After an easy drive to Devizes Camping and Caravanning Club site (it's nice not to have to pay to go over the Severn Bridge back to civilisation), we quickly set up and went for a long walk along the Kennet and Avon Canal to find the Caen Hill flight of locks. Having ascended the supposedly steep hill in fine fettle (we must have become very fit after all that trogging around the Forest of Dean), we decided to go on into Devizes for a look around. A nice town and, even better, a nice brewery offering tours. We decided that the brewery tour would be an ideal way to spend a Wednesday morning. By this time it was starting to get dark so it was a quick dash back to the camp site before pitch black set in.
Wednesday was brewery day and it was bright, but very cold, with a sprinkling of snow on the ground. Off we walked again, stopping to chat to a group of Canal and River Trust volunteers and once again zooming up Caen Hill with the promise of beer at our destination. We arrived early and had time for a coffee and croissant. The brewery tour was excellent and we learned a lot from our excellent tour guide, Jim, during the 2 hour tour and tasting. Following the tour we had time for a beer in a local pub before heading back and an excellent meal in the pub adjacent to the camp site.
On Thursday we somewhat reluctantly headed off on the last stage of our tour to the dreaded London.
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