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CARL C
CARL Oct 21, 2015 19:15:24
Replying to tomatoman

When I last visited Avebury I wanted to re-visit the museum. I reached the ticket point and flashed my CADW card which gives free entry via the E.H. tie-in.
'Oh' said the lady in quite a dismissive tone 'you do realise you are ONLY allowed in the museum and NOT the manor house with THIS'. I thanked her and said I did know and that I only wanted to visit the museum!

'With great power comes great responsibility' - as someone was once told :)

M moss
moss Oct 22, 2015 07:56:14
Replying to CARL

CARL wrote:
When I last visited Avebury I wanted to re-visit the museum. I reached the ticket point and flashed my CADW card which gives free entry via the E.H. tie-in.
'Oh' said the lady in quite a dismissive tone 'you do realise you are ONLY allowed in the museum and NOT the manor house with THIS'. I thanked her and said I did know and that I only wanted to visit the museum!

'With great power comes great responsibility' - as someone was once told :)

Well sometimes it is understandable when a volunteer defends the place they are in charge of... I find 'rottwheilers' inhabit TMA as well in the protection of THEIR monuments ;) Anyway Jones of the Guardian loves Avebury (and gets on the bus tjj), so a good stout defence from him...

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2015/oct/20/avebury-why-bill-bryson-is-wrong