South West England

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Introduction

South West England is the largest region (size-wise) of England. The Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks can be found here, as well as the cities of Bristol, Salisbury, Exeter and Plymouth.

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Geography

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Counties

Wiltshire
Somerset
Devon
Cornwall
Isles of Scilly - separate from Cornwall, though still part of the ceremonial county of Cornwall
Bristol
Gloucestershire
Dorset

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Cities

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Sights and Activities

The World Heritage Coast of Dorset and East Devon
Lulworth Cove
The Isle of Portland
Durdle Door
Thomas Hardy's Cottage
Lawrence of Arabia's House

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

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Getting There

By Plane

Bristol Airport (BRS) is one of the main gateways. Easyjet, Ryanair, Thomas Cook Airlines and Thomson Airways have many seasonal flights to destinations in mainly southern Europe.

To/from the airport
The airport is located along the A38, 8 miles (13 kilometres) south of Bristol city centre. The airport is signposted from the M5. Take junction 22 when approaching from the south and junction 18 when approaching from the north.
The Bristol International Flyer coach services A1 & A2 operate to and from Bristol stopping en route in Bedminster, Bristol Temple Meads railway station, and Bristol Bus station. Some services continue to Clifton. The service takes 30 minutes from the city centre. A bus service to and from Weston-super-Mare operates every two hours, service number 121. This service is operated by Wessex Connect and Bakers Coaches on behalf of North Somerset Council.

Exeter International Airport (EXT) is linked to around 20 countries and a number of UK destinations. Flybe has most flights, including to Aberdeen, Alicante, Amsterdam, Avignon, Belfast, Dublin, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Glasgow, Guernsey, Jersey, Leeds, Málaga, Manchester, Newcastle, Nice, Paris and Salzburg.
Also, Thomson Airways has a good deal of flights, like those to Lanzarote, Corfu, Madeira, Crete, Ibiza, Cyprus, Gran Canaria, Malta, Menorca, Mallorca, Rhodes and Tenerife.