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66 BACK ROADS GREAT BRITAIN

A Spiritual Journey

From the lovely city of Salisbury, dominated by its iconic cathedral spire, to
the graceful Georgian terraces of Bath, and west to medieval Wells, this
drive takes in some of England’s most compelling historic centres. En route,
there are appealing stretches of countryside: the grand swathes of Salisbury
Plain and the rolling pastures of Somerset, studded by the Mendip Hills, an
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. And along the way are many Chippenham Highway Berwick
Berwick
Highway
Chippenham
Bassett
Bremhill
reminders of the distant past, in which ancient religions have left their Biddestoneone Bremhill Bassett
Biddest
mark: Stonehenge is the most famous of Britain’s prehistoric Colerne Calne Calne
Colerne
Cherhill
Derry Hill
stone circles, but lesser-visited circles exist at Langridge St Catherine Corsham Derry Hill Cherhill Silbury AVEBURY Marlborough
AVEBURY
St Catherine
Silbury
Corsham
Marlborough
Langridge
Avebury and Stanton Drew. The final Keynsham LACOCK BOWOOD Beckhampton Hill Hill West Kennett
West Kennett
BOWOOD
Beckhampton
LACOCK
Keynsham
Charlcombe
Neston
Kelston
HOUSE
Sandy
stop is Glastonbury, where Kelston Charlcombe Box Box Neston Sandy HOUSE East East
Lane Lane
Bathford
religion, history and Winford Compton BATHTH Bathford Atworth Avon Avon Bromham Kennett
Compton
Kennett
Atworth
Bromham
BA
Winford
Dando
Dando
Woollard
Chew Chew
myth are all Magna Woollard Corston Melksham Roundway Horton Allington
Corston
Roundway
Horton
Allington
Melksham
Magna
Claverton
BRADFORD
Rowde
Ridgehill
magically mixed Butcombe Ridgehill STANTON DREW Claverton BRADFORD Kennet and Avon Canal Alton Priorsiors
STANTON DREW
Rowde
Down Down
Alton Pr
ON AVON
ON AVON
Kennet and Avon Canal
STONE CIRCLE
Butcombe
Marksbury
together. Blagdon Chew Chew STONE CIRCLE Marksbury Combe Holt Holt Semington Caen Caen DEVIZES V a l e o f P e w s e y s e y Wilcot
Wilcot
DEVIZES
Stoke Stoke
Combe
BA TH &
BA TH &
Blagdon
Semington
V a l e o f P e w
Reser
Reservoirvoir Chew Chew HayHay Hill Hill Etchilhampton
Etchilhampton
Magna
Magna
N.E. SOMERSET
Blagdon
Blagdon Reservoirvoir N.E. SOMERSET
Reser
Potterne
Ubley Ubley Trowbridge Bulkington Potterne
Trowbridge
Bulkington
Wedhampton
Mar
Steeple
Peasedown
Hallatrow
Shipham
Shipham West West Hallatrow Peasedown Norton Steeple Wedhampton Mardenden
Norton
Ashton
Compton Martin
Compton Martin Harptree St John Ashton
St John
Harptree
WIL TSHIRE
St Philip
Farrington
Cheddar Farrington St Philip Southwick WIL TSHIRE
Cheddar
Southwick
Gur
Gurneyney
Radst
Axbridge Gorge Gorge Litton Litton Radstockock West West Coulston Upavonvon
Axbridge
Upa
Ashton
Ashton
Coulston
Market Lavington
Faulkland
Midsomer
Midsomer Faulkland Market Lavington
Chewton
Cheddar Chewton Nortonton
Cheddar
Nor
Mendip
Priddy
West Lavington
Weare Priddy Mendip Beckington Bratton West Lavington
Weare
Beckington
Bratton
Westbury
Emborough Kilmersdon Westbury Enford
Enford
Emborough
Kilmersdon
Salisbur
THE MENDIP
Draycott THE MENDIP Frome Frome Salisbur y y
Draycott
Holcombe
Cocklake HILLS Holcombe
HILLS
Cocklake
Berkley
SOMERSET
Ebbor Gorge SOMERSET Mells Mells Berkley Fittleton
Fittleton
Ebbor Gorge
Tilshead
Wedmore
Wedmore Wookey Hole Imber Imber Tilshead Figheldean
Wookey Hole
Figheldean
Frome
Chapmanslade
Oakhill
Herrington Oakhill Frome Chapmanslade
Herrington
Mudgley
Mudgley Nunney Orcheston
Plain
Nunney
Orcheston
Downhead
WELLS
Wookey WELLS Downhead Plain
Wookey
Durrington
Warminster
Shepton Warminster Durrington
Shepton
Bishopstrow
Mallet
Chitterne
STONEHENGE
Woodlands
Croscombe Mallet Leighton Truddoxhill Woodlands Bishopstrow Chitterne Shrewton STONEHENGE
Croscombe
Leighton
Shrewton
Truddoxhill
Westhay
Westhay Godney Polsham Doulting
Doulting
Godney
Polsham
Sutton
Chesterblade
Winterbourne St
Upton Lovell
Meare North North Chesterblade Sutton Upton Lovell Winterbourne Stokeoke
Meare
Amesbury
Wooton
Wooton Pilton Pilton Veny Veny Amesbury
Prestleigh Corton Wilsford
Wilsford
Prestleigh
Corton
Glastonbury Boscombe
Glastonbury
Boscombe
Berwick
GLASTONBURY
GLASTONBURY Tor Tor Pylle Pylle Vale of Wylye Berwick Avon Avon
St James
Upper
West West Stockton St James Upper
Stockton
Woodford
Vale of Wylye
Pennard
Str
Streeteet Pennard Wylye Woodford
Wylye
Butleigh Below Elaborate pinnacles of Bath Abbey, seen Little Little
Butleigh
Middle Woodford
Walton
Walton Wooton across the River Avon, Bath see pp71–2 Langford Great Great Middle Woodford
Wooton
Langford
Lower Woodford
Wishford Lower Woodford
Wishford
OLD OLD
SARUM
SARUM
Wilton
Wilton
New Sarum
New Sarum
Nadder SALISBURY
SALISBURY
Nadder
ACTIVITIES
Stroll through Salisbury’s water meadows to find the spot from
which Constable painted his Salisbury Cathedral picture
Take a tour of the Wadworth Brewery, Devizes
Hire a skiff or narrowboat from Devizes or Bradford-on-Avon
to tour the Kennet and Avon Canal
Rejuvenate at Thermae Bath Spa, the modern bathing
complex at the heart of Bath
Hike in the Mendip Hills around the beautiful Ebbor Gorge
Rent a bike in Glastonbury and experience the tranquillity of
the Somerset Levels, west of town
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