Bratton Camp & Westbury White Horse

Very well composed landscapee imaghe; lovely sunny colours.

Thank you Jaap. It was a lovely warm day.

Quels merveilleux paysages, merci pour la balade Rosa.+++++++++++

Thank you very much Jocelyne.
Have a good evening.

Magnifique et superbes ces moments de plaisir et de tendresse..
Les paysages sont époustouflants.
Bonne semaine.

Thank you for your very kind comments Malik.
Wish you a good week also.

Beautifully composed landscape. I like the way you have included the white horse and the path winding along the hillside. Nice PiP's too. I like the Dulux dog. They are so friendly and remind me of a friend's Beardies who are quite similar in appearance.

Thank you very much Jean. The white horse should be chalk but they decided concrete would be easier to maintain! I think it looks awful and definitely needs a clean. The good walks and views make up for it though. Yes, a gorgeous friendly dog.

Concrete ! In my opinion that's vandalism !

Yes it is Jean. Unbelievable!

A great aerial perspective, Rosa. I love the fact the middle ground looks like a gigantic patchwork quilt. Cheers, Joe

Thank you for your kind comments Joe. Yes it does look like that!
Cheers, Rosa.

Lovely images, Rosa and it's good to see the white horse there. With views like that, I can see why it appealed in earlier times as a defensive site.

Thank you George. Yes, with the Vikings on their way they needed a good lookout!!

Spannende Bilder und Worte zu der Hügellandschaft, Rosa.
Freundliche Grüße und eine gute Woche
Erich

Thank you for your kind comments Erich.
Wish you a good and sunny week,
Rosa.

What a lovely place to take a walk, Rosa !! The dog (so cute and beautiful) is certainly happy to be there too !!!

Thank you Marie-claire. The dog was lovely...I wanted to bring him home :-))

Obviously a great series but also a very interesting historical explanation********

Thank you Nouchet. The area has a very interesting history with King Alfred and the Vikings!

A real fantastic place !
Very beautiful pictures, Rosalyn ! *****

Thank you dear Christiane.
I hope you enjoy a good and sunny new week.

Magnifique. Nicole.

Thank you very much Nicole.

Wow! Such a fantastic view from up there............I've seen the white horse from a distance, but I've never been up close to it like this. The patchwork of fields in the middle distance is just lovely and the beautiful blue sky tops it all of nicely.

I love the dog...........it must be very hot under all that fur! I also like the couple sunbathing and enjoying the view..........just perfect.

Can you get anywhere near this by car............or is it a bit of a walk?

It was the perfect weather for a trip there Keith. It is much higher than it looks in my pictures and some of the walks are along narrow steep sided ridges, so you wouldn't want too much wind. I was very nervous but I actually walked them!!

The dog was having a great time with so many admirers. I wanted to bring him home :-))

The car park is right there at the top Keith and always plenty of room. I love the steep drive up to it but it is a very narrow road with passing places. There is usually an ice-cream van as well. Had a very welcome 99!

Thanks for letting me know that Rosa...........and now that I know there's an ice-crem van there..........I'll add it to my list :-))

:-))

So do I ;-)))

Blue sky and hills in the Green, Rosa, wonderful to see all these earth colors,
Have a nice week, Rosa

Good morning Sonia and thank you for your kind comments.
Have a good day.

Thanks Rosa, I have seen the White Horse countless times but shamefully have never visited it.

So it was very nive to enjoy your pictures. Shame about the concrete though!

It was years before I actually visited the site Nick. Like you, I had seen it from afar many times. Yes it is a shame about the concrete. Now that English Heritage care for the site, I hope they will eventually put it back to how it should be.

A beautiful addition to the group Rosa

Thank you posting your image in the group
www.ipernity.com/group/west.of.england

Thank you Roger.
Have a good and sunny Tuesday.

Bratton Camp is also thought by some to be the site of King Alfred the Great's defeat of the vikings at the Battle of Ethandun. This is entirely possible; Edington (Ethandun) lies under the escarpment not far from Bratton Camp.
It has also been said (many times) that if Alfred had lost this battle we would all be speaking Danish!
Lovely shots, Rosa!

I remember many conversations on Panoramio about this site and Edington, where there is a beautiful church and lots of information. I had intended to visit it again on Sunday, but spent so much time at the Camp, so will save that for another day. Pen Selwood was another important site for Alfred. Many thanks for your interest and kind comments.

The effort of walking up there is rewarded with wonderful views, was it as lacking in visitors as it looks ? I hope you have made a nice start to your week Rosalyn

Sunday's weather made it the perfect day out Peter. There were people there but plenty of room and many public footpaths, so didn't seem at all crowded.
Hope you have a good week too Peter.

GLORIOUS PLACE

Thank you Pam. A nice breeze on a hot day up there :-))

The place looks so beautiful and so interesting, perfect for a Sunday trip on a glorious late summer day! The hill with the horse is so well captured and the dog looks adorable!
The third shot shows pure relaxation... I like them all and of course I’d like to visit such a historical place... thank you for the notes and have a nice evening dear Rosa

Thank you for your lovely comments dear Adele. The time before when I visited this place, there were paragliders taking off from the hill...that was interesting :-)
Take care and have a happy Wednesday.

England's downs and a weather like this AND an ice cream van ... it's like heavens on earth, isn't it? :-)

Ha ha, if only it lasted longer Leon! It was a Kelly's Cornish ice-cream....can't get much better than that ;-))

:-)))

very nice to see

Thank you for your kind comment Trudy.
Happy Wednesday.

Hi Rosa

I like this very much. It says so much more about the day than just a picture of the horse could.

I remember visiting there many years ago, but no photos I'm afraid..

I also seem to remember a story about some girls from a local (very posh) school visiting there in the middle of the night and making a 'creative addition' to the sculpture..


Best Wishes, and stay safe!!
Peter

Hi Peter,
There are some beautiful walks up there and so interesting geologically. I don't remember that about the girls creative addition, but I'm sure you're right :-)
Take care, best wishes,
Rosa.

Die twee moeten uitkijken dat ze niet wegglijden zo stijl is het daar :-))

Young and carefree Fred ;-))

An excellent set of photos, the view is magnificent! I only (once) saw this from below.

Thank you Gudrun. It was years before I knew the way to the top!!

In a beautiful day!! Wowww...

We have had some lovely weather recently, but today is more autumnal. Best wishes, Rosa.

Just beautiful - I have visited the UK several times for business and therefore have never seen certain pas of it mainly such nice countrysides

Thank you for your kind comment Ernest. The countryside varies so much for a small country.

Einzigartige Landschaft, mag ich sehr !

Thank you very much. A place I always enjoy visiting. Some great walks.

Das ist ja ein schönes Gebiet liebe Rosa,sowas täte mir auch gefallen und diese Hügel sind auch sehr schonend für die Knie,da hast du sehr schöne Aufnahmen gemacht :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))