West Country

The West Country is an unofficial name for southwest England.


	west country Travel Guide : 1 Counties 2 Cities 3 Other destinations 4 Understand 5 Get in 6 Get around 7 Eat 8 Drink 9 Stay safe 10 Get out 11 External links

Counties

The following counties are generally considered to form the West Country:

The region also includes the Isles of Scilly.

Major West Country towns and cities are:

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 (http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/) and Exmoor 2 (http://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/) National Parks
Dartmouth 3 (http://www.dartmouth.org.uk/dartmouth.htm) - a popular destination for holiday makers and home to the Royal Naval College
Land's End 4 (http://www.landsend-landmark.co.uk/intro.html) - where Cornwall tumbles into the Atlantic
The White Horses of Wiltshire (http://wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk/) - 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

West Country Tourist Board (http://www.visitsouthwest.co.uk)

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