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West Country Travel Guide
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The West Country is an unofficial name for southwest England.
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Counties
The following counties are generally considered to form the West Country:
The region also includes the Isles of Scilly.
Cities
The West Country has many major towns and cities. Below is a list of the nine most notable.
Other destinations
- Stonehenge - the most famous prehistoric standing stones in the world, and a World Heritage site
- The Forest of Dean - the "Queen of Forests", one of England's few remaining ancient forests
- Dartmoor [1] and Exmoor [2] National Parks
- Dartmouth [3] - a popular destination for holiday makers and home to the Royal Naval College
- Land's End [4] - where Cornwall tumbles into the Atlantic
- The White Horses of Wiltshire - 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
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