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Day 12 - July 7, 2005
Longleat and Stonehenge
Longleat
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on the steps of Longleat House |
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Hedge Maze tower - Beth & Jamee make it to the middle |
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after the maze Jamee is tired |
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Off again after
breakfast. We head out to Longleat and arrive first at the Wildlife Safari
Park. This is a drive though park for hard top autos. There are
several areas containing different animals. We are given an audio CD that
describes all the animals in each area.
Afterwards we drive
to the main portion of the park. We have purchased a "passport" for
18 pounds each
of us so we can visit all parts of the park. First is lunch at their
Cellar Restaurant. It's ok, Jamee orders the sausage and the portion is
huge. The rest of us order Panini's. The food is ordinary but well
made. Funny thing the staff seems "off" and confused.
Longleat House is
the next exhibit that we visit. The home is amazing and portions of it
have been standing since the 1500's. Part of the home is open to the
public while the remaining part is occupied by the 7th
Marquess of Bath and his family. Photography is not allowed inside
but there is some information online:
http://www.longleat.co.uk/attractions/longleat-house/exploring.html .
Inside there are objects of art, furnishings from various periods and the
ceilings which are works of art themselves. As we walk Shirley asks one of
the attendants how she is doing and she replies "not well" and we then find out
about the bombings in London that took place this morning. In her
words...Spanish goat skin covering the walls....not important today... We
had no idea as we have not been in contact with any news sources.
The other exhibits
on the site include: Safari boat ride complete with sea lions, gorillas and
hippos; butterfly garden; Railway; Old Joe's Mine; a huge hedge maze that takes the girls around 1.5
hours to get though; and other items, mostly for kids. The mine is cool
though with real bats and rats! The attendant was great with loads of
information on the bats and his 12 girlie rats.
Stonehenge
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upon arrival at the henge |
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Awesome! Our
Overseas Pass gets us in with no additional cost. Audio devices are
available and are very informative regarding the site. I took photos from
different angles of the henge.
Our Last Dinner in England
Dinner at Gordons in Newbury
Day 13 - Going Home
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