We set off in good time and when the time came we stopped at a tea shop for elevenses at a place we tried to stop at a few years ago on another visit to Wiltshire. On that occasion we aborted the attempt, some sort of event was going on which meant parking in a muddy field and my shoes weren’t suitable for trekking back across the field to the tea shop.
After a refreshing cup of tea we resumed our journey, stopping along the way for lunch at Bourton on the Water. After lunch we did a bit of window shopping before continuing on our journey to Salisbury. When we arrived at the hotel ‘The White Hart’ we realised that it did not have a lift!! This is very unusual for a Mercure hotel and I wondered how Mum would cope with her leg up and down the stairs. You might recall that she broke her leg last October and we had to abort a family holiday. This Salisbury trip was the long awaited rescheduled weekend away.
When we had unpacked and settled in we strolled across the road to have dinner in a pub right next to the hotel. Afterwards we returned to the hotel for a nightcap before retiring for a good nights sleep.
I would say that is very unusual for a Mercure hotel too , Hope you managed. I have been to Salisbury once on a very fleeting visit. Love the statue on top of the building. Hope you had a good weekend.
Mum managed very well. There were one or two other residents who had mobility problems and they struggled a little. So obviously the lack of lift had caught them out too.
There are ground floor rooms, but it needs to be made more obvious there isn’t a lift!
Did you wander along the side streets in front of but to the left of the cathedral that were so narrow you could touch the buildings on both sides of the street?
I am really looking forward to your pictures…..I forgot to get one of the wall/gates.
I don’t think I came across the street you mention…
Looking up is rewarded again, I see.
We photographers ALWAYS remember to look up
You KNOW I love that white hart, Cherry!!!
Next time you are over in England you need to pay a visit to Salisbury
I was always happy with the Mercure. Stayed in one in Paris each time.
I have stayed in many Mercure Hotels on my travels to France. They have a particular charm about them
That’s an impressive looking hotel, so unusual to see an animal on top of that style of building.
It was a surprise to me when I turned round the corner and saw the hotel!