England's holiday coast and its deepest prehistory in one region. Stonehenge and Avebury sit on Salisbury Plain; Bath layers Roman baths under Georgian crescents; Bristol is the creative city on the Avon; and the peninsula runs out past the Jurassic Coast, Dartmoor and Exmoor to Cornwall's surf beaches, fishing harbours and the Isles of Scilly. Much of the Cotswolds is here too.
- Stonehenge and Avebury
- Bath — Roman Baths, the Royal Crescent and Georgian terraces
- Cornwall — surf beaches, harbours and the South West Coast Path
- The Jurassic Coast, a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Dartmoor and Exmoor national parks
- The Cotswolds' honey-stone villages
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Headline destinations
The places VisitBritain leads with in South West England.
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Stonehenge The most famous prehistoric monument in Europe, on Salisbury Plain -
The Cotswolds Honey-coloured villages, dry-stone walls and rolling green hills -
Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly Surf beaches, fishing harbours and the far southwest tip -
Jurassic Coast 185 million years of rock in 95 miles — a natural UNESCO site -
Dartmoor & Exmoor Two moorland national parks — tors, ponies and dark skies
Cities
Our guides
Full destination guides we've already published in this region.
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Bath England's most beautiful Georgian city — honey-stone crescents around steaming Roman baths, in a green Somerset bowl. - Cornwall England's wild southwest tip — surf beaches, fishing harbours, the rugged coast path and cream teas by the sea.
- Cotswolds Quintessential rural England — honey-coloured villages, dry-stone walls and rolling green hills dotted with sheep and cosy pubs.
South West England by experience
The VisitBritain themes this region delivers on.
- History & Heritage Stone circles, Roman walls, castles and cathedrals
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Outdoors & Nature Fifteen national parks, three coast paths and a lot of weather -
Food & Drink Whisky, the pub, the Sunday roast and a lot of Michelin stars -
Film & TV Standing where Harry Potter, Outlander and Bridgerton were shot -
Adventure & Sport Zip lines in slate quarries, surf on two coasts, and the home of the game -
Music & Festivals Glastonbury, the Fringe, Highland Games and the Beatles' city -
Relaxation & Wellbeing Thermal spas, dark skies, forest bathing and very slow walks -
Sustainability Travelling Britain by train, on foot and by ferry
More of England
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London One of the world's great cities, and a country's worth of things to do -
South East England Windsor, Oxford, cathedral cities and the white cliffs -
East of England Cambridge, the Broads, big skies and a quiet coast -
East Midlands The Peak District, Sherwood Forest and stately-home country -
West Midlands Shakespeare's town, Ironbridge and Birmingham's canals -
Yorkshire & The Humber Two national parks, a walled medieval city and the Brontë moors -
North West England The Lake District, the Beatles' Liverpool and Manchester's music -
North East England Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland's castles and empty beaches