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DRIVE 5: A Spiritual Journey 67

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Start/finish: Salisbury to Glastonbury.
KEY
Number of days: 4, allowing for a
Drive route
half-day each in Salisbury and Bath.
Distance: 180 km (112 miles).
Road conditions: Good, but allow for
Berwick
Highway
Chippenham
Chippenham Highway Berwick congestion in and around Bath.
Bassett
Bassett
Bremhill
Biddestoneone Bremhill
Biddest
Colerne
Colerne Calne Calne When to go: Weekdays are best for
Cherhill
Derry Hill Cherhill Salisbury, Stonehenge and Bath, to
Derry Hill
AVEBURY
St Catherine
Corsham
Silbury
Langridge
Marlborough
Langridge St Catherine Corsham Silbury AVEBURY Marlborough miss the crowds. Glastonbury is very
Hill Hill West Kennett
West Kennett
Beckhampton
BOWOOD
LACOCK
Keynsham
Keynsham Charlcombe Box Box Neston LACOCK BOWOOD Beckhampton busy either side of the last weekend
Charlcombe
Kelston Neston Sandy HOUSE of June, when the festival takes place.
Kelston
Sandy
HOUSE
Bathford
Bathford Lane Lane East East
Compton
Kennett
Atworth
Compton Atworth Avon Avon Kennett
BA
Bromham
Winford
Winford Woollard Dando BATHTH Bromham Opening times: Attractions are
Dando
Woollard
Chew Chew Corston
Corston
Horton
Roundway
Melksham
Allington
Magna
Magna Melksham Roundway Horton Allington generally open 10am–5pm, but
Claverton
BRADFORD
Ridgehill
Ridgehill STANTON DREW Claverton BRADFORD Rowde
STANTON DREW
Rowde
Down Down
Alton Pr
Kennet and Avon Canal
ON AVON
Butcombe Chew Chew STONE CIRCLE Marksbury ON AVON Kennet and Avon Canal Alton Priorsiors close earlier (or close completely)
STONE CIRCLE
Butcombe
Marksbury
Wilcot
DEVIZES
Combe
BA TH &
Blagdon
Blagdon Stoke Stoke BA TH & Combe Holt Holt Semington Caen Caen DEVIZES V a l e o f P e w s e y s e y Wilcot Nov–Easter. Shops stay open longer.
Semington
V a l e o f P e w
Reservoirvoir Chew Chew HayHay Hill Hill Etchilhampton Churches are usually open until dusk.
Reser
Etchilhampton
Magna
Magna
N.E. SOMERSET
Blagdon Reservoirvoir N.E. SOMERSET
Blagdon
Reser
Potterne
Ubley Ubley Trowbridge Bulkington Potterne Market days: Salisbury: Charter
Trowbridge
Bulkington
Wedhampton
Mar
Steeple
Peasedown
Hallatrow
Shipham
Shipham West West Hallatrow Peasedown Norton Steeple Wedhampton Mardenden
Norton
Ashton
Compton Martin Harptree St John Ashton Market, Tue & Sat; Farmers’ Market,
St John
Compton Martin
Harptree
WIL TSHIRE
St Philip
Farrington
Cheddar
Cheddar Farrington St Philip Southwick WIL TSHIRE Wed; Devizes: Thu; Bath: Farmers’
Southwick
Gur
Gurneyney
Radst
Axbridge
Axbridge Gorge Gorge Litton Litton Radstockock West West Coulston Upavonvon Market, Sat (Green Park Station);
Upa
Ashton
Ashton
Coulston
Market Lavington
Faulkland
Midsomer Faulkland Market Lavington
Midsomer
Chewton
Cheddar Chewton Nortonton Indoor Market, Mon–Sat (Guildhall).
Cheddar
Nor
Priddy
Mendip
West Lavington
Weare
Weare Priddy Mendip Beckington Bratton West Lavington
Bratton
Beckington
Westbury
Enford
Emborough Kilmersdon Westbury Enford Shopping: Look out for authentic
Emborough
Kilmersdon
Salisbur
THE MENDIP
Draycott THE MENDIP Frome Frome Salisbur y y
Draycott
Holcombe
Cocklake HILLS Holcombe Cheddar cheese in the Mendip Hills –
Cocklake
HILLS
Berkley
SOMERSET
Fittleton
Ebbor Gorge SOMERSET Mells Mells Berkley Fittleton especially in the Cheddar Gorge and
Ebbor Gorge
Tilshead
Wedmore Wookey Hole Imber Imber Tilshead Figheldean discounted Clarks shoes in Street, south
Wedmore
Wookey Hole
Figheldean
Frome
Chapmanslade
Oakhill
Herrington
Herrington Oakhill Frome Chapmanslade of Glastonbury. Anyone interested in
Mudgley Nunney Orcheston
Mudgley
Nunney
Plain
Orcheston
Downhead
Wookey WELLS Downhead Plain New Age trinkets will enjoy Glastonbury.
WELLS
Wookey
Durrington
Shepton
Shepton Warminster Durrington
Warminster
Bishopstrow
Mallet
Chitterne
Leighton
STONEHENGE
Croscombe Mallet Leighton Truddoxhill Woodlands Bishopstrow Chitterne Shrewton STONEHENGE
Croscombe
Woodlands
Shrewton
Truddoxhill
Westhay Godney Polsham Doulting Major festivals: Salisbury:
Westhay
Doulting
Godney
International Arts Festival (2 wks
Polsham
Sutton
Chesterblade
Upton Lovell
Winterbourne St
Meare North North Chesterblade Sutton Upton Lovell Winterbourne Stokeoke May–Jun); Food and Drink Festival
Meare
Amesbury
Wooton Pilton Pilton Veny Veny Amesbury
Wooton
Prestleigh Corton Wilsford
Prestleigh
Wilsford
Corton
Glastonbury Boscombe (mid-Sep); Bath: International
Glastonbury
Boscombe
Berwick
GLASTONBURY Tor Tor Pylle Pylle Vale of Wylye Berwick Avon Avon Music Festival (12 days Jun); Jane
GLASTONBURY
St James
Upper
West West Stockton St James Upper
Stockton
Woodford
Pennard
Vale of Wylye
Streeteet Pennard Wylye Woodford Austen Festival (9 days late Sep).
Str
Wylye
Butleigh Little Little
Butleigh
Middle Woodford
Walton Wooton Langford Great Great Middle Woodford
Walton
Wooton
Langford
Lower Woodford
Wishford
Wishford Lower Woodford
OLD OLD
SARUM
SARUM
Wilton
Wilton
New Sarum DAY TRIP OPTIONS
New Sarum
SALISBURY
Nadder
Nadder
SALISBURY
From Salisbury, take in the prehistoric
stone rings, ancient monuments and
Below Narrowboats on the Kennet and Avon ditches of Old Sarum, Stonehenge
Canal, near Bradford-on-Avon, see p70 and Avebury. Fans of architecture and
shopping can happily spend several
hours exploring Bath followed by a trip
to Bradford-on-Avon for Anglo-Saxon
buildings and then to medieval
Lacock Abbey. A morning spent
touring Wells and Glastonbury will
appeal to lovers of medieval
churches, while cavers and nature-
lovers will appreciate the walks,
gorges and wildlife found among the
Mendip Hills. For full details, see p73.
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