Stonehenge
Longleat Safari & Adventure Park has been voted the UK’s best animal or sea life attraction at the 2012 Group Travel Awards. Longleat saw off challenges from Whipsnade Zoo, Chester Zoo, London Aquarium and Woburn Safari Park to claim the top prize, which was presented by travel journalist Simon Calder at a ceremony in London. Florence Wallace […]
Sacrilege, the giant inflatable replica of Stonehenge by Turner Prize winning artist Jeremy Deller was on Marlborough Common today. Originally created by the artist for the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Arts, the 20ft-high inflatable took two months to make using detailed plans of the world Heritage monument on Salisbury Plain. Following the Glasgow Festival, Sacrilege was commissioned to tour […]
Seven of the most beautiful cars in the world growled up the sweeping drive of Longleat House today during the Wiltshire section of the Chris Evans Magnificent Seven tour for BBC Children in Need. The Magnificent Seven are: 1960’s Ferrari 275 GTB 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO 1992 Ferrari F40 1993 Ferrari 512 TESTAROSSA 2011 Ferrari […]
Despite heavy rain and a very muddy car park, around 14,500 people gathered at Stonehenge to mark sunrise on the longest day of the year. The moment of sunrise happened at 4.52am but because of the bad weather no-one could see the sun. That didn’t put anyone off their celebrations though and sunrise was welcomed […]
From 10th – 12th July Fire Garden, created by French outdoor fire alchemists Compagnie Carabosse, will transform Stonehenge into a glowing fairy-tale environment where fire sculptures dance in the landscape, flaming fire pots animate the stones and cascades of candles line the pathways. Responding to the purpose, perception and heritage of the site, visitors will […]
LOCOG has chosen Salisbury Cathedral as the iconic location for the official start of Day 55 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, Thursday 12 July. David Coulthard, Director of Marketing and Communications, said “We hope to welcome many hundreds of people here in the Cathedral Close between 7.00am – 8.00am to see the Olympic […]
