The morning we were due to leave Newport the UK was in the middle of the big freeze. Outside the snow was quite deep and still falling. It was the most snow I had ever seen and the most the UK had experienced for some years. The news were reporting all sorts of road closures, school closures and major transport disruptions.
Luckily for Jess and I we were able to leave Newport and reached Bath just over an hour later. The snow cover had made everything look great and the very old streets of Bath were covered in a thick layer of snow. Many of the shops were closed with signs on the doors reading 'Due to adverse weather conditions this store is closed.'
The snow cover had left the city looking very photogenic so I decided it would be interesting to go and visit Stonehenge and see it in a layer of snow which rarely occurs. Jess had not seen Stonehenge and I had visited the site one time last year on a rainy day. We caught a tour bus out to the stones arriving a few hours later after driving very slowly along some snowy roads.
Upon arrival the site was closed off. Visitors couldn't enter which was disappointing but we were able to snap some photos from the outside of the fence and as we left at around 3.30pm the sun was setting leaving a very memorable image.
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