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The Best Attractions In Aldbourne

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Ramsbury Brewing & Distilling Company Ltd

The Crown, Aldbourne

Avebury Stone Circle

The Cotswold Range

Hawk Conservancy Trust

Blenheim Palace

Stonehenge

Sudeley Castle

Aldbourne is a village and civil parish about 6 miles northeast of Marlborough in Wiltshire, England. It is in a valley in the south slope of the Lambourn Downs, which are part of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. From here an unnamed winterbourne flows and joins the River Kennet 4 miles south near the village of Ramsbury. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 1,833. It includes the hamlets of Upper Upham and Woodsend, and part of the hamlet of Preston, which straddles the boundary with Ramsbury parish. The small village of Snap became deserted in the early 20th century.
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The Best Attractions In Aldbourne

1. The Crown, Aldbourne Aldbourne
The Goddard family were a prominent landed family chiefly living in the northern region of the English counties of Wiltshire and Hampshire and the western part of Berkshire, between the Tudor period and the late modern era. The Goddard family were established at Upper Upham House, near Aldbourne, from at least the late 15th century. From 1563 until 1927, the family were lords of the manor of Swindon, living on the Goddard Estate in The Lawns. Other important manors included Clyffe Pypard and Ogbourne St George in Wiltshire, Standen at Hungerford in Berkshire and Stargroves at East Woodhay in Hampshire.
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2. Ramsbury Brewing & Distilling Company Ltd Aldbourne
3. Stonehenge Amesbury
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles west of Amesbury. It consists of a ring of standing stones, with each standing stone around 13 feet high, 7 feet wide and weighing around 25 tons. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. Radiocarbon dating suggests that the first bluestones were raised between 2400 and 2200 BC, although they may have been at the site as early as 3000 BC.One of the most famous landmarks in the United Kingdom, Stoneheng...
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4. Hawk Conservancy Trust Weyhill
The Hawk Conservancy Trust is a bird park and conservation charity that cares for and displays birds of prey. It is located in Weyhill, Hampshire, England, near to the A303 road and the town of Andover. Founded as a zoo by local farmer Reg Smith and his wife Hilary, the park was incorporated as the Hawk Conservancy Trust in 2002. It is also the site of the National Bird of Prey Hospital, a veterinary hospital that takes in injured birds of prey.
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5. The Cotswold Range Somerford Keynes
The River Thames, known alternatively in parts as the Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn. It flows through Oxford , Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Windsor. The lower reaches of the river are called the Tideway, derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock. It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary. The Thames drains the whole of Greater London.Its tidal section, reaching up to Teddington Lock, includes most of its London stretch and has a rise and fall of 23 feet . Running through some of the driest parts of mainland Britain and heavily abstracted for drinking water...
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6. Sudeley Castle Winchcombe
Sudeley Castle is located in the Cotswolds near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. The present structure was built in the 15th century and may have been on the site of a 12th-century castle. The castle has a notable garden, which is designed and maintained to a very high standard. The chapel, St. Mary's Sudeley, is the burial place of Queen Catherine Parr , the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, and contains her marble tomb. Unusually for a castle chapel, St Mary's of Sudeley is part of the local parish of the Church of England. Sudeley is also one of the few castles left in England that is still a residence. As a result, the castle is only open to visitors on specific dates, and private family quarters are closed to the public. It is a Grade I listed building, and recognised as an internat...
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7. Avebury Stone Circle Avebury
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in southwest England. One of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. It is both a tourist attraction and a place of religious importance to contemporary pagans. Constructed over several hundred years in the Third Millennium BC, during the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, the monument comprises a large henge with a large outer stone circle and two separate smaller stone circles situated inside the centre of the monument. Its original purpose is unknown, although archaeologists believe that it was most likely used for some form of ritual or ceremony. The Avebury monument is a part of a larger prehistoric landscape con...
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8. Blenheim Palace Woodstock
Blenheim & Woodstock was a railway station constructed in the neoclassical style which served the town of Woodstock and Blenheim Palace in the English county of Oxfordshire. The station, as well as the line, was constructed by the Duke of Marlborough and was privately run until 1897 when it became part of the Great Western Railway. The number of trains serving the station was cut in the late 1930s, and again in 1952 down to only six trains a day. The last train ran on 27 February 1954 adorned with a wreath. The station building was initially converted into a garage and petrol station. Then the forecourt of the site was no longer used as a petrol station, but for used car sales only with a building company using some of the land behind the station. There were proposals for demolishing the b...
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Aldbourne Videos

Band of Brothers: Visit to Aldbourne, where Easy Co were based during World War Two.

