Monday, 7 January 2013

Cherhill Hill, England

A second adventure my cousin Kate and I went on this christmas break was a climb up the huge chalk horse hill in Cherhill (pronounced "churrill"), Wiltshire. Along with the chalk horse, there is a big obelisk called the Lansdowne Monument. The chalk horse was created by carving into the hill which has a layer of chalk beneath the grass and it is the third oldest chalk horse in Britain. The climb wasn't a walk in the park but it's definitely not overly hard to do and I recommend it, the view from the top is great!

The chalk horse can be seen in the middle-left of the hills. 
 Finally at the top!
 I love England and it's rolling hills.
 First day of sunshine in a very long time. It was perfect!
Ugly scaffolding that's been on the monument for a long time due to the corner stones needing repairs but lack of funding. Also, kate taking a picture of me at the bottom.
 [Me, taken by Kate]
 The pathways have chalk around the edges, weird but cool.
 We got awfully close to some huge cows.
 Had to get a picture with them.
The chalk horse!

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