Day 3.1 – Stonehenge and Old Wardour Castle

We started the day with eggs and a bagel and went off to Stonehenge in Wiltshire.  I think we got there just in time to beat the really bad tourist rush on the highway.  I listened to the audio tour but started to fade out as it droned on.  I saw many rocks.  And sheep.  There were sheep nearby.  I got to do my Barry Dance in front of Stonehenge.  Sweet.

We decided the Hellfire caves were too far away so instead went to find this castle we found in a brochure.  We have these British Heritage passes that let us get into big historical stuff for free, so why not.  Old Wardour Castle is where they filmed some parts of Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, and it’s really old and ruiny, so bonus.

I wanted to see old E ngland, and man, I saw it on this drive.  Quaint, sleep little hamlets, pubs as old as dirt, one lane roads through the forest.. awesome.  We arrived at the castle in time to see a celtic wedding in progress, compelte with fiddler.  It’s really gorgeous there. (see the pics)

We then spent forever in traffic getting back to Oxfordshire to meet Tanya’s parents for dinner.  I had a Strongbow and my first Fish and Chips in England.  The food was good, but the service was shit.

See the Day 3 pictures in the gallery!

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