Thornbury Castle...
location

the local area

Thornbury Castle is ideally situated for exploring the West Country. To the south lies the Georgian city of Bath with its Roman Baths, renowned architecture and excellent shopping. Further south, but still within easy motoring distance, are historic attractions such as Stonehenge, Glastonbury Tor and the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, where King Arthur and Queen Guinevere are said to be buried. Here too you'll find numerous stately homes to explore - all with beautiful gardens and family treasures.

To the west lie the ruins of Medieval Tintern Abbey, set in the lovely wooded Wye Valley, and the famous Welsh Border castles such as Berkeley, Raglan and Chepstow, built to 'keep the Welsh out of England'. And finally, to the east, lie the Cotswolds, beautiful touring countryside with quaint villages, traditional market towns and, of course, Cheltenham, where many a fortune has been lost and made at the town's racecourse, home to the famous Cheltenham Gold Cup.