Salisbury and Charleston Farmhouse

Salisbury is a very charming town about 90 minutes by train from London. I would recommend Salisbury to anyone wanting to take a day trip from London. Its cathedral is incredibly beautiful, one of my favorite (and I've seen MANY over the years).

Spire at Salisbury Cathedral


Part of the old wall in Salisbury


When you want department store clothes on a budget in the U.S. you shop at stores like TJ Maxx. Salisbury has something similar, except it goes by the name, TK Maxx.


Charleston Farmhouse, about 12 miles from Brighton, was the home of Vanessa Bell, the sister of the famous writer Virginia Woolf. Along with other artists and writers, they came to be known as the Bloomsbury Group. Here is Vanessa Bell's home at Charleston.


The noted economist John Maynard Keynes, also part of the Bloomsbury Group, was a frequent visitor to Vanessa's home. He wrote The Economic Consequences of the Peace while staying here. The second floor window (below the attic windows) was the room Keynes stayed in when he visited.


A beautiful pond is right near the house.