Philip Hughes at Salisbury Museum

Painter Philip Hughes has a forthcoming exhibition at Salisbury Museum. There are further details at the link below:

What’s On – Ancient Tracks | Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum

…. and you can see some more of his paintings if you click on ‘Zoom and Other Views’ on Amazon’s page for his book:

Tracks: Walking the Ancient Landscapes of Britain

I like the paintings very much, but I was also struck by the text[1]:

While I have been to Stonehenge many times, it has usually been just driving to the car park and going in. Recently I have been walking various tracks to approach the circle and to try to understand its settings in the landscape.
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To get an idea of the setting of Stonehenge you have to walk there

I agree with that – my feeling is that to get an idea of Stonehenge itself you have to walk there too.

Footnotes

1. The book is co-authored with Kay Syrad I’m not sure whether whether Kay Syrad or Philip Hughes does the text [↩]