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The Best Countryside in the West of England
Our pick of the best countryside in the West of England (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire (incl. the Cotswolds), Bristol, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands), every address checked.
Dartmoor National Park
Devon
Rugged open moorland, ancient stone circles and wild ponies.
See details →Exmoor National Park
Somerset and Devon
Rolling hills, thick woods and rocky coastal views.
See details →Cotswolds National Landscape
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and neighbouring counties
Rolling hills, charming villages and cottages of honey-coloured stone.
See details →Jurassic Coast
East Devon to Dorset
A UNESCO World Heritage coastline of more than 150 kilometres, with rocks dating back some 180 million years.
See details →South West Coast Path
Minehead to Poole
The longest of the National Trails, 630 miles around the coast by way of Land's End.
See details →Quantock Hills National Landscape
Somerset
England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, designated in 1956, running some 15 miles towards the Bristol Channel.
See details →Malvern Hills National Landscape
Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire
Designated in 1959, with the Worcestershire Beacon at 425 metres as its highest point.
See details →Shropshire Hills National Landscape
Shropshire
Steep, rounded whaleback hills, often crowned with open moorland.
See details →The Cotswold Way
Chipping Campden to Bath
A 102-mile National Trail along the Cotswold escarpment, by Broadway Tower and over Cleeve Hill; allow seven to ten days.
See details →Cheddar Gorge
Cheddar, Somerset
England's largest gorge, cut into the Mendip Hills and some 137 metres deep, with show caves where Cheddar Man was found in 1903.
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