the largest in the world, it is similar in size to some of the smaller pyramids found at Giza in Egypt. Silbury Hill is around twelve miles North-east of Cleeve House and is part of the 'Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site'. Archaeologists calculate that Silbury Hill was built over 4,750 years ago.

Longleat Safari & Adventure Park is brimming with fun and fantastic animals from all over the world, providing a great day out for all the family. Having opened in 1966, Longleat was the first ever Safari Park outside Africa. Less than seventeen miles South-west of Cleeve House, Longleat Safari & Adventure Park is easily accessible either for a planned visit or as an impulsive, unexpected excursion.
The Kennet and Avon Canal, with more than one hundred locks over eighty-seven miles, is the result of an idea first raised in Elizabethan times between 1558 - 1603. The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust's Devizes branch office is less
than five miles East of Cleeve House and is a great place to start enjoing
the locks whether by foot, by bicycle or by boat. First opened in 1723, the Canal fell into serious neglect but was restored by volunteers and then re-opened by the Queen in 1990.
Lacock Abbey first began being built in the early thirteenth century when the then Countess of Salisbury laid the abbey's first stone on Friday 16th April 1232, during the reign of King Henry III. Located at the heart of Lacock Village
less than ten miles North of Cleeve House, the abbey is famous for its picturesque streets, historic buildings, as well as for its appearances on television and in films such as the magically memorable Harry Potter series.
The Roman Spa Baths in the elegant city of Bath is a well-preserved Roman site that was used for public bathing. A major tourist attraction less than eighteen miles West of Cleeve House, the Baths receive more than one million visitors a year. Along with the Bath House, other main features include: the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, and the Museum which displays genuine finds from the unique site. Costumed characters can be found in
action around the Great Bath and an audio guide is available in several languages.
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway - sits comfortably inside a beautifully restored Grade II railway building in the heart of the former Swindon railway works. The works, which was one of the largest in the world and operated between 1843 - 1986, could
produce three locomotives in a single week. A little over thirty miles North-east of Cleeve House, the Museum, which has been the filming location of the BBC favourite Antiques Roadshow, captures wonderfully and retells stories from the glory days of rail travel.

The Westbury White Horse, which also has the name Bratton White Horse, is the oldest of several white horses rendered into the inviting landscape of the heart-warming Witlshire countryside. Holding particular historical and national significance for the local area and the U.K., it is located approximately ten miles South of Cleeve House and stands strong against easterly winds on a banking with an excellent view.

Salisbury Cathedral, which is around thirty miles South-east of Cleeve House, is considered to be one of the finest leading examples of early English architecture and has the tallest church spire in all of the UK. It houses the world's oldest working clock as well as the best surviving of four copies of the Magna Carta. Officially named the 'Cathedral of Saint Mary' its construction first began in 1220 and is still in use today. Regular tours are available to view this historic building.
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