We will be leaving our London portion of the trip April 20th which is Easter Sunday. We are going out to LHR and picking up our rental car from Sixt at 9am.
We were planning on going to Windsor Castle and then Stonehenge, before spending night at Sarum College in Salisbury. Unfortunately, it looks like Windsor Castle is not open to visitors until 2pm for Easter, so we are not going to be able to make it to Stonehenge in time (I tried Inner Circle ticket in evening or early Monday Morning, and they appear sold out).
So, I am going to try to merge Salisbury Cathedral at 9am Monday, then Stonehenge and then Bath in same day (Our next night accommodations is in Chedworth)
Question 1) Recommendations for things to do prior to Winsor entrance? 2) Anything that we should see between Windsor and Salisbury? 3) Any restaurants you love in Windsor or Salisbury? 4) Is Monday (Cathedral, Stonehenge and Bath) reasonably doable?
Thanks
Posted by
Central Coast CA, USA
189 posts
I've been following some of your other questions about your trip, and am very excited for you!
1) Runnymede, Eton. Could take a boat ride https://www.frenchbrothers.co.uk/
4) What are you planning to do in Bath? We spent an entire day in Bath and it was not enough. But everyone has different travel styles and constraints, so YMMV. A suggestion is Salisbury Cathedral, Stonehenge and perhaps Avebury - and leave Bath for another trip.
Posted by
Sidney, BC, Canada
1033 posts
I think you will be selling Bath short if you add it on to Salisbury and Stonehenge - to do it justice it should be an overnighter! I like the suggestion above to drop Bath and add Avebury. I think it is actually a much more interesting site than Stonehenge as it is part of a huge Neolithic ceremonial area including Kendal Long Barrow, the ceremonial way from the Barrow to Avebury and other sites. There are three circles surrounded by earthworks and it is the largest prehistoric stone circle in Europe. What I really liked was that you could get up close and personal to the stones….there is a village with pub and cafe partly within the circles, a Tudor manor house just outside, so you can get a great feel for the length of time people have been living in the area. Best of all you don’t pay to visit the Circle, it’s all National Trust. However parking usually involves a fee.
En route to Chedworth or if you have time while staying there, visit the Corinium Museum in Cirencester, an interesting town in its own right. The museum is home to some beautiful Roman mosaics from some of the nearby Roman sites. And of course Chedworth is home to the well presented remains of Chedworth Roman Villa.