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Stourton in Wiltshire October 2010, Stourton. A series of Autumn pictures. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stourton in Wiltshire As the early daffodils begin to fade, the different varieties of trees start to wake up in succession. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 2 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stourton in Wiltshire A view from inside the lakeside grotto. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stourton in Wiltshire Spring is finally arriving at Stourhead. The Stour Valley Way, passes along the west side of Stourhead Lake and follows the River Stour through Stourton and on to the village of Gasper. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 12 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stourton in Wiltshire A parting Autumnal view of the central lake at Stourhead as you leave the formal gardens behind, on the way back up the valley to Peter's Pump and Alfred's Tower. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 2 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stourton in Wiltshire The many different species of trees and shrubs give contrasting, colourful displays in Autumn. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stourton in Wiltsnire A walk through Stourhead Gardens will take you back up to Alfred's tower without retracing your steps through the forest. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stourton in Wiltshire There are a series of lakes in the valley that forms the basis of the Stourhead Estate. The walk back to Alfred's Tower gives ample opportunity to view all of them. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 2 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stourton in Wiltshire A lakeside seat in the shade is a good place to open the packed lunch. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 2 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stourton in Wiltshire A walk up the valley past the Devon Red Limousin Cattle towards Peter's Pump. The monumental well head that marks the subterranean spring, which is the true source of the River Stour. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stourton in Wiltshire In 1768 two years after it was removed from Bristol, the dome shaped St Peter's Pump was erected near the top of Six Wells Valley to mark the source of the River Stour. It is this natural spring that feeds Stourhead lakes before flowing on through Dorset to the coast. When standing in front of Peter's Pump there is a footpath to the left, which leads up through the top of the forest and back to Alfred's Tower. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stourton in Wiltshire The central lake in Stourhead Gardens, with a view toward one of the 'follies' and the Main House and Church. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 5 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stourton in Wiltshire 'New Lake' Gasper is the lowest lake in the valley, which runs through the Stourhead Estate. It is worth the detour that has to be made to view it before heading back up the lane towards Stourton. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 2 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stourton in Wiltshire After emerging from the forest, a glance back will indicate your progress from Alfred's Tower, which can be seen just over a mile away, above the trees on the horizon. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stourton in Wiltshire After leaving Alfred's Tower, a walk through the forest takes you in the direction of Gasper, a small Hamlet to the South West of Stourton. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stourton in Wiltshire King Alfred's Tower stands high on a ridge, which over looks the village of Stourton in the 2,650-acre Stourhead Estate.The tower is a folly: it is a building that arguably serves no purpose. Nevertheless its size and beauty make it an imposing addition to the landscape, and the views from the top are breathtaking. The project to build the tower was conceived in 1762 by the banker Henry Hoare II (1705-1785), owner of Stourhead and creator of its famous garden, known to his family as 'the Magnificent'. The tower was intended to commemorate the end of the Seven Years War against France and the accession of King George III, and supposedly stands near the location of 'Egbert's stone' where it is believed that Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, rallied the Saxons in May 878 before the important Battle of Ethandun (now Edington, south-east of Trowbridge) where the Danish army was defeated The tower is a good place to begin a circular walk of about 6 miles down to Gasper and back through Stourhead Gardens. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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