On our visit to Old Sarum we were treated with a fine aerobatic display from a plane that had taken off from the nearby airfield. It was only later, when I returned from my travels that I realised that it was possible to visit the airfield site. Maybe next time
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Old Sarum – Aerial Display
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 22nd 2014
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Old Sarum
Once Old Sarum was a major centre of government but all that remains today are the great earth banks and ruined remains of the former buildings.
Uniquely, it combines evidence for a royal castle and cathedral within in a massive Iron Age fortification. During the century and a half when its castle and cathedral coexisted, Old [...]
17 Comments CherryPie on Oct 21st 2014
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Winchester – Day Two
After a good nights sleep my back was still playing up so I had to be careful and keep my back straight. The hotel breakfast was good and unlike the breakfast experience in London it was an enjoyable, relaxing affair looking out over the Cathedral grounds.
After breakfast we set off for Avebury to pick up where [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 25th 2014
