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This museum holds a wide and varied selection of American artifacts and collectibles.

The American Museum
Claverton Manor
Bath
BA2 7BD

Telephone: +44 (0)1225 460503

In 1535 Nicholas Poyntz built a new west wing onto the court to impress the visiting Henry VIII with this new second wife Anne Boleyn.

The king was so impressed by his subjects generosity that he knighted Nicholas. The Court stands as a fine example of 16th century royal state apartments and is said to be the finest example today.

Acton Court
Latteridge Road
Iron Acton
Bristol
BS37 9TL

Telephone: +44 (0)1454 228 224

Bristol Airport opened in 1927, and has grown to become the second largest airport in the United Kingdom. Bristol Airport offers flights to over 85 international destinations and is used by 15 airlines and over 80 tour operators.

Bristol Airport developed out of RAF Whitchurch after the end of the Second World War. RAF Lulsgate at Whitchurch had a distinguished history serving statesmen such as Winston Churchill Defender of Democracy and pioneer airwomen Amy Johnson on their travels.

By 2004 Bristol International Airport was the second fastest growing airport in the United Kingdom, accommodating 4.6 million passengers passing through it’s facilities every year.

Take a Bristol Airport motorhome hire and experience the South West in style.

This is in an area of outstanding beauty and the campsite is set in four acres of grassland close to a winding stream. There are twenty nine touring pitches all with electric hook up and some, not all, have hard standing. Heavy motorhomes are much better on hard standing if you can get it. Parking on grass is at your own risk as you may need a tow off in wet weather if the ground is soft. Historians regard the area as a worldwide heritage site. The writer of the American constitution was born just one mile from Cowslip Green at Wrington. There is a modern shower and toilet block and all the facilities one would expect in a good site plus the addition of use of Microwave,Fridge/Freezer, Ironing facilties and free Wifi. The site is very eco conscious and provides a Recycling Point for plastic, paper/cardboard, glass, tin, food and batteries. There is also covered seating areas and a garden area with seating. To get there in your Avon Motorhome Hire, follow the signs to Bristol Airport. Follow A38 for 3 miles, pass Darlington pub on right.  The Camp site is signposted on the left at the bottom of the hill opposite the Holiday Inn. If you approach in your Avon Motorhome Hire from Bath on the A4,  take the A368 to Churchill, turn  right on A38 towards Bristol and then four  miles down the road the campsite is signposted on the right. (Opposite Holiday Inn.)

Brook Lodge Farm Camping
Cowslip Green
Wrington
Bristol
BS40 5RB

Telephone : 0044(0)1934862311

Jane Austens books are world famous and, with oscar winning actor Colin Firth emerging from the water as Mr Darcy, there are certainly few women who haven’t seen a filmed version of her books. So, if you are visiting Bath in your Avon Motorhome Hire, and you love Jane Austen’s books, then this is the place you should visit. The Jane Austen Centre in Bath gives you a feeling for life as experienced by Jane when she visited the city. Not only does the centre offer a snapshop of regency times it explores how the magnificent city of Bath affected Janes life and writing. There are costumed guides, films’ and an authentic atmosphere to transport you back to those Regency times. The tearoom is worthy of a visit as well, not only for the home made cakes but for the unique view from the roof tops across the city. The centre organises walking tours  and the settings for the novels ‘Northanger Abbey’ and ‘Persuasion’ are included in these excursions. For prices and opening times view the Jane Austen Centre website by clicking on the blue highlighted text. You may want to take your Avon Motorhome Hire in September 2011 between Friday 16th to Saturday 24th September. This is an international event with a Regency costumed parade across the city and many programmed events. In the evening you can settle down to enjoy reading her books again in the luxury of your Avon Motorhome Hire.

Jane Austen Centre and Regency Tearoom
40 Gay Street
Queen Square
Bath
Avon
BA1 2NT
Tel; 01225 443000

Close to Stratford Upon Avon, with open access, is Welcombe Hills and Clopton Park Nature Reserve. The park is North of Stratford Upon Avon and within walking distance of the town centre. This is a haven for a variety of wildlife, with an equal variety of habitats. The views from Welcombe Hills and Clopton Park are truly spectacular stretching as they do across the Avon valley. It is a lovely place to go for a walk with undulating hills and stunning sloping grassland. Here you can find grassland, woodland and ponds and the beauty of a stroll surrounded by such lovely countryside is hard to beat. On the park is the site of Margarets’s Well, which has possible Shakespearean connections.  To drive To Welcombe Hills Turn off the A439 Warwick Road onto Ingon Road. Parking is off Ingon Lane onto Maidenhead Road. The Hills and Park can be accessed from Maidenhead Road. If you are visiting Stratford Upon Avon whilst on your Midlands Motorhome Hire Holiday and would love a walk or picnic with spectacular views, this is the place to visit.  For more information click the blue text below.

Welcombe Hills and Clopton Park Nature Reserve
Near Stratford Upon Avon
Avon
England