Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2010-08-15 10:30:51 - Graham Ellis
After all of our hotel guests had arrived yesterday, we were able to take a brief break - do a little shopping [no pictures] and get a breath of fresh air. We're only a short drive from the Westbury White Horse; we went onto Salisbury Plain just above the horse and breathed in the countryside - ran the dog, before descending down to Bratton - a village that's on what we describe as the "flank" of the plain. Pictured here ... Sheep from Bratton Hill - with views off the Plain to the valley of the river Avon.
Just up from Bratton, Edington Church formed a pretty picture in the sunlight, yet under threatening skies. This is the oldest church for many miles around, and it's accompanied by a monastery and priory which have also been there since time immemorial.
Further picture from yesterday - [Bratton] and [Edington]. And if you don't live in the area, but you're tempted to come and have a look (and to see Bath and Lacock and Avebury and Caen Hill too ...), why not make it a long weekend and stay with us at Well House Manor?
After all of our hotel guests had arrived yesterday, we were able to take a brief break - do a little shopping [no pictures] and get a breath of fresh air. We're only a short drive from the Westbury White Horse; we went onto Salisbury Plain just above the horse and breathed in the countryside - ran the dog, before descending down to Bratton - a village that's on what we describe as the "flank" of the plain. Pictured here ... Sheep from Bratton Hill - with views off the Plain to the valley of the river Avon.
Just up from Bratton, Edington Church formed a pretty picture in the sunlight, yet under threatening skies. This is the oldest church for many miles around, and it's accompanied by a monastery and priory which have also been there since time immemorial.