Vacation in Britain

[Drac]

Oh Jim I hope I am not one of those. I just think you will have a far better holiday concentrating your five days in London or Edinburgh/Glasgow without wasting so much of it dashing here and there. Have a superb time and tell us all about it when you get home again.

Give it up for now. Plan and plan. The adventure of a life if not of this generation.

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Indeed so and Tony's suggestions are well worth seeing too. I know we are suffering some unusually severe weather(for us) at the moment but Salisbury Plain in the winter, even in more normal times, can be a pretty bleak place, so go well prepared with warm clothing.

Sorry, I wasn't ignoring him. I was checking out the sites. The iron age village sounds interesting and probably would be a 2nd visit sort of place. I have to say while I can appreciate the construction and beauty of cathedrals they really aren't my thing. If they are there I will check them out but they aren't something I normally go to.

West Minster Abbey will be the exception but that is since my wife's wishes to see the grave site (at least I think that's why she wants to go) of Elizabeth I.

Jim

[Jock Scot]

As you have discovered, the UK does have more than a few historical sights to choose from!

[Drac]

As you have discovered, the UK does have more than a few historical sights to choose from!

We plan to be back there more than once.

I live in Dallas and it has no where near the history of even the newest village there but you could spend several weeks here alone trying to see it all and you still would miss a lot since many events are seasonal based.

Jim

[robbiethepiper]

Avoid Avebury or Stonehenge near the dates of pagan festivals. They become populated by people using the old religion as an excuse for promiscuity, drunkeness and drugs. Unless thats your scene...

[Drac]

Avoid Avebury or Stonehenge near the dates of pagan festivals. They become populated by people using the old religion as an excuse for promiscuity, drunkeness and drugs. Unless thats your scene...

The Old Religion is my scene.

The promiscuity, drunkeness and drugs, not so much

Jim

[Mike_Oettle]

Jock Scot wrote: “. . . Salisbury Plain in the winter, even in more normal times, can be a pretty bleak place . . .”

Aha! So that’s why the army uses it so much.

[Jock Scot]

Jock Scot wrote: “. . . Salisbury Plain in the winter, even in more normal times, can be a pretty bleak place . . .”

Aha! So that’s why the army uses it so much.

Salisbury Plain, is actually highly productive farmland, well the parts that the army are not driving over, blowing up and generally trampling over! It has two major advantages for the military, easy access and space with few houses and public roads to get in the way. Ideal rolling tank and infantry terrain and the gunners like it too. There is a village called Imber right in the middle of it all that was taken over by the MOD, I think in WW1, maybe WW2, where the locals were removed permanently to new homes. It is possible to visit it once a year and the church is kept intact, the rest is knocked about rather a lot!In fact it is(the Plain) a very beautiful and historically interesting part of southern England.

[Pleater]

Ah yes - Salisbury Plain.

Picture the scene, a weary group of sodden cadet soldiers trailing over the Plain, it has been raining for two days and they have been in it. A wind has now sprung up which is blowing the rain horizontally into their faces. Their leader sees a pile of treetrunks by the side of the track, and calls a halt. Gladly the cadets huddle down in the scanty shelter and break out their rations. They open up their little stoves and begin to heat up water for a hot drink and food.



Just as they are getting comfortable, a large vehicle trundles up the track and the driver and mate move them on so they can load up the treetrunks and take them away.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[Jock Scot]

Ah yes Anne, I remember it well!

[Derek Conley]

Give it up for now. Plan and plan. The adventure of a life if not of this generation.

Oh, I plan on going very soon... sometime this year, if everything works right. I count myself lucky enough to have plenty of allocated holiday/vacation time and take several vacations yearly to stay sane!