Last Days of England.

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Hi. Following my blog from a couple of days ago we headed back up from the Cornish Coast and Plymouth, on to the New Forest and then back to Corsham. Pete, Helen, Alex and Georgie arrived back from their tour of the States so it was great to catch up with them and spend the next few days traveling around Wiltshire and the Bath area with Helen acting as our guide. Every little road seems to end up at a beautiful village or a historic site. In the New Forest we stayed at a beautiful B&B, a thatched cottage. With Helen we went to the Westbury White Horse which is about 400 years old, visited the World Heritage Site of the Avebury Stone circles and one evening Pete and Helen took us to the Gifford Circus which is a small circus with lots of happenings. Very good and a lot of laughs. We meet up with Pam and Warwicks friend Cheryl and her daughter Olivia and had dinner in Bath and they came to Dinner the next day at Pete and Helens. We drove down to see the Wells Cathedral which is beautiful and the history go's back to the 12th century. I do love the English country side and the lovely villages and towns. The history is always fascinating, the old pubs usually a delight and I will look forward to my next visit as there is always something new to see. The weather we had was a mixed bag so we didn't get wet and cold at all and enjoyed a fair bit of sunshine. So. yesterday we flew out of Gatwick to Turkey and arrived at Fethiye at 10pm, caught up with Martin and Viv and the good ship Therapy and also Steph and Robin who have to leave today which is a shame. It is so nice to be back here so I am looking forward to spending a lot of time in the pool, working on the tan and being lazy. So I will catch up later. Pip/Rod

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Photos

Bedroom
Di and my lovely bedroom at the B&B at the New Forest .

Bedroom
Pam and Warwick's room

Refreshments.
How about a cuppa chaps. Deserved after a long day.

Breakfast.
A lovely breakfast to start the day.

Delightful.
Set in a beautiful setting the Rye Hill Cottage was a nice place to stay.

Lets Stay.
Di thinks she would like to stay for quite a spell.

Hungry.
Mum ignores all the traffic to feed her little one. A common sight in the new forest were all the animals just wander about.

Walk Time.
Alex takes the dogs and the old folk out for a walk.

Great to visit.
The White horse. Read it if you can. Very interesting.

Yum Yum.
The best way to read history boards.

Hi There.
Pam, Helen and Di look down over the horse into the valley which was full of people on para

From a Distance.
Just to show what it looks like when driving.

Devizes Locks
Sitting at the top of this system of about 26 locks that brings the canal up from the valley.

World Heritage site.
The Avebury Stone circles. These cover 4 sites in this area and are quite fascinating.Why and how comes to mind and why this place.

Dinner.
Dinner in Bath with Cheryl and Olivia. A very nice Italian Restaurant.

Bath.
I nether tire of walking the streets of Bath, a magical city.

Wells Cathedral.
This is a very nice place to visit and has been here since the 12 century. So much history.

I wonder?
This was inside the Cathedral and when I see these types of things I always wonder if there was any connection.

Catch Up.
Had a visit with norman and Rosemary in their new house in Clevedon. They both look so well it was nice to catch up.

Whatley Manor.
A posh lunch at the Whatley Manor with Pete, Helen and Alex. Ceorgie was in London. Very nice old estate set in beautiful grounds.

Whatley Manor.
This is now a hotel and is a very serene old place. Lunch was great.