Friday, September 8, 2017

Salisbury, England

Today was a driving day. The GPS said it should take about 4 hours. It took 8 due to heavy stop and go traffic for large parts of the trip.

I did go through Dartmoor National Park. Much of it is open, grass and heather covered hills with lots of grazing sheep. But some is through thick woodlands:



Yes, the road is as narrow as it looks. This, actually is a wider section. You can tell because of the center markings. If there is no centerline, it's too narrow for cars to pass each other at speed and you need to slow down.

Finally, I got to the hotel:



This part was built in the 1300's. The rest was added on in the 1500s-1700s. Inside it's quite modern and there is parking behind. It's right on the Avon River (again). This picture was taken from the bridge just around the corner. The white building on the left bank is the hotel restaurant.




It seems almost every building here is old. At one end of the bridge over the river is a buiding with a “toll house” sign. It looks to be at least 500 years old. Just beyond that is a hospital yard. The plaque says it was established in the 1200's.   

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  1. jeeperSeptember 12, 2017 at 9:19 AM

    Ahh, if those hotel wall could talk.. They would prolly talk forever! 700 years, wow! I would also get caught up in the history of the place, but maybe try my luck on the Avon..

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