The county of Avon is situated in the South Western area of England running along the Seven Estuary, with a couple of well known historical sites to vist such as the city of Bath and the seaside resort of Weston Super Mare.
Bristol is the largest city in the region with huge ties to the football league with two clubs, Bristol Rovers and Bristol City. Bristol also is a huge tourism attraction with many places of interest such as the Brunel's ss Great Britain site which is famous for holding the worlds first great ocean liner amongst other nautical attractions.
For the animal lovers of this world, Bristol has a large zoo housing over 400 species of creatures of all types from all over the world. Bristol also has an aquarium for marine life enthusiasts with a walk through experience of underwater sealife.
For tourists interested in architecture, Bristol has numerous stately homes and a castle for you to walk round at your leisure to take in the breath-taking views.
The city of Bath, a 'world Heritage Site', has an abundance of attractions, in particular, Bath presents some of the most picturesque architectural sights in Europe such as the Royal Cresent, the Circus and Pulteney Bridge. Bath also houses other attractions and museums such as the Roman Baths, the Jane Austin Centre and the Thermae Bath Spa.
The city aslo boasts a thriving shopping area, situated in the city centre, it is compact and easy on the feet with its tight Georgian streets and small quaint passage ways to be explored.
The city centre host a number of small independent shops in tandem with the more familiar 'big-name' stores.
The town of Weston-super-Mare is a traditional seaside town with all of the expected attractions. With miles of clean sandy beach, perfect for building sand castles having hosted the Sand Sulpture festival on multiple occations, a level promenade for gentle seaside strolls with breath-taking views, particulary from the 40 metre high Big Wheel.
Weston-super-Mare underwent a huge transformation in recent years with a large scale refurbishment bringing it into the 21 century, making it a popular destination for people of all generations alike.
Looking for self catering holiday accommodation in Avon, then below is a selection of houses, holiday homes, flats and holiday cottages in Avon that can be rented direct from their owners. You can either click on each listing for further details or you can use our search engine on the left if you are looking for something in particular.
