WALK REPORT These photos give you a good impression of what the Stonehenge and Salisbury walk feels like when attempted in wet conditions. Despite the mud and rain, Lassona and I had a grand day out, and I came home with a new and improved route for this walk. 12 miles, 20 pics:

1. As you can see, not a lot of sun around today.

2. Lassona on the train to Salisbury. We’re eating breakfast baguettes.

3. Stonehenge, where we start our walk. This is one of the outlying standing stones.

4. Uprights and lintels.

5. Stonehenge in miniature.

6. Lassona’s niece specially requested a shot of her jumping over Stonehenge. Eight takes and I still couldn’t get the picture – I think we gave up after this!

7. An earthworm on the path from Stonehenge to Springbottom Farm.

8. Lassona and the horses of Springbottom Farm.

9. Moss on a tree trunk near Lake House.

10. Snowdrops. Photo by Lassona Williams.

11. At Durnford Mill, the path crosses the fast-flowing River Avon.

12. A waterlogged tree next to the mill.

13. This is the lane that leads from the mill up to Great Durnford village. Photo by Lassona Williams.

14. A few minutes later: indoors at the Black Horse pub, Great Durnford. That’s my pint on the mantlepiece – we’re waiting for lunch to arrive.

15. Lassona tried the rump burger with new potatoes.

16. Outside the pub after lunch, Lassona got chatting with this very proper gentleman who had been dining alongside us. Photo by Lassona Williams.

17. Leaving the village behind as we climb onto the ridge that will take us south into Salisbury.

18. Nightfall and we’ve arrived in Salisbury. The Christmas tree is still up.

19. This is what you want at the end of a 12 mile walk in the rain: sticky toffee pudding at the Haunch of Venison pub in Salisbury town.

20. Comparing muddy boots on the train home. Lassona’s designer Wellingtons did a good job!

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— DW