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Salisbury Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Salisbury, United Kingdom
Stonehenge and Bath
Well, it was definitely an early morn for us! We had to be at the bus by 8am this morning to head out to Stonehenge. It was about an hour and a half drive, most of which was filled with a ton of information by our tour guide. I really just don't ...
Cruising the Kingdom that is United
... it was good to explore for half a day. Lots of inspiring architecture and great to wander around. From Banbury, it was off to Salisbury and a tour of Stonehenge. But before that was a trip to one of the highlights of this holiday – the Russell Road ...
Day 1 - Salisbury
... " and had the Beef & Potato Pasty dinner & a pint of cold cider - all very good. Then we went to Salisbury Cathedral and walked around. I was very excited to see the grave of William Longspear there. He was the illegitimate son of Henry III and ...
Big Rocks!
... It was amazing! We got closer than I thought we could get, and we got lots of great photos. Then we headed to Salisbury and saw the cathedral there and saw one of the four remaining copies of the Magna Charta! It was well preserved because it was ...
Stonehenge - One of the Wonders of the World
The great and ancient stone circle of Stonehenge is one of the wonders of the world. We travelled by motorcoach a couple hours southwest of London to visit this prehistoric monument today. With clouds looming overhead, it was quite an ...
Since You Last Heard From Me...
- I went to Salisbury ..and I loved it. I arrived midday on Saturday, just in time to catch the end of the weekly market. The fresh food places were shutting down and selling their produce for discounted rates. I got 9 bananas for a pound! I ...
Ancient Stones and Huge Spires
... with our backpacks everywhere and many miles on a not so traditional path. Everything worked out fine surprisingly, starting by going to Salisbury and then a bus to Stonehenge. We only spent a half hour there, but there was an amazing aura, even in the ...
Salisbury & Stonehenge
... old England we took a day trip to see Salisbury Cathedral and Stonehenge, which are about 80 miles from home in London. Salisbury Cathedral was started in about 1222 and took less than 50 years to build, meaning that the architecture is consistent ...
Salisbury
... to shout everyone else a drink. Ben lost and wasn't happy about it. We then all piled into the car and headed towards Salisbury, we'd done a bit of research and Salisbury had a very famous and impressive Cathedral. We headed along there and had a look ...
The Life of a Traveler
... pouring; it rained so much my umbrella started to drip on me despite the fact that it is supposed to block the rain). Anyway, Salisbury was a quaint town, but because of the rain and my inadequate rain gear, I decided to take the train from there to Bath ...
England
... approaches, so instead of munching on the instant noodles i brought with me from bath, i thought it'd be appropriate to have a salisbury steak! otherwise i think it'll be a nice relaxing evening, hopefully with some rest (but me thinks not b/c of the ...
Sightseeing in the rain, Salisbury Cathederal, etc
... U.K has finally realized there was Australian tourists who weren’t experiencing a proper English summer. After leaving the famous Salisbury Cathederal {with its half millennium of history and busy stained-glass}, we followed our navigation aids to ...
Old Sarum (Salisbury)
... it ought to be. But the church, and those who love her, are having the last word. From the glorious altar coverings to the new stained glass and the authentic restoration of the frescoes, Salisbury is a glowing jewel, ever changing and always true. ...
Salisbury NO did not have salsbury steak
After Old Sarum we went into the New town of Salisbury though an old town. Saw the cathedral which was extremely beautiful. then had a fantastic dinner. Pictures as soon as I can get them as my battery died in my camera sorry ...
Stonehenge.
We wake up to the sound of the guy going the renovation to Jackie's ensuite cutting tiles with a disc grinder. Nice. We decide on a big fry up. I head over to the Tesco just across the road, pick up the beans and bacon. Dave and I spend he next 1hr and ...
Where is Stonehenge, anyway?
... find Stonehenge on a map of England. It's somewhere about 90 miles south of London, about 15 miles from Salisbury. (Yes, they measure distances in miles rather than kilometers. Go figure.) Anyway, in the middle ...
Salisbury
... when a small renovation at our house takes months and then is still not without its disasters or problems. Salisbury Military Museums From the cathedral we went onto the military uniform museum which was quite impressive and then onto another ...
Day 9 - Stonehenge/Avesbury/Salisbury Cathedral
... in was built in the 13th Century and is actually over 600 years old. We packed and left to go see the Salisbury Cathedral. It has the highest spire in Britain. It also had one of the 4 surviving copies of the Magna ...
Made It
After one shuttle, two planes, a train shuttle, a bus and a real train, I'm in Salisbury! Decided to take shanks mare to the Lodge. Got horribly lost - there is no rhyme or reason to the layout - lots of roundabouts, rivers, railways, ...
Testament to What Faith Can Do
So in the town of Salisbury, there is an astoundingly beautiful cathedral that was built in 38 years without much technology. My only answer to this: look what faith can do. Not much to say except I stood in wonder for a while, and took lots of pictures. ...
Medieval and very, very ancient
... seeing that, but we really did not have time. An informative but nonintrusive commentary is played the whole way from Salisbury to Stonehenge. Upon arrival at Stonehenge, the bus tour allowed us to jump the queue and pick up our informative ...
Stonehenge and Salisbury, and Calvin
... the Salisbury Cathedral (which has the tallest spire in all of England 412ft! and the worlds oldest clock, which has no face!). Salisbury Cathedral is Calvin's favorite cathedral in all of England, trust me, he told me three times. In the free time that ...