Salisbury to Amesbury via Old Sarum and Stonehenge Walk

Up the Avon Valley from the attractive marker town of Salisbury past Old Sarum hillfort and castle site to the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and on to historic Amesbury

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Stonehenge

May-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa

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Stonehenge from footpath along northerly side
Stonehenge from footpath along northerly side

SWC 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge)

Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Stonehenge
Stonehenge

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge walk

Mar-22 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr

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Stonehenge Stone Circle, 21/06/2025, before the solstice
Stonehenge Stone Circle, 21/06/2025, before the solstice

SWC Walk 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge)

Jun-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Stonehenge Stone Circle, 21/06/2025, after the solstice
Stonehenge Stone Circle, 21/06/2025, after the solstice

SWC Walk 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge)

Jun-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Old Sarum trees
Old Sarum trees

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge walk

Mar-22 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr

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Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral

SWC 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge)

Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Old Sarum from bridleway to the North
Old Sarum from bridleway to the North

SWC 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge)

Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Woodhenge
Woodhenge

SWC 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge) Extension to Woodhenge and Durrington Walls

Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Stonehenge Stone Circle, 21/06/2025, the druids (?) have entered the circle and sing
Stonehenge Stone Circle, 21/06/2025, the druids (?) have entered the circle and sing

SWC Walk 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge)

Jun-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Stonehenge Stone Circle, 21/06/2025, the sun has risen, the stones are gleaming pinkish and the SWC are leaving
Stonehenge Stone Circle, 21/06/2025, the sun has risen, the stones are gleaming pinkish and the SWC are leaving

SWC Walk 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge)

Jun-25 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Old Sarum trees
Old Sarum trees

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge walk

Mar-22 • Saturdaywalker • On flickr

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Apr-17 • hikinginlondon • On flickr

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Apr-17 • hikinginlondon • On flickr

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Apr-17 • hikinginlondon • On flickr

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Salisbury cathedral
Salisbury cathedral

Google munged this - I thought it did bring out the profile though

Jun-16 • quitenearmike • On flickr

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Old Sarum Castle remnants, from the North
Old Sarum Castle remnants, from the North

SWC 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge)

Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Stonehenge from footpath along northerly side
Stonehenge from footpath along northerly side

SWC 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge)

Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Stonehenge from footpath along northerly side
Stonehenge from footpath along northerly side

SWC 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge)

Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Woodhenge
Woodhenge

SWC 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge) Extension to Woodhenge and Durrington Walls

Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Durrington Walls
Durrington Walls

SWC 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge) Extension to Woodhenge and Durrington Walls

Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Durrington Walls
Durrington Walls

SWC 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge) Extension to Woodhenge and Durrington Walls

Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Cuckoo Stone, Durrington Walls
Cuckoo Stone, Durrington Walls

SWC 67 Salisbury to Amesbury (via Stonehenge) Extension to Woodhenge and Durrington Walls

Jun-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Dancing lady hares
Dancing lady hares

Sophie Ryder exhibition in the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral

Jun-16 • quitenearmike • On flickr

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Just wire ...
Just wire ...

.. but how cleverly intertwined Sophie Ryder exhibition in the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral

Jun-16 • quitenearmike • On flickr

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Meditation
Meditation

Sophie Ryder exhibition in the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral

Jun-16 • quitenearmike • On flickr

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Bunny in my tummy
Bunny in my tummy

Sophie Ryder exhibition in the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral Oops they're hares really!

Jun-16 • quitenearmike • On flickr

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Eddie
Eddie

What a nice epitaph

Jun-16 • quitenearmike • On flickr

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New Age
New Age

Awaiting the solstice

Jun-16 • quitenearmike • On flickr

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Thatcher heaven, near Salisbury
Thatcher heaven, near Salisbury

Cottages on the Old Sarum route

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Old Sarum; Salisbury cathedral in distance
Old Sarum; Salisbury cathedral in distance

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Old Sarum entrance over moat
Old Sarum entrance over moat

around £3 to go in.

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Old Sarum skirt around
Old Sarum skirt around

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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view from Old Sarum towards Beacon Hill
view from Old Sarum towards Beacon Hill

Salisbury Plain

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Plane over Old Sarum
Plane over Old Sarum

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Old Sarum foundations
Old Sarum foundations

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Choices: descending from Old Sarum
Choices: descending from Old Sarum

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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path 45 from Old Sarum ...
path 45 from Old Sarum ...

... north to Little Durnford

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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farm 'twixt Old Sarum and Little Durnford
farm 'twixt Old Sarum and Little Durnford

looking north

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Camel! - guarded by donkeys!
Camel! - guarded by donkeys!

