Six weeks out on the road. Beastie doing the rounds. Scoot shooting out at a tangent. No National Trust stone left untouched as we eventually get back to where we started.
We break our penultimate journey at Avebury. Go visit another circle. One that’s been around a little longer. A 360 online view promises a suitable parking space. Not the case as we pull up. The Summer Solstice height barrier still in place. Limbo dancing not a Beastie talent.
The 330 metre wide main circle is missing a number of stones, but the many that remain clearly show the enormous scale of achievement.
We’re now pitched up at “Camping in the Forest”, Postern Hill, within the Savernake Forest. A two-nighter that gives us leave for an am forest walkabout, and a pm Marlborough walkabout. The beautiful former out-shining the traffic-bound town.
So, our Covid conscripted circle reaches 360. It’s been different. Yet including fourteen National Trust sites has brought a certain similarity and feel to our journey. We’ve travelled through fantastic, typically English scenery. Walked through some picture postcard villages. Trekked through some amazing woodland. Revelled within some wonderfully constructed and beautiful gardens. Our Great British weather played its part too, but thankfully took a minor role, most of the time.
If there’s been anyone out there that’s done full circle with us, then the pleasure has probably been more ours than yours. If you’ve merely bitten off the odd segment here and there, then I can hardly blame you. In any event, thanks for being with us and see you in 2022, when we’ll be back across the water.