АнглияSalisbury51°4’8” N 1°47’49” W
17 октября 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
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 ofЧитать далее
АнглияSalisbury51°3’51” N 1°48’29” W
17 октября 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
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,Читать далее
АнглияSalisburySalisbury Cathedral51°3’54” N 1°47’50” W
17 октября 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
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 betweenЧитать далее
АнглияSalisburyOld Sarum51°5’37” N 1°48’18” W
18 октября 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Old Sarum was originally an Iron Age Hillfort, built around 400 BC at the intersection of two trade paths, before becoming a Roman and then a Saxon settlement. William the Conqueror used the site toЧитать далее
АнглияDurringtonLark HillStonehenge51°10’44” N 1°49’34” W
18 октября 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
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 CircleЧитать далее
АнглияAveburyAvebury Stones51°25’43” N 1°51’14” W
19 октября 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
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; theЧитать далее
Путешественник Short on time, so unfortunately not - will leave to next time. Why?
its very impressive spooky tomb ! google images ! ditto silbury hill ...worth a visit [anthony]
АнглияDevizes51°21’10” N 1°59’45” W
8 апреля 2022 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
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, butЧитать далее
АнглияHeddington51°22’55” N 2°0’3” W
9 апреля 2022 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
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 theЧитать далее
АнглияCherhillYatesburyWiltshire Microlight Centre51°25’31” N 1°55’47” W
10 апреля 2022 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
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 ofЧитать далее
