Early start!
October 1, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
So, up before the lark! Car loaded and off to beat the Birmingham traffic!
Frankley services
October 1, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Coffee stop at Frankley services. Through Brum, about half way now. Breakfast next.
Royal Wootton Bassett
October 1, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Stopped to grab some breakfast in this lovely village. Fabulous bakery, where Stu enjoyed a steak pasties. He keeps going on about it, so it must have been good!!
Avebury
October 1, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Somewhere I've wanted to come forever! And even Stu was surprised at how large some of the stones are. Very accessible, unlike Stonehenge, you can walk around and amongst the stones as well as alongRead more
Silbury Hill
October 1, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Managed to get as far as the hill, but decided to do the long Barrow tomorrow.
Bowood Spa Hotel and golf course
October 2, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Got here around 10:30, after a trip round a lovely new Tecso in Calne (and a few wrong turns!). Stu had his bacon butty and met up with other investors to enjoy a round of golf on a lovely, clear, butRead more
Kennett Long Barrow
October 2, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
So, made my way up the hill to the long barrow. What an amazing place! To think, it's been there over 5,500 years ( well before I was born!). Its been excavated, and opened so that we can look inside.Read more
Sanctuary
October 2, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Then off to the Sanctuary. The building which they think was here was about 12 foot tall and so would have been seen from the nearby long barrow. There were also about 6 round barrows here too.
Off to the Avenue
October 2, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
I then went off to see the Avenue, which runs from Avebury towards the long barrow. It's pretty amazing to drive down a country road and to suddenly see all these standing stones in a field. FromRead more
Back to Bowood, via the White Horse
October 2, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
On my way back to Bowood, and I stopped to take pictures of the white horse (and the village sign for Crompton Bassett)
Homeward bound
October 3, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Set off from Bowood and headed towards Laycock, where they filmed Downton, Harry Potter and others. Lovely village, mainly owned by the National Trust. Stu thought it had been built as a film set -Read more
Tea at Compos
October 3, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Eating tea at Compos cafe! Long time since we've been here. Nearly home, and then ready for the next trip.
TravelerSafe journey 😊👍