Chapter 1.

Garry’s hot spot to visit today was a village called Midsomer, which is not the county in the television series, Midsomer Murders, nor is it the location for filming of the series, none of the actors come from the town and any similarity between the town and any past, present or future murders will be purely coincidental.  Having the correct name however will no doubt boost it’s tourism numbers, probably to the disdain of most of the residents, with the exception of those shops selling Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby paraphernalia (or Harry Potter/Hogwarts tee shirts which are very big at the moment even in Stratford, previously a Shakespeare tee shirt town).

So here’s the obligatory Midsomer picture so we can get on with something more exciting like the Harry Potter Experience.

I think this qualifies Garry as a bit of an Anorak, but I will have to check with Brian.

Garry about to be clubbed to death with a tablet. Probably as believable as the show, but I’m not sure, never having watched it.

Chapter 2.

Pass the Cheeeese Gromit! A drive to Cheddar Gorge allowed us to view England’s deepest gorge at 425 Feet, have lunch and drive to Stonehenge.

Wallace leaving the Cheese Shop.

Car park from the top of the gorge.

Cheddar Gorge on the edge of the village contains a number of caves, which provided the ideal humidity and steady temperature for maturing cheese.

Chapter 3.

Having seen England’s biggest gorge we headed to Stonehenge only to find it has become, in all probability, England’s biggest tourist trap.

First if you haven’t booked on line you pay a premium for you’re entry ticket, which you cant purchase until you have paid you’re five pounds to park and join a queue at the end of which you pay another twenty odd pounds per person, this will enable you to walk the two kilometres and see the stones from behind the fence. And here’s me thinking this was an ancient national monument that should be free for all to enjoy. What an idiot I am. So did we decide to pay, queue, pay, walk and get a second class look at at a first class monument. Lets just say we took no pictures.

By the way a senior druid is taking legal action against  Wiltshire Council, Wiltshire Police and English Heritage over summer solstice parking charges at Stonehenge because they “unfairly target” his religion. I can see why he would do that.