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SALISBURY PLAIN, WILTSHIRE

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SALISBURY PLAIN, WILTSHIRE

Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in central-southern England, covering 300 square miles (780km›), mostly within the county of Wiltshire. It’s famous for its archaeology and sparse population, due to large areas being reserved for military training. www.visitwiltshire.co.uk

allowed out, albeit not too far from home, with limited numbers of people and maintaining social distance, we’ve decided to take a short journey to somewhere with some fun and crowd-free riding. And with the summer solstice nearly upon us, Russell and I agree that Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire is the ideal candidate. Usually around this time of year, the area would see an influx of around 10,000 people, coming to watch the solstice at Stonehenge. With the old tradition on hold, we’re making the most of the unusually empty roads and trails. It may not be noisy in terms of

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