Salisbury, part 1; Town Centre
![](http://d2k8htqlk8yn1a.cloudfront.net/img/flags-png/gb-en.png)
We walk in via the Queen Elizabeth Gardens and turn into Fisherton Street, noting Salisbury Clock Tower, and reach the Poultry Cross; behind are some beautiful old buildings, including The Haunch ofLue lisää
We walk in via the Queen Elizabeth Gardens and turn into Fisherton Street, noting Salisbury Clock Tower, and reach the Poultry Cross; behind are some beautiful old buildings, including The Haunch ofLue lisää
We leave the town centre via the High Street Gate and enter the beautiful Cathedral Close area; Mompresson House is closed due to the pandemic and the Cathedral itself well deserves a separate post,Lue lisää
Salisbury Cathedral is incredible; it has the tallest spire in the UK (404 feet), as well as the largest cloister and cathedral close. The original site was at Old Sarum, but bad relations betweenLue lisää
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument comprising a ring of standing stones set within an earthworks. It evolved in several construction phases, with the third phase being when the iconic Stone CircleLue lisää
Wiltshire is well known for its White Horse hill figures and they have become a symbol of the county. The origins of such hill figures are obscure and of the original 13 only 8 now survive; theLue lisää
Devizes is a market town situated on the Kennet and Avon Canal and has an incredible 500+ listed buildings. The town originally developed around an 11th century Norman motte and bailey castle, butLue lisää
Devizes is a town on the Kennet and Avon Canal; this is actually a waterway that comprises 3 sections;
1) Bristol to Bath via the natural course of the River Avon,
2) the Canal itself linking theLue lisää
Cherhill is a village that lies close to an old coaching road which ran from central London to Bristol. We cross the new version of this road - the A4 - and head up the hill, enjoying good views ofLue lisää