周辺のスポット/アトラクション・トップ20

Absolutely lovely, relatively flat throughout and is generally pretty quiet. Some areas have a few bumps thanks to roots and some parts during the wetter winter weather get a couple of centimetres of running water here and there. Overall one of my favourite places to cycle and will continue to feature on my routes!

King Alfred's Tower is managed by the National Trust and is part of the nearby Stourhead estate. The tower is a 49m high folly designed in 1772. It's believed to mark the site where King Alfred rallied his troops in 878.

Longleat House drive is a stately way to arrive at the house and a great road to ride. The house and surrounding safari park are paid entry but there is access via this road and several others through the estate.

Nice run down to the house. Watch out for cross wind on windy days

Just over half way up the gradient eases for a short distance. In the days of old, horses pulling a cart would be sent into a gallop to gain momentum for the steep section ahead. You are unlikely to see that nowadays but it is still known as "galloping plain" locally.

Brilliant! A beautiful and peaceful cycleway akin to the Bristol to Bath cycleway... but much quieter!

Same as above - there is a cafe, but attempt to use it at your own risk. They allowed us to buy a coffee, but promptly asked to move on immediately after. Coffee is mediocre anyway...

Great trails for every ability

old hunting ground...no matter how fit I was, it was always testing at the top when hitting 25%; last two ramps mean grinding it out no matter how many gears but a long recovery stretch when you hit the top to regain energy!

Take your own food and drink, don't rely on the cafe at Longleat if you’re just cycling through - we were asked to move on, as we weren’t paying guests...

Longleat house up close and personal is stunning.

A grand drive leading to the impressive Longleat House in the estate grounds.

There are two pieces of artwork I spotted on the two consecutive bridges with artwork of fingers pointing. Sustrans: "You will also find seven stacked boulders, reflecting the geological strata of the area and commemorating the pioneering work of the ‘Father of Geology’, William Smith, who mapped the rock types in the West of England in 1799, plotted the canal’s course and lived in a nearby cottage at Tucking Mill." - sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/colliers-way

Decent pitch but as hard or easy as you make it.

Perhaps one of the most famous stately homes in the UK, Longleat is an impressive Elizabethan prodigy house. Longleat is set amongst 1,000 acres of parkland, home to the first safari park outside Africa. Construction on the house began in 1568 on the site of a priory which had burnt down. Originally designed for Sir John Thynn, the estate remains in the same family today. The flamboyant artist Alexander Thynn and his son Ceawilin Thynn currently live in the house. You can visit Longleat from 10am - 5pm daily. It's well worth exploring the safari and other attractions as well. Tickets for adults cost £17.00 online. You can buy them here: https://www.longleat.co.uk/

Beautiful, quiet roads surrounding this rather large house & grounds!

This cycling and walking path between Dundas Aqueduct, Radstock and Frome makes use of disused railway lines and quiet country lanes through picturesque Somerset countryside.

Bike path that links Midsomer norton and Radstock through Mells and towards Great Elm

An amazing view after dropping down from the Bath Arms in Horningsham. As you head down the hill toward Longelat, you enter through the grounds gatehouse and you're instantly met with arrow-straight tarmac leading directly to the house. It may not look far, but a run or ride down this road seems to take forever.

Cracking sprint from Horningsham to the house! Beware of sidewinds or headwinds - ouch