After spending the day slobbing around the house, either reading the papers (me) or watching bad tv (Matt), we decided to get out and do something. I wanted to see a Norman castle, but there were none close by, so we decided to go visit the Bronze Age remains at Uffington Castle. In this photo you can just make out the kites flying in the sky. It was a beautiful evening: windy but bright and clear. Here we're half-way up the hill looking out onto Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire.
The chalk horse at Uffington is spectacular. Unfortunately from our position on the hill, it was impossible to get clear view. Later on we stopped on the road home, hoping we'd get a clear view, but it was still difficult to see.
Here's an aerial view I pinched from the web.
A detail of the chalk horse, taken from the top of the hill.
LIke Silchester, the area is run by National Trust in conjunction with the local farmer. The hill is used for grazing. The lambs are getting so big now. Here is one with a ewe.
Another lamb with sheep. Some of the lambs looked black but others were dark brown.
Uffington Castle was on the other side of the hill. The summit is approximately 290 metres. It's a nice gentle walk to the top if you're fit. I was puffing pretty heavily all the way.
Not quite as much castle as I was expecting. All that remains are the ditch and walls. On the day we visited the castle grounds were filled with grazing sheep.
Matt in front of the remains of the castle. The weather had changed by the time we got to the top and we were surrounded by rain clouds.
And at the end of the day, we were too tired to cook, so we stopped in at the local fish and chip shop on our way home. Matt had the cod, but I had the scampi, which were very tasty.
After spending the day slobbing around the house, either reading the papers (me) or watching bad tv (Matt), we decided to get out and do something. I wanted to see a Norman castle, but there were none close by, so we decided to go visit the Bronze Age remains at Uffington Castle. In this photo you can just make out the kites flying in the sky. It was a beautiful evening: windy but bright and clear. Here we're half-way up the hill looking out onto Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire.
The chalk horse at Uffington is spectacular. Unfortunately from our position on the hill, it was impossible to get clear view. Later on we stopped on the road home, hoping we'd get a clear view, but it was still difficult to see. 
Here's an aerial view I pinched from the web.
A detail of the chalk horse, taken from the top of the hill.
LIke Silchester, the area is run by National Trust in conjunction with the local farmer. The hill is used for grazing. The lambs are getting so big now. Here is one with a ewe.
Another lamb with sheep. Some of the lambs looked black but others were dark brown. 
Uffington Castle was on the other side of the hill. The summit is approximately 290 metres. It's a nice gentle walk to the top if you're fit. I was puffing pretty heavily all the way.
Not quite as much castle as I was expecting. All that remains are the ditch and walls. On the day we visited the castle grounds were filled with grazing sheep.
Matt in front of the remains of the castle. The weather had changed by the time we got to the top and we were surrounded by rain clouds.
And at the end of the day, we were too tired to cook, so we stopped in at the local fish and chip shop on our way home. Matt had the cod, but I had the scampi, which were very tasty.
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