Day two in Somerset will involve some driving. Starting from the Abbey Hotel, head for Glastonbury, to see the Glastonbury Tor (pictured above courtesy National Trust UK) which is an imposing hill near the town of Glastonbury. At the top are the ruins of St Michael’s Tower, with a history going back to the Iron Age. The stone Church of St Michael was built in the 14thcentury to replace a wooden church which …
The beautiful county of Somerset, which is located just over 100 miles from London, can be reached by car (2 hours and 15-30 minutes) or by train with routes to Bath and Bristol, two of the major cities in Somerset, as well as other locations within the county. Somerset has borders on the Bristol Channel, the Severn Estuary as well as the River Avon. Gloucestershire is to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset is …
About an hour south of Shaftesbury, again along the Jurassic Coast, is the town of Weymouth, a seaside town which sits at the mouth of the river Wey. It is also just north of Portland, where the Sailing events were held during the 2012 Summer Olympics. The town has tourism as a major source of income, boasting beautiful beaches and well-sheltered waters for sailing, as well as access to the English Channel for more …
Dorset borders on the English Channel, and the coast in that area is called the “Jurassic Coast.” The coastal cliffs are said to display 150 million years of history in the layers of rock that are exposed along the coast, hence the name. The beauty of the coast is breathtaking.
First up is Lulworth Cove. Situated on the coast, the cove is a fine example of the effect of erosion on the various kinds …
Dorset, a beautiful county about ninety minutes’ drive west of London Heathrow Airport, includes the main towns of Dorchester, Shaftesbury, Bournemouth, Weymouth and Bridport. Dorset shares borders with Devon to the west, Somerset to the northwest, Wiltshire to the northeast and Hampshire to the East.
We have already described a lovely cottage in Shaftesbury, Updown Cottage, that we used to use when we visit Dorset. Shaftesbury is on the northern edge of the county, …
We recently travelled to England and had dear friends join us for a few days. Whilst driving around, our friend suggested that we should add to the website a section giving ideas for what to do in the various areas of the UK to which we had travelled. Her comment was, “What should we do if we have only three days to visit a particular place?”
That comment has become the catalyst for this new …