West Country Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
one of nine official regions of England, United Kingdom
About West Country
The exact boundary of the West Country is unclear and often a source of heated debate between the different counties, most of which have strong identities. Some definitions exclude Gloucestershire, while others embrace the likes ofHerefordshireandHampshire. Most of the West Country once formed part of the Saxon kingdom of Wessex, and Wessex remains to this day a cultural region with which some locals identify. The people ofCornwallsometimes consider themselves separate from both the West Country and England, due to their ancient Celtic heritage. What can be said is that it is an area that shares many interesting cultural similarities, from accent and dialect, to a shared agricultural and fishing heritage, and a readiness to accept witches, pagans and other freethinkers that might not fit i
West Country Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 14 sections including: