Bath

The Bath Abbey

                                                

 

Stonehenge

House boats on The Avon River

Avebury Henge

The Devil's Seat

White Chalk Horse

I have taken a break from my Scotland and Ireland blogging just to show you all where I've been reccently. After finishing my tours around Scotland and Ireland I still had a week to kill before I began my new job in Newquay. So, I decided to head to Bath. My main focus of the trip was to see Stonehenge. I was recommended by the hostel I was staying at, to do a day trip with Mad Max tours. 

First stop was Stonehenge. It really was quite incredible to finally see it for myself. Unfortunately it is fenced off now so you have to admire it from about 50 metres. All to help preserve it though. Our second stop was the Avebury Henge. It's about 16 times larger than Stonehenge, one mile in diametre, and I somehow had never heard of it. It's extremely underrated. Many of the stones are unfortunately missing, used for sources by surrounding farmers. And a town is runs through it. There seems to be much more mystery to Avebury Henge and a lot more spirituality involved. You can actually touch the stones. In one of the pictures above I'm sitting in what is known as The Devil's Seat. Supposed to bring either good or bad luck, depending on how you see it. 

Other stops for the day were to Lalock and Castle Combe. Lalock was where we stopped for lunch. We ate at the bar that has had the longest pub license in England. And Castle Combe is a village in the Cotswolds and has been voted the prettiest. With it's tranquillity and 'untouched' charm it was easy to see why. It's a tiny one road village lined by beautiful houses and a small river running through. It has even been used for a few film sets such as War Horse. 

During my stay in Bath, I, of course also visited the Roman Baths. Incredible to see evidence of Roman history so well in tact. After seeing the Roman Baths I couldn't help but want to actually bathe in some thermal spas. I treated myself to a 2 hour session at the Thermae Baths. Well worth the money, especially for the views from the rooftop pool. 

I really enjoyed my time in Bath and was really sad to leave. I met some awesome travellers along the way, and I will hopefully bump into them again sometime on our travels. Back to the real world now I suppose.