Well today has seemed a long day! The day started with breakfast at the Black Horse, a good cooked breakfast I was further entertained by one of my favourite hobbies ; people watching a couple came down to breakfast, the poor bloke he couldn’t do anything right, what ever he did she criticised. A quick wander around town and especially the inside of the church and then off to Avebury, a pleasant surprise it is a National Trust property so no entrance charge or car parking to pay as I am a member of the Scottish National Trust. On the way he I went past Silbury hill I know this is the biggest man made prehistoric structure but I’m afraid I was distinctly under whelmed, I was interested by the work that English Heritage is doing apparently the top of the hill fell in a while ago. The stone circle was interesting but it was difficult to get a real sense of it as it skirts the village. The gardens of the manor house and the church were an added bonus.
I then set off to drive south aiming for Exeter as the aim was to visit the church at Clyst Honiton where there is a family grave and a window in the church dedicated to the Gould line of the family.
I eventually found a nice pub to stay in at Otterton near Budliegh Salterton which must be the most English place name ever! A slightly dodgy half hour when I thought I was going to run out of petrol though but found some eventually when the car was running on the fumes at the bottom of the tank.
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