Blossom covered trees and daffodils in green fields.
Day one - from the airport to Stonehenge. 5000 years of ancient religion. They manage the large crowds well. I was more impressed than I expected. The site is much larger than just the stone circle.
Day two, Easter Friday, was spent exploring Wells Cathedral, the adjacent Bishops Palace with its moat, high walls and beautiful gardens, and enjoying lunch in the sunshine in the town square. A relaxing, calming place.
One of three scissor arches that support the roof. We attended an Easter service in the afternoon to hear the choir sing. Beautiful acoustics.
The Bishops Palace and gardens
The swans in the moat pull a string to ring a bell for food.
Day 3 - We walked about 20km from Wells where we are staying to Glastonbury. It was supposed to be a 13km walk. We were lost but then we found our way and climbed the Tor.
The ruins of Glastonbury Abbey. Was King Arthur really buried here?
Day 4 Easter Sunday - a drive through Cheddar Gorge, a walk around its cliff tops and a very good cheddar cheese toasty for lunch at the place where cheddar cheese originated. The tourist cafes were heaving with people and the traffic was bumper to bumper by lunch time on Easter Sunday.
Day 5 - Montacute House dates back to 1601. Its original owner, Edward Phelip was a lawyer with connections to King James I and other royalty.
The view from the Long Gallery, a room that stretches for 52 metres across the entire length of the third floor. A place to walk and exercise on rainy days.
We seem to have recovered from jet lag and not caught any nasty covid disease on the long flight over, so tomorrow we head to Plymouth to begin walking - the real reason for this trip.
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