#battle abbey

<p>Had possibly the best weekend ever on home soil… leaving the North at 3am on Saturday morning proved worth it when we arrived at Hastings at 8am, a full two hours before most of the other visitors. We got the whole battle site almost to ourselves (besides all of the ‘Saxon’ and ‘Norman’ campers and re-enactors) and got to see both the preparations for the day and all the volunteers going about their medieval early morning business.</p>

<p>Day 1 was topped off by the battle itself (which I wasn’t too sure I’d enjoy, but I’ve been converted!) and I can now honestly say I understand what my college history tutor meant when he made a huge deal of William the Conqueror taking his helmet off in the midst of battle. I think I got goosebumps. </p>

<p>Sunday took us to the beautiful Salisbury Cathedral, where I was so happy to find the Magna Carta exhibition still on (a nice parking attendant told us it’s there permanently from now on), and had a good 'ole peruse of the gift shop, having to physically pull myself away from the bookshelves and only leaving with 3 new books (quite an achievement tbh).<br>
And then on to Stonehenge! Still such a mystical place at the actual stones, and very atmospheric.</p>

<p>All in all, not the worst weekend ever!