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Breaking News Nailsea / Bristol hat found in charity shop in Bristol for £1.50
Paul S.:
hello Mike. I live within the M25 ring, which is great for getting into London, but the down side can sometimes getting out of it. Twice I tried to reach Tyntesfield (that mega Victorian/Gothic pile near Bristol), and twice had to turn back because of traffic issues on the either the M3 or M4 - so now I have a phobia about trying to reach the Somerset area ;) However, I did get to that particular NT property in the end, and well worth the effort - can recommend a visit. The other draw, in that area, for me is that I believe there is a museum somewhere with a good collection of C18 drinking glasses - might it be in Bristol??
Baked_Beans:
Hi Paul,
Yes , Bristol has a very large collection of 18thC drinking glasses , really worth the visit if you can make it !
Try going early Sunday morning :) ;), the museum is open on a Sunday (and it's free) you will find the glass at the top of the building near the ceramics where there is a fantastic display of early Bristol porcelain statuettes dating from around 1770's.
ta, Mike.
flying free:
Try coming via Stonehenge :)
much nicer journey and you get to see the stones en route which are fabulous.
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Paul S.:
thanks Mike - will certainly make the effort in the coming months to get there - probably better in the winter - less traffic.
Don't tell me about the A303 - another thing in life that no sane person should be forced to experience ;) I sat there this summer on the way to Cornwall, and sat and sat and sat - it seemed to take hours to get through that part of Wiltshire. I can remember the time when you could walk right up to the stones and even sit on them - I guess now it's grockles blocking up the roads. But what is fabulous about them m - a load of old granite forming an allegedly incomplete druid ceremonial meeting place - sorry not my scene, and as for seeing the stones, from what I gather when passing, doesn't look as though you can get any near than about 70 yards ;D
But I hear the road configuration is going to be altered to alleviate congestion of the holiday traffic, so should improve, hopefully, but for now I'll stick to the M4.
Apologies this is off topic. :-[
Frank:
Yeah dark colour was to keep light out a bit.
I guess the Nailsea workers could stroll down and sit on the stones for munching their sandwiches (Not afraid of a brisk walk in them days) ;-) . It is sad the henge got fenced off, let them be worn away, you need to touch them to enjoy them. Just like glass!
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