tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post3861998490522915498..comments2023-12-14T17:43:04.484+00:00Comments on timbobig: A303 RevisitedTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-32133861668906685622012-04-19T08:47:45.147+01:002012-04-19T08:47:45.147+01:00If you did want to stop in Mere for lunch, I could...If you did want to stop in Mere for lunch, I could give you my sister's phone number. I'm sure she'd be happy to feed you.<br /><br />One of the little joys in my life is the sight of Stonehenge as I drive wearily along the A303. It's like a rainbow to me, a little jolt of delight.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-46419205170794005112012-04-18T19:48:13.875+01:002012-04-18T19:48:13.875+01:00Scarlet - so you're a Devonian then?
Kula Shak...Scarlet - so you're a Devonian then?<br />Kula Shaker did a song called 303, which is Spotifiable. I wouldn't bother.<br /><br />Lo, Martin, Christopher - more to come. See Richard's comment.<br /><br />Richard - don't know what I'd do without you! You forgot Hanging Langford, Ash, Little Load, Windmill Hill and Whitelackington.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-72454711298768815232012-04-18T19:31:09.589+01:002012-04-18T19:31:09.589+01:00Cartgate is, roughly, at 50º58.15’N 2º44.46W on th...Cartgate is, roughly, at 50º58.15’N 2º44.46W on the Fosse Way Roman road section of A303. It boasts the best bacon & egg butty in Britain.<br />And nearby, just off the main drag, one can find the Chinnocks, the Cokers, the Sub-Hamdons, the Seavingtons, Tintinhull &, of course, Sock Dennis. <br />The bottom end of A303 does have Annie's Tea Bar but I haven't sampled her bacon & egg butties.<br />You can however sample the delights of <a href="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Gallery:A303" rel="nofollow"> A303 here.</a>Richard WalkLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306430776956627549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-18637795941699730992012-04-18T15:31:52.017+01:002012-04-18T15:31:52.017+01:00Thank you. I got the map out to see if these place...Thank you. I got the map out to see if these places actually exist. And they do! Couldn't find the Cartgate picnic and rest area, though, so I'm afraid there's nothing to forget.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-5039921169254881342012-04-18T07:55:23.905+01:002012-04-18T07:55:23.905+01:00And, of course, who could forget the Cartgate picn...And, of course, who could forget the Cartgate picnic and rest area?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-12450843763186133642012-04-17T23:57:36.679+01:002012-04-17T23:57:36.679+01:00Love those names. Delicious.Love those names. Delicious.Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398370059689865989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-18617823212782105502012-04-17T23:33:50.615+01:002012-04-17T23:33:50.615+01:00Oh, the bliss of being beyond Honiton and almost h...Oh, the bliss of being beyond Honiton and almost home...<br />Sx<br /><br />....get your over priced tea on the A303 doesn't quite have the same appeal....Ms Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.com