Please excuse me as I look back here and catch up on some interesting places and travel days I missed posting at the time….

Travelling from Leicester to Chilton Trinity 24th May, we decided to detour to Oxford and Avebury. A little out of our way but both worth a visit.

Oxford is one of those places that if you love books, learning and architecture you can’t but help be drawn to and for me it was one of the places we visited that made me truly feel that I was fulfilling life long dreams during this trip.

We parked outside Wadeham College and went for a walk around passing the Sheldonian Theatre, the covered market, Brasenose, Hereford and Trinity Colleges.

I think it’s Semester break as we see few actual students but we do see a few open Colleges with busloads of visitors and think perhaps these may be future students?

As we walk around I feel the timelessness of this place and how it would be so much fun to be part of this community.

We even see a student protest which is to be expected :-). This one supporting our planet so no argument from me. It’s interesting to note that climate change regularly appears on the news over here; both UK and Europe and seems to be widely accepted as an ongoing issue we must attend to!

The covered market is bustling and I even buy an Oxford T Shirt and also few bits for dinner later.

The streets of Oxford are lively and the architecture continues to astound me. I feel privileged to be here and grateful again to Rob for helping me make this trip a reality. Thank you my love!

Avebury

Rob and I had visited a few stone circles by now and Avebury is considered as one of Britain’s best sites, over 4,500 years old and some say better even than Stonehenge. I reserve my opinion on this until we visit Stonehenge, planned for a few days later…

Situated in the Kennet Valley near Wiltshire, Avebury certainly doesn’t disappoint!

Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in southwest England. One of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. Wikipedia

The three circles span a large area. It’s so big in fact that it’s impossible to get it all into one photo unless of course you have a drone! A great walk though, through green fields skirting the village. The village of Avebury has a tearoom and museum so is also okworth a visit. You could easily spend the whole day here.

We arrive Chilton Trinity tired after a busy day. Our accommodation for the next few days is a small cabin in a park, similar to what you would find at a beach side park. Small but with all the necessities.