Date: Sunday 25th August 2013
Distance: Various
Since our plans to do a walk with views of Stonehenge were thwarted by some unwelcome Bank Holiday drizzle and fog, we took the opportunity to drive up to Marlborough and across to Avebury so we could check out some of the ancient monuments in the area.
We started off with Woodhenge, where the wooden posts of years gone by have rotted away and been replaced by concrete pillars, giving the impression of a prehistoric picnic site, where you half expect to see a mammoth barbecue pit in the corner. From there we continued on past Silbury Hill and West Kennet Long Barrow (which is definitely worth a visit, as one of the most impressive burial chambers in the UK) and into the village of Avebury, which sits in the middle of one of the biggest stone circles in Europe. My photos really don't do it justice - you really need to walk around the whole thing to get the sense of the whole site, with its gigantic stones and huge ditches.
Finally, the sun came out as we headed back to the centre of medieval Salisbury to wander around the town centre and Cathedral gardens, before heading to the riverside for some beer at The Mill and amazing curry at Anokaa (possibly one of the best curries ever!).
So, although this is supposed to be a walking blog, this is what we do when we're not following a formal walk (There is a great Avebury walk in the AA's 1001 Walks in Britain though, which I can recommend for less dreary days)!
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