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historical place

Many of the ancient oak trees in Savernake Forest are believed to have served as boundary markers, predating the formation of England itself. There are around 30 in total and they are a beautiful addition to the forest.

Loads of odd shaped trees

The Kennet and Avon canal is 87 miles long. It connects the River Avon at Bath with the River Thames in Reading. This section, like most of the canal path, is a well surfaced and flat trail, and incredibly scenic, too.

Crofton Pumping Station advertises that it has the oldest working steam engine in the world. The idea was actually to route the canal through a mountain at a lower altitude using a tunnel. But this project was too expensive and too complex. That's why the pumping station was built. It once reliably filled the canal with water at the geographically highest points of the route.

Beautiful pub with friendly staff

It's called fashún, Brenda. Lovely little lane of cattle walking to milking/pasture

Nestled in Pewsey Vale in the Wessex Downs AONB, the pretty village of Wilton has a duck pond and a pub, with Wilton Windmill a short distance away.