It’s nearly Christmas. The snow has fallen and we are in a quaint little street in the centre of 18th century Gloucester. A lone figure leaves his shop and walks home through the snow. There are all the elements for a story here!
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Welcome to the Thomas Hardy Country of ‘Wessex‘, today’s Dorset, where you can re-live the Hardy novels, be amazed by the dramatic Jurassic Coast and wonder at the age of the earth.
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Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, one of the first complete books in English, depicts medieval pilgrims following the Pilgrims’ Way on their way to Canterbury. Much of the route can be followed today.
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Columba’s Iona continues to inspire and draw visitors. The influence of Celtic Christianity remains strong here, even after 1500 years, and heaven still seems near on this special island.
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