Over 5000 years ago, Old Sarum Castle had been occupied
& defended in turn by the Romans, Saxons & Normans.
After continued conflict between the castle garrison &
the clergy, lack of water supply & general overcrowding, the
city we know today as ‘Salisbury’ was formed as an alternative city
to Old Sarum.
I travelled up the Avon Valley taking the back
roads to Stonehenge, through the Woodfords,
passing thatched cottages with well kept gardens. I’ve heard about
the many myths, legends & mysteries of this famous World
Heritage Site of Stonehenge & I was really excited &
looking forward to seeing it for myself. The journey took 1hr
20mins from London.
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