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Sjalen Says: Inside the fortress, you reach the inner bailey with the remains of the old and new palaces respectively. There is not much left but it is all clearly labelled by English Heritage so you can read up on what you are looking at. As you cross the wooden bridge into the bailey,...
Sjalen Says: It is amazing to think that the moat was actually started as early as in Neolithic times when people had only deer antlers to dig with. Even if it was improved by later people, those first tribes set the tone for the layout. The hill itself was also used and later improved...
Sjalen Says: I found this the most fascinating with Old Sarum. From the old palace area you can look down onto the lawn where once stood the first cathedral in the area. You can see the foundations, making you realise just how it must have looked like when still there. To be ctd.
Airpunk Says: Not much is left of old Sarum, but what is left there is worth a visit. The ruins of an once proud castle are still visible and you can walk around there everywhere. Explanatory plates will help you understand, what all the rooms were for.Outside of the fort, you will see...
grandmaR Says: This is an English Heritage site, which we did not visit except to look back at Salisbury plain.Old Sarum is approached via an opening in two high Iron Age banks, which obscure the site from outside. The banks were begun almost 5000 years ago.In 1070, William the Conqueror...
Zmrzlina Says: This place teems with people out taking their dogs for walks. The lower part of the site is free, and Brits have a very keen sense of public access, so you see lots more people out walking their dogs in rural areas rather than along the streets like at home in the States, or...
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Zmrzlina Says: Many years ago I read Edward Rutherford's Sarum and adored it. Very long, very epic. If you haven't read it, pick it up at the gift shop at the admission gate and pick a spot to sit and read for an hour among the ruins.
Zmrzlina Says: I don't see much livestock in my part of the world, so seeing sheep just wandering the countryside was a bit of a thrill. I wanted to pet these animals, but they aren't really pet-able. And it probably isn't a good idea to get friendly with non-domestic creatures anyway.
Sjalen Says: Buses from Salisbury city centre are fairly frequent throughout the day and stop just below the hill so you will have to walk up it but this can be done through a field sometimes full of sheep rather than the detour along the main road. You can also go by bus from Amesbury...
Sjalen Says: The top of the ramparts is not where you want to spot your young child. It is otherwise a great place to walk along for views of the surroundings and also back into the inner bailey.
dplesko Says: Medieval tournament is a great event. People are placed on the hill and show is in front of you. Tournament is a series of battles with blunted weapons and object is the same as in real combat, to vanquish your opponent. It is not just a show but also way to learn how some...
Sjalen Says: Walking along the chalky paths of the ramparts, as well as on the hill outside, you get great views back towards Salisbury itself with the cathedral spire visible in most kinds of weather, and also views in most other directions. Sometimes you're amazed that the little...
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The top of the ramparts is not where you want to spot your young child. It is otherwise a great place to walk along for views of the surroundings and also back...
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Old Sarum really is on the outskirts of Salisbury, but it merits its own page since it was actually the site for the first settlement here and had it not been abandoned later on, THIS is what we would...
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There has been a settling on the place of old Sarum since around 3000 BC. The hills of this area allow a view far into the surrounding lands. During the rule of the saxon it became an important town...
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Many years ago I read Edward Rutherford's Sarum and not only did I get all caught up in epic historic fiction for a long while, I got all caught up in wondering about this part of the world. However,...
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We were able to see Constable's paintings of Salisbury Cathedral while we were in London (I looked up their location on the internet). I think this painting of his is very evocative and almost...
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Old Sarum (Latin: Sorbiodunum) is the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury, as early as 3000 BC. It was originally an Iron age hill fort strategically placed on the conjunction of two trade......
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