Sacred Sites, Historic Houses and Gardens, Crop Circles within easy reach of Vale Centre (under 1hrs drive)
Some websites are listed below or just Google.
Sacred Sites
Stonehenge (45min drive) www.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehenge Summer Solstice Monday 21st June 11.58am
(individuals to organize their own travel arrangements
Stone circle at Avebury (1 hour) www.nationaltrust.co.uk/avebury
Glastonbury Abbey (45 min)
www.glastonburyabbey.com
The Chalice Well at Glastonbury (45 min)
www.chalicewell.org.uk
Glastonbury Tor (as above)
Ancient Iron Age Forts
Hambledon Hill www.hambledonhill.co.uk(20 min)
Maiden Castle www.maidencastle.com
The largest Roman Hill Fort in Britain (1 hr)
Arthurian myths
- Cadbury Castle, King Arthur's Camelot (10 min) www.britannia.com/history/arthur
Crop circles www.circlemakers.org
Historic Houses and Gardens
Stourhead www.nationaltrust.org.uk/stourhead (10 min)
Wilton House, Salisbury www.wiltonhouse.com
Cathedrals/Abbeys (To Google)
Salisbury, Wells, Sherborne
Roman Baths
Bath (1 hr 10 min) www.romanbaths.co.uk
Organic Gardening (10 min)
Charles Dowding Organic Gardening, the 'Natural No Dig Way' www.charlesdowding.co.uk
The Coastline
Durdle Door, Lulworthcove (1hr 15min)
We can help with taxi services or groups can get together to hire a car. The local buses are not that efficient
For specialized tours of the South West To un-earth some of the South West's hidden treasures book with Peter Kight www.stoneseekers.net. Author of 'The Wessex Astrum - Sacred Geometry in a Mystical Landscape'. Details on his website and with 'Discover Dorset Tours' to get some fabulous days out with guides (small numbers).www.discoverdorset.co.uk