Choir Trip 2024: Stonehenge, Old Sarum, July 25

Everyone knows Stonehenge is the BEST henge. We hopped on the bus and headed out on what was only about a 20 minute bus ride to the Stonehenge visitor center, which apparently has been moved since COVID, and definitely has been moved since the last time we were there! We recommended that the groups walk to the site rather than ride the bus. It was cloudy and sprinkling a bit, but it was a nice but rather long walk - it's fun because it appears as you come over a hill and see it. We made our way around the prehistoric megalithic structure, which is the third most popular tourist attraction in England - right behind Big Ben and Buckingham Palace.
As we made our way on the path, there were fun photo ideas that we had a lot of fun recreating. You can view our photos (and all the photos from the tour so far) here!
When we were done having fun with photos, we headed back to the visitor center for souvenirs - a favorite was anything that said Stonehenge, Est. 3000 BC. Many of us rode the bus back, but some decided to walk - about halfway back the skies opened up and they got soaked. We don't always remember our rain coats or umbrellas (brellies as our tour guide Simon calls them when he reminds us to bring them every day!)
After Stonehenge we had a wet tour of Old Sarum, the original site of Salisbury Cathedral. It was at the top of a hill, which is great for defense but not so much for the water supply. Legend has it that an archer based at Old Sarum decided where to build the city by shooting an arrow down into the valley. The modern-day Cathedral is situated around 2 miles south of Old Sarum. On a clear day it's apparently a beautiful view, but it was still raining quite hard so we cut our visit short and headed back to the hotel to dry off and get ready for the service, which was another Eucharist for St. James of Jerusalem.