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My Godson having expressed a desire to see Stonehenge, I took him to the area for the weekend.
This was the first time I'd been back to Stonehenge since they built the new visitor centre and closed off the road that ran right next to the henge, and I must say what an improvement. At the visitor centre is an exhibition and a reconstruction of the houses that were used around the time Stonehenge was constructed. Then we boarded a bus which took us to the henge, which we walked around. In the middle of the stones, one of the several pagan ceremonies was taking place. After lunch at the visitor centre, we drove a short way to Old Sarum, the site of a now ruined cathedral and castle. On the outskirts of Salisbury, this was where the city was first sited before it was moved to it's current location. As well as the ruins, a nearby airfield provided plenty of entertainment as we enjoyed watch the aircraft take off and land. We then headed into Salisbury and our B&B for the night. After settling in, we took the short stroll into the City centre to find an eatery. On the way, we spotted a couple of unusual statues that were part of the Baron's Charter Trail, commemorating the 900th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. We resolved to seek out more on the morrow. We found a lovely grill house and enjoyed a meal of gammon steak and spare ribs. On the way back to our B&B we discovered more Baron's Charter Statues. On Sunday morning, despite the drizzle, we kept to our plan and found more example of the statues as we took a different route into the City centre. There, though, our plan fell to pieces. In celebration of Armed Forces day, there was a military parade and an exhibition of military vehicles. My companion was fascinated as he got an opportunity to explore most of the vehicles, though he was ultimately disappointed that none of them were armed! Then, it was time to head home.- comments