Last big day in the UK

Looking through our list of things we wanted to see and do, there isn’t much left, which is lucky! We decided to head south, and take in the Avebury Stone Circle, Oxford and Blenheim Palace – our last ‘big day’ here.

We headed off early, in the hope the weather might fine up – and it did for a little while at least. We arrived in Avebury and although it was cool and cloudy, no rain (yay!). We had a bit of a look at the town (very confusing roads) and walked around the circle, which is cut in half by the town and main road. Half way around, it started raining, which was disappointing, as we wanted to spend a bit of time, but not to be.

Instead, we headed off towards Oxford. Along the way, we saw a sign to the Uffington White Horse, and thought we might as well take a look! So it was along some very skinny roads, and eventually made our way to a car park near the horse. It is quite impressive, but difficult to photograph, so when we saw the rain was coming, we headed back to the car and continued along to Oxford.

Oxford is a much more commercial place, with the university almost hidden amongst the shops. It is an industrial town that happens to have a university (rather than the University being the central focus, as it is in Cambridge). The buildings are beautiful, but unfortunately most were closed when we arrived! So after wandering around the town for a bit, we headed off to Blenheim Palace.

Blenheim is the seat of the Duke of Marlborough, and a huge estate! The house was impressive, with an ‘untold story’ of the history of the palace, and a tour through the state rooms. The gardens were also lovely, the rain had stopped, so we were able to spend some time to wandering around. It was a lovely day.