West England

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The West Country is the name for the southwestern end of England.

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Regions

The West Country region consists of the following counties:

The region also includes the offshore Isles of Scilly.

Cities

The West Country has the following major towns and cities:

Other destinations

  • Stonehenge (http://www.stonehenge.org.uk/) - the most famous prehistoric standing stones in the world, and a World Heritage site
  • The Forest of Dean (http://www.forestofdean.gov.uk/) - the "Queen of forests", one of England's few remaining ancient forests
  • Dartmoor (http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/) and Exmoor (http://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/) National Parks
  • Land's End (http://www.landsend-landmark.co.uk/intro.html) - where England tumbles into the Atlantic
  • The White Horses of Wiltshire (http://wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk/) - 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

Understand

Get in

Get around

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Get out

External links

West Country Tourist Board (http://www.visitsouthwest.co.uk)

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