On the 20th July 2011 we set off on our journey westward.Our first destination was the five caravan site at Alice Farm just to the south west of Frome in Somerset.Our route (as chosen by the SatNav) was A43 to Oxford, A420 to Swindon, M4 and finally a rather complicated route that included the A361 and A359. It was a trip of about 140 miles. It was a bit of a showery day but the traffic wasn't too bad and it was an uneventful trip.
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| Alice Farm near Frome Somerset. |
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The site was a well kept one with individual 'hard standing' for each van.The hard standing was hogging on a muddy base and unfortunately we chose a bay that was a bit 'soggy'. It did dry out though.There was a pleasant view of rolling fields with lots of cattle.
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| The Telescope Shop Frome |
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| The tiny streets and quaint shops of Frome |
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We visited Frome and Stonehenge on 21st July. Frome is a very pretty town with mainly stone built buildings. Our main reason for visiting was to see the specialist telescope shop there. This was in an old part of the town with very narrow winding streets.On the outskirts of the town they have large modern supermarkets like Asda and Sainsbury.
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| Stonehenge | |
Moving on to Stonehenge we were quite surprised to find a huge number of visitors, probably about 80% were from other countries. Parking cost £3 and entry to the area immediately round the stones was £7.50 each, luckily as members of the National Trust it was all free to us. You could get to within a few yards of the stones with just a rope between the spectators and the stones. You get supplied with a small device that gives a commentary on what you are seeing. One of the stories tells how years ago visitors used to borrow hammers from the local blacksmith to knock bits of stone off as keepsakes!
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| A couple of 'typical' tourists. |
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On the 22nd July we travelled a further 160 odd miles down to Scorrier in Cornwall.
The journey continues.........
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