Pleasure. Maybe an Avebury PDML will be in order! London's the place for theatre - try the Globe. But most towns of a reasonable size have a decent repertory theatre. I would recommend taking the train from London to Salisbury, stay there for a night or 2 and take the bus to Avebury. Salisbury Playhouse will no doubt put on a good show, and you can also look at the museum in the Cathedral Close (one of the most beautiful places in Britain) where the finds from Stonehenge are on display and put into context.
Let us know nearer the time when you are coming and I'll be happy to help out if you need it. I'm sure the other Brits on the list will be equally happy to help. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Leon Altoff > Sent: 23 June 2008 11:44 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Stonehenge > > Thanks Bob, > > Looks good from a quick look, I'll do some more reading when I have a > bit more time. We are planning to be in London in January so > a bit of > snow or frost is not out of the question and should be very > nice. The > plan so far is that I want to visit a good stone circle and my wife > wants to go to the theater, beyond that we are still working > on things. > > Leon > > http://www.bluering.org.au > http://www.bluering.org.au/leon > > > Bob W wrote: > > Hi Leon, > > > > yes. You can hardly move in the British Isles without > tripping over a > > stone circle of some sort. Probably the best within easy > reach (about > > 3 hours) of London is Avebury, which is an entire neolithic complex > > that appears to have been at the epicentre of the trade > routes of the > > day - several ridge paths seem to converge there. > > > > Avebury is much more interesting than Stonehenge. Close by you also > > have West Kennet Long Barrow, Silbury Hill, the Ridgeway, Windmill > > Hill and much more. > > > > There's an atmospheric photo of part of the circle here: > > http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/england/avebury.html > > > > The National Trust site: > > > http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-aveb > > ury/ > > > > It's well worth spending a day or 2 visiting. I like it in > winter when > > there's snow or frost on the ground. There's a wonderful > circular walk > > of about 5-6 miles which takes in all the main sites and is easily > > completed within a few hours in a pair of stout boots and > thick socks. > > > > Bob > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> Behalf Of Leon Altoff > >> Sent: 23 June 2008 10:18 > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> Subject: Re: Stonehenge > >> > >> Hi Bob, > >> > >> Are there any other stone circles not too far from London > that don't > > > >> have the fame of Stonehenge that can be closely examined (and > >> photographed)? > >> > >> Leon > >> > >> http://www.bluering.org.au > >> http://www.bluering.org.au/leon > >> > >> > >> Bob W wrote: > >>> Dan, > >>> > >>> next time you're here book a private tour. You can pay for a visit > >>> inside the stones after the plebs have gone home (or before > > they've > >>> got up). > >>> http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.878 > >>> > >>> Bob > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
