View from Glastonbury Tor

The South West adventure

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July 2nd 2006
I decided to take a trip down to South-west England for a few days. I hired a car and drove many miles through many counties including Wiltshire, Devon, and Cornwall. Highlights included: • Salisbury (Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral, and the ruins of Old Sarum) • Other castles/building ruins including Old Waldour castle and Tintagel (supposed birthplace of King Arthur) and Glastonbury Abbe ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cornwall

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more