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Silbury Hill

Silbury updates

goffik G
goffik May 21, 2007 14:15:59
Replying to Pete G

Pete G wrote:
I've just got back from Silbury and the visiters center is still not open.
I watched cars swerving all over the road trying to get a parking spot at West Kennet Layby.
It's only a matter of time before there is a crash.
For the life of me I cannot figure out why the hell the Silbury car park is closed.
I have to say I did wonder that myself! And, rather hilariously, they've closed the layby further up as well!*

WHY???

G x

* Well, it was closed when I went by last week, anyway...

P Pete G
Pete G May 21, 2007 14:27:05
Replying to goffik

The idea is that interested visiters will pay £5 to park in the NT car park and walk across wet fields to the visiters center (only to find it closed.)
I watched them bringing old tyres out of the hill today, probably from the old Silbury garage which was demolished after Atkinson left.
Atkinson left the tunnel open for over a year so all sorts of crap was probably thrown inside.
PeteG
Ps. Updated photos on my website here
http://www.users.myisp.co.uk/~gtour/Silbury2007.html

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