I finally got James to Stonehenge. We spent a weekend in Salisbury at a B&B that was a old coach house on the River Avon called the Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel, a 13Th century coaching Inn. The B&B was dog friendly and had a great open lawn on the River Avon.
The weather was great warm and sunny. We traveled by train to Salisbury which was a 2 hour trip. After getting off the train we walked from the station through a series of meadows to the old mill which dates back to 1135. The old mill is now a hotel and a dog friendly pub and beer garden.
The Salisbury cathedral is famous for it's tallest spire in England of 404 feet and a original copy of the Magna carta is in it's library. The city it self was a very small and friendly. Salisbury is a medieval town with many historic buildings with olde world atmosphere.
I was able to arrange for all of us, including the boys, to take a bus tour to Stonehenge and Old Sarum. Since I have already seen Stonehenge I stayed outside with the boys. We later visited Old Sarum, a castle ruin from the 11th century built by William the Conqueror. The boys had a hard time because there was no shade and it was a very warm sunny day.
We walked back to Salisbury which was about a 2 mile walk via the River Avon. Along the way back we passed a few thatched homes and walls. It was a perfect week-end at a wonderful place that was very relaxing and we could have the boy's with us.
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