Swindon & Wiltshire - England in pictures

These pages are not really pages from my holidays, as I live in Swindon when I prepare them. Swindon is probably not the most exciting place to live in, but it has a lot of interesting places to visit within a very short distance. Please select from the menu below:
Swindon A few pictures from Swindon where I live when preparing these pages	Stonehenge A few pictures from this world famous monument from a visit in July 2000	Historic Stonehenge A picture from Stonehenge in the 1940s, courtesy of Carol Gilmore and her father James Max Porter
Historic Swindon A few pictures from Swindon in the 1940s, courtesy of Carol Gilmore and her father James Max Porter	Swindon - Then and Now Comparing Swindon in the 1940s to the same views in September 2006 during a short walk through the town	Magic Roundabout Swindon's world famous roundabout, the Magic Roundabout. Incl. 360° QuickTime VR panorama.
Malmesbury A visit to Malmesbury Abbey and the Abbey House Gardens in April 2001	Crofton Pumping Station One of the two pumping stations along the Kennet & Avon Canal. Two Cornish Beam Engines, one of which is the oldest in the world	Castle Combe Voted "the prettiest village in England", a small place with architecture little changed by the 21st century
Avebury Stone Circles and prehistoric mounds: Avebury stone circle and Silbury Hill	Marlborough An afternoon in and around historic Marlborough with a panoramic view over the village and the famous college	Kennet & Avon Canal Pictures from the canal, it's locks and a few boats
Bowood House & Gardens A historic house in one of "Capability" Brown's most beautiful landscaped gardens.	Bowood Rhododendron Walks In real life only open during the flowering season, on this page open any time: Rhododrendron and azaleas in a lovely garden	Longleat House One of the most beautiful Elizabethan houses in England, Lord Bath's home near Warminster.
Stourhead A visit to Stourhead Estate: Pictures of the magnificient landscaped garden, Stourhead House and some views from King Alfred's Tower	Larmer Tree Gardens A lovely garden with an interesting collection of buildings including a theatre	Lacock Abbey Six pictures of Lacock Abbey, the place where the first photographic negative was produced
The Courts Garden A delightful English country garden. Roses in full bloom and waterlilies on the pond	Bradford-on-Avon An appealing town at the river Avon with a lot of beautiful old stone buildings and the old bridge	Science Museum Wroughton See various exhibits from the large objects collection: Planes, cars or fire-fighting appliances
Woodhenge A Neolithic henge monument originally constructed out timber. Concrete posts mark the place where the timber used to be.	Swindon Kite Festival Impressions from the May 2005 festival at Wroughton Airfield, colourful kites and fast kite buggies	Heale Garden A garden designed by Harold Peto with a Japanese Tea House and Nikko Bridge
White Horses Planned for some time in 2006	Something else Not sure yet what, but something else will go here	Something else Not sure yet what, but something else will go here
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