Our "Ulli Reisen" coach in the car park at Avebury.
We left our Swindon hotel after yet another early start, and set off to Avebury, where we arrived before 9am, to find ourselves alone in the carpark. I had forgotten to tell the staff about our coach party visit, and received a bit of a ticking off for not doing so! I had organised all the other visits down to the final detail, but I somehow forgot to tell the staff at Avebury, the famous stone circle almost on my Devizes doorstep.
We spent an hour waiting for everything to open at 10am, and once coffee and snacks from the café were available, all ran smoothly. The National Trust shop also opened, and after souvenir shopping and refreshments, we boarded the coach and set of for Sissinghurst Castle in Kent.
Avebury - Wikipedia
Avebury (/ ˈ eɪ v b r i /) is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in ...
In the gardens at Sissinghurst Castle.
Sissinghurst Castle Garden | National Trust
The National Trust's Sissinghurst Castle and Garden, near Cranbrook, Kent, is the famous garden of writer Vita Sackville-West.
Most of us climbed up the tower to see the wonderful view over the gardens and surrounding countryside.
The oast houses in the grounds are now used as the visitor centre and souvenir shop.
The weather was beautiful, with an almost cloudless sky and warm sunshine. I'd never visited the Castle before, and I felt lucky that we had chosen such a wonderful day on which to do so.
Two of our singers enjoying the peace and quiet of the gardens.
We left Sissinghurst at around 4pm, and travelled back to the "Ramada Hotel in Dover for the night. We all enjoyed our last wonderful day in England with a good evening meal in the hotel. Two successful visits in one day, what more could we ask for.
Day 6 follows tomorrow, and then my daily diary of the visit will be complete.
Watch this space!
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