Silchester

Silchester is Small Village in Hampshire.

It also happens to be the remains of an old Roman Fortified Town.

We decided to stop here on the way to Salisbury.

The Morning was fresh but the views were great , 

great colours and mist added just little extra to the screen.

The town was around for many centuries before the Romans arrived. in 30AD.

this is about the time Christ was crucified. 

The wall that were built are at least 6 foot thick and made of flint stone and mortar.

This town was about  10 Hectares in size.

The Grass was very wet and the walk was cold, but it was great start to the day to be somewhere where 2000 years ago, was a major town with activities.

Jennifer was doing well. so we decided that the rest of the day was a go.

Old sarum

Old Sarum is major fortification that that is just outside the Town of Salisbury.

The fort was small fortification up until when William the Conqueror arrived.

The site was well maintained by English Heritage.

The sun was out and view were great.

He turned the fort into a major fortification in the 13th Century.

So there was Castle,

and large Abbey with a small  large town surrounding it

Most of it  was stone walls that still existed. and descriptions of what they were.

These for example were the Kitchens.

and soldiers quarters.

Jennifer Down Sick

Jennifer is down sick with tummy issue again, this time she was in for a week.

It happened to be the last week of school and she end spending her school break still recovering.

So October will be a quiet Month.

Tyntesfield House

Tyntesfield House was the last stop of the Welsh holiday, although Tyntesfield House technically is not in Wales, but south of Bristol. This beautiful house was a grand home for 100's of years. 

 The house was one that evolved over time

With it's grand entrances

Enlarged Rooms

Grand old Libraries

 It even had it's own Chapel.

 With Grand windows.

 But it was the view of the garden and what was then the estate as far as the eye could see.

 The current gardeners love Dahia's

 And the walled garden was a disappointment, Pumpkins everywhere but not much else

 But the view of the hosue was impressive enough.

This old house just grew on us.

Brecon Beacons in the Rain

On our travels seeing the south of Wales we decided to cut through Brecon Beacons National Park.

It was blowing, cold and raining cats and dogs. there was no way I was getting out the car, as for Jennifer, she only had one thing on her mind, Stay moving on the wet raod. she wasn;t going to stop for anything. This is part fo the country we would like to explore on a brighter day.

Dinefwr House

Dinefwr House is not far from Dinefwr Castle of course. this National Trust House is famous for the Dinefwr Cattle - Large White Cows which use to be farmed over here.

Even though is was raining they were still impressive animals.

They are now a rare breed but this estate has been breeding them for over 800 years.

They are now gaining more poplarity.

But the hosue was also a Highlight.

          

Dinefwr Castle

In the mornings we took off straight after breakfast at the hotel. Target was Dinefwr Castle. This is a National Trust House and nearby to Dinefwr Castle. It was march up a hill from the Car Park and the Rain was coming down hard. So the views were not good.