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More modern castle

Wiltshire is full of history, not just ancient like Stonehenge, Woodhenge or Avebury circles, but more modern, William the Conqueror … More

Castle, England, English Heritage, flint, Old Sarum, travel, UK, United Kingdom, William the Conqueror, Wiltshire

The oldest of the set

A slightly longer drive north of Woodhenge, still in Wiltshire lies Avebury.  It is a small village which prides itself … More

Avebury, England, neolithic, stone circle, travel, UK, United Kingdom, Wiltshire

Another henge

A short car journey north of Stonehenge is Woodhenge.  It is far smaller in circumference and visitor levels.  There is … More

bronze age, druids, England, English Heritage, travel, UK, United Kingdom, Wiltshire, woodhenge

Midsummer Solstice

At all gets dark from here on – until the winter solstice when the days get longer again.  This visit to … More

druid, England, English Heritage, Salisbury Plain, Stonehenge, travel, UK, United Kingdom, Wiltshire

Happy 90th Birthday!

Last Thursday, 21st April 2016, the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom turned 90 years old.  There were many … More

beacon, Berkshire, England, HappyBirthdaYourMajesty, Royal family, Thames Valley, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Mediterranean diet

This hasn’t suddenly changed to a food blog, it remains about my travels and I am still at the Eden … More

art, Cornwall, Eden Project, England, plants, Public art, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Art outside

The Eden Project is home to many sculptures, these horses (one of wood the other of bronze) are at the … More

art, Cornwall, Eden Project, England, Public art, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Faking a rainforest

Inside the rainforest biome at the Eden Project, heating and humidification systems artificially create a rainforest climate.  As I entered, my … More

art, Cornwall, Eden Project, England, Public art, rainforest, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Landscaping a claypit

The Eden Project has transformed a claypit into a vast garden featuring two biomes in which climates are reproduced to allow … More

Cornwall, Eden Project, England, Flowers, landscapes, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Ed-ucation

The Eden Project is a botanical garden with a strong emphasis on education.  It aims to showcase important plants and … More

Cornwall, Eden Project, England, Flowers, travel, UK, United Kingdom

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