Old Sarum, Sunday 17 February 2012

We awoke relaxed – very relaxed, in some cases – on this sunny morning for a gentle walk around Salisbury.  Thankfully the paths beside the Avon proved not to be as submerged as we had feared when surveying from the cathedral tower, and we were soon on the dappled ramparts of Old Sarum.

The prehistoric hill-fort and its occasional Roman augmentations took a while to circumnavigate, and all the while we were buzzed by low-flying aeroplanes and parachutists as a reminder that modern military reinforcements weren’t far away.  Then, of course, we investigated the Norman castle in the middle, alongside the foundations of the old cathedral, and did what any self-respecting medieval citizen would do next – repair to the pub.