Band of Brothers: Visit to Aldbourne, where Easy Co of the 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division were based during World War Two.

First half of the video shows a bit of the village before moving on to the more interesting locations relevant to Dick Winters and Band of Brothers fans (partly because I didn't research Aldbourne before I got there and only got some good BoB info from a Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours tour guide who happened to be there when I arrived.

Wiltshire

A quick tour of Wiltshire by wiltshire-web.co.uk
Free music by DanoSongs.com

Exploring the Lai Khe Base Camp

Driving around the former 1st I.D. base camp located in III Corps about 60 kilometers north of Saigon along QL13 a.k.a. Thunder Road.

Stonehenge + Avebury Trip - Wiltshire, England

Our trip to Stonehenge + Avebury (Wiltshire, England),
the day after the summer solstcie 2010...

I wrote this piano solo music in May 2010, inspired by
the word The Big Calm.

Pictures are taken by my super husband!

Recorded on Yahama C5A, using Coomber 'Real Time'
CD Recorder 6120 with Pro-Sound YU-37.
Needs upgrading soon!

TUCKEDAWAY VIDEO | The Shears Inn, Marlborough, Wiltshire

The Shears Inn, Cadley Road, Collingbourne Ducis, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3ED
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The Shears Inn is set in the midst of the rolling Wiltshire countryside, 15 minutes from Marlborough and 20 mins from Salisbury.

The traditionally thatched building dates back to the 18th century. we offer an environment where you can eat top quality food, drink in relaxed surroundings or stay in one of our comfortable rooms.

There is also a sunny garden terrace where meals can be taken
‘al-fresco’.

Convenient for business, visiting local sites (Stonehenge, Salisbury plain and the Savernake forest are minutes away) or just getting away for the weekend.

We are dog friendly and are close to miles of well trodden paths and bridleways

Top quality food along with comfortable accommodation in a traditional english pub.

Please note the bar and restaurant is closed on Sunday evenings.

We ask for £10 for each dog that stays with us.

See more at tuckedaway.co.uk

The village of Avebury, Wiltshire

A video tour of Avebury

RAF Yatesbury Wiltshire. Abandoned & Creepy Place. The Oldest Airfield In Europe

RAF Yatesbury
First opened as an aerodrome in World War I, RAF Yatesbury continued operations in the interwar years before again taking on a major role in World War II. From 1936 onwards RAF Yatesbury and RAF Compton Bassett were major Radio and Radar Training Schools, RAF Townsend a satellite landing ground and RAF Cherhill was part No 27 Group, in Headquarters Technical Training Command. It was the oldest airfield in the whole of Europe and is the only airfield in the world that is still is such good condition. In the village church there are reminders of its military past, with a small number of war graves from both major conflicts.
After closure, the Radar and Wireless training school transferred to RAF Locking. The aircraft hangars and airfield, although now farmland, can still be seen from the A4. The buildings, site and surrounding area were featured in the video to the 1988 No.1 hit song Doctorin' the Tardis by The Timelords.

The London Countryway: Sunningdale To Windsor 25 March 2016

The London Countryway is a 205 mile long distance footpath that encircles Greater London. This is the wonderful 9 mile stretch of the Countryway between Sunningdale and Windsor. The walk goes across Colworth Park before entering Windsor Great Park and going alongside Virginia Water to the Totem Pole. Then the walk goes through the Cumberland Gate to reach to Copper Horse statue of King George III which is at the end of the famous Long Walk. The final 3 miles of the walk follows the Long Walk into Windsor town centre with great views of Windsor Castle. The walk took place in gloriously sunny weather on Friday 25 March 2016.

Other Walks: Devizes (Horton Bridge) to Pewsey, Part 2. 4/10/10.

Part 2 takes the walker on along the White Horse Trail for several more miles before descending to the picturesque village of Oare. Then, it's fairly level walking across meadows back to Pewsey.

OUR EARLY CHRISTMAS IN CORNWALL 2016 Part 5

Enjoying the coast walk to St Ives

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