Near Little Durnford

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Walkers approaching Netton village
Walkers approaching Netton village

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Vintage caravan in field, Netton, Wilts
Vintage caravan in field, Netton, Wilts

Gypsy?

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Stonehenge sheep
Stonehenge sheep

...giving this photographer the bum's rush

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Stonehenge; up close & personal, almost
Stonehenge; up close & personal, almost

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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West Side Stonehenge
West Side Stonehenge

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Stonehenge wedding...
Stonehenge wedding...

...Haitian divorce?

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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...walk around the rocks...
...walk around the rocks...

...a Stonehenge circular in miniature...

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Stonehenge Avenue
Stonehenge Avenue

it says here...

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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gonna take a sentimental journey ... towards Bulford camp...
gonna take a sentimental journey ... towards Bulford camp...

...overlooked by Beacon Hill...

May-14 • magyardave2002 • On flickr

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Old Sarum ramparts
Old Sarum ramparts

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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broad yellow swathe
broad yellow swathe

Oilseed rape. Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Alpaca on their day off
Alpaca on their day off

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Spot the real camel
Spot the real camel

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Camel
Camel

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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The Avon, Home Farm
The Avon, Home Farm

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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The Avon, Home Farm
The Avon, Home Farm

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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I should be so ducky ducky...
I should be so ducky ducky...

....ducky ducky.....The Avon, Home Farm Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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The Avon, Home Farm
The Avon, Home Farm

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Nettles in a wood
Nettles in a wood

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Field of red
Field of red

A vast expanse of red campion. Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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The Avon, At the Bridge pub
The Avon, At the Bridge pub

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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The Avon, At the Bridge pub
The Avon, At the Bridge pub

.Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Magnificent Holm Oak
Magnificent Holm Oak

Just past Upper Woodford Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Lake House with tree
Lake House with tree

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Tree near Sting's pad
Tree near Sting's pad

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Trees in a wood
Trees in a wood

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Normanton Barrows appear
Normanton Barrows appear

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Sheep watch
Sheep watch

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Stonehenge
Stonehenge

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Stonehenge
Stonehenge

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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New Kings Barrows
New Kings Barrows

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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Ma and mehh
Ma and mehh

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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The Avenue with shadow of one of the ancients
The Avenue with shadow of one of the ancients

Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge

May-13 • moontiger • On flickr

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The Avon through Salisbury
The Avon through Salisbury

Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Riverside walk
Riverside walk

Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Thatched house - start of Portway
Thatched house - start of Portway

Portway visible at right. Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Old Sarum - moat
Old Sarum - moat

With Salisbury in the distance. Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Old Sarum cathedral
Old Sarum cathedral

With Old Sarum walls behind. Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Poppies
Poppies

By track from Old Sarum. Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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The path from Old Sarum
The path from Old Sarum

Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Along the Avenue
Along the Avenue

Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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The
The "option 1" camel

Now I'm wondering if there aren't camels hiding behind bushes on all our walks. Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Three to tick off
Three to tick off

Camel alpaca and donkey. Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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The Avon
The Avon

Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Lunch pub
Lunch pub

Note also the thatched wall, one of several on this stretch. Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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The Avon
The Avon

Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Cabbage Cottage.
Cabbage Cottage.

"Wattle and daub building" mentioned in directions. Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Approaching Normanton Down
Approaching Normanton Down

Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Stonehenge from afar
Stonehenge from afar

Approaching from Normanton Down. Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Stonehenge from the road
Stonehenge from the road

Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Stonehenge from afar
Stonehenge from afar

Looking back on way to Amesbury. Salisbury to Stonehenge to Amesbury

Jun-10 • moontiger • On flickr

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Llama, Little Durnford

May-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa

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River Avon

May-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa

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River Avon

May-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa

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Thatched cottage, Great Durnford

May-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa

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Country mansion, Lake

May-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa

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DSCF0873(1)

Friendly horses, Springbottom Farm

May-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa

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Stonehenge

May-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa

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DSCF0882

Stonehenge

May-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa

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DSCF0883

Stonehenge

May-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa

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Brown hare at Stonehenge

May-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa

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May-09 • Sean O'Neill • On picasa

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Stonehenge from Normanton Down
Stonehenge from Normanton Down

This spectacular view of Stonehenge is the highlight of the walk from Salisbury to Stonehenge, as described in the www.walkingclub.org.uk/book_3/walk_67/index.shtml" rel="nofollow Saturday Walkers Club Walk 67 and "Rough Guide to Walks in London and Southeast England". A lovely walk, passing Old Sarum, and along the crystal clear River Avon. You get to see Stonehenge from a distance, so much nicer than the tourist scrum closer in.

Sep-08 • Paul Stephenson • On flickr

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