Salisbury
Travel Blogs from Salisbury, United Kingdom
Home again, home again, tiddlyumph
So here I am. Back in Salisbury for the first time in 363 days and spending most of my time reflecting on the good times I've had. I've been wondering about the best way to do this final entry and I figured that I should just write it as it comes, from my ...
Avebury, Salisbury and Stonehenge
... picked out strange circular patterns. Originally wooden posts stood here, these are now replaced with stone circles. Once in Salisbury I headed straight to the Cathedral which contains the oldest working clock in the UK and the tallest spire. The ...
15 Days to Go!!
That's right. Only 15 days to go before I'm on the plane to New York. For those of you who don't know, I am off around the world. That means no more England. FOR A WHOLE YEAR. Despite this significant advantage I will be leaving behind many of the ...
Salisbury, England
... to the Salisbury that we know today and it was here that the world-famous Cathedral was built between 1220 and 1258. Salisbury Cathedral is the only Cathedral in England to have been built throughout in the same Early English style and possesses the ...
Salisbury Cathedral and Stonehenge
... !). Feeling more refreshed, we headed toward Stonehenge. Of course, the visit to Stonehenge makes the Salisbury Cathedral seem downright modern! It is believed that Stonehenge was constructed in 3100 B.C.; there seem to be many ...
Salisbury, Stonehenge, and the Magna Carta
Today I travelled to Salisbury with Richard and MacArthur and we went to Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral. I had heard that Stonehenge can be disappointing for some, so I did not know what to expect, but I thought it was awe-inspiring. Right now is ...
Time to look forward
So it's nearly that time of year again. Here at Trussell HQ we are looking forward to another Bulgaria Christmas box campaign (see a short video of last years trip here) with a mixture of anticipation and apprehension. We never know how many boxes will ...
Salisbury and Stonehenge
... arrival in Salisbury, we walked to St. Thomas' church, but as they were still having services, we went directly to the Salisbury Cathedral. There, we went through in rounds so that we could leave the bookbags outside. The Cathedral was lovely inside, and ...
Tour 9001 / 0808 - Day 10
... in the morning - early afternoon. I enjoyed it and took plenty of photos. The guides history was also very helpful. We continued onto Salisbury and had 1.5 hours here. It was a lovely town and it was our last town with Cosmos on this tour. While ...
Stonehenge
England has handreds of stone circles, but Stonehenge (literally means "hanging stones") is unique because it's the only one with horizontal cross pieces called lintels, and it's the only one with monoliths that have been shaped into rectangular pillars. ...
Stonehenge Rocks
Salisbury, England July 25 Day 5: Rode front and center on a double decker bus to Waterloo Station and took a train to Salisbury. Rode on a tour bus to Stone Henge. Unimpressed to see a highway built not far from the site. But the stones ...
Jet lag? What jet lag?
... lack of sleep during our flight. But I soon learned the rhythm of the roads and settled in for the 2 hour drive to Salisbury. Navigating was a bit of a challenge given the variety of names, the unfamiliar signage, and the fact that signs were frequently ...
Nearly Time To Go
Well nearly time to go. Last minute kit checks, fried brekkie, shame it's raining buit hey ho at least we're headed ...
Stonehenge
... had a day trip to Stonehenge. I was really excited, because it was always something I wanted to see. It was in the town of Salisbury, which was a really cute little town. It was older and it was nice to just walk around there. We also went to the oldest ...
Salisbury - Stockbridge - Winchester
... they kept a quill that sharp is beyond my knowledge! After a bite to eat at the cathedral cafe we started across Salisbury Plain towards Winchester, stopping in the lovely village of Stockbridge for a cream tea at Lilly Langtree's. Once in ...
STONEHENGE - $10,000
Our first stop in Europe will be at Salisbury where we will get to see the amazing stonehenge. Day 34: After arriving from the airport, we will check into our hotel and get ready for the next day. Day 35: We will take a tour of the stonehenge. ...
Salisbury 28th November 2007
Ok we're off - sort of! We moved out of our house yesterday but only got as far as staying with Sam's mum! Still battling with Estate Agents and solicitors etc and still not sure if the sale of the house will actually go through. Fingers crossed that ...
Salisbury and Stonehenge
... in just 38 years. While I must say that Winchester Cathedral was far more visually appealing, the "extras" at Salisbury Cathedral are far superior. For example, the cathedral houses the oldest continuously operating mechanical clock in the world and ...
A whirlwind bus tour of central England
... for the rest of the trip. SO, we decided to go on a ridiculous bus tour that lasted 12 hours and covered Bath, Salisbury, and Stonehenge. We knew full well that we were going to be ridiculously rushes at all three places, but it was so much ...
Stonehenge
... I could tour about the countryside without care. So equipped, I head to Waterloo station in the morning to take a train to Salisbury--close to Stonehenge. Right outside the station I luck upon the bus to Stonehenge and take a 20 minute ride directly ...
Salisbury... not as nice as Winchester
But it also has a big Cathederal, and this one houses one of 3 copies of the Magna Carta. I noticed that 2 of the little praying areas (I'm not a church goer so I don't know what those gated off areas are) still had their original painting on ceiling. I ...
Getting ready to roll
We've had a really amazing response to our our Christmas box appeal from our super supporters and the general public this year (who now of course become super supporters!). 5,887 Christmas shoeboxes are now making their way to Bulgaria. Click here to see ...
Seeing Salisbury and Stonehenge
... make arrangements to make it home for her funeral. Unfortunately it was not logistically realistic. She would have loved in in Salisbury! Yesterday we decided that today we would take a tour through a company called London Walks to the town of ...
Batfish and Matfish
Family Carless and family Hodson met over a sad lasagne (the lasgane itself wasn't sad... it was delicious - or so the chef says). It turned out not to be too sad anyway, fortunately. That's all so far folk (singular). It is now 22.36, at ...
Travels to Western UK
The first week out of London we realize our pass will give us lots of travel but in a short term. We start out at Salisbury where we check out Stonehenge, the Salisbury Cathedral, and Old Sarum ...
Seeing Stonehenge
... about the building of Salisbury Cathedral. It was great to find out this unexpected literary connection. Salisbury Cathedral, with the tallest spire in England, is beyond description. The spire dominates the ...
Day 14
... a scene or story. Quite unusual and one of the things I liked best about the cathedral. As we left Salisbury Cathedral we walked down a street which had an unusual gateway. At the time I couldn't find a plague to ...

