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Salisbury Cathedral – What's more peaceful than an English Gothic cathedral on a summer's day? The cathedral close is perfect for a picnic, and afterwards, the cool shady cathedral is refreshing. Inside the cathedral, check out the lovely stone sarcophagus of William Longspee, buried in 1226, a knight of the Crusades, half-brother to Richard the Lionheart. Longspee is dressed in chain mail armor, holding his sword and shield decorated with six lions. | |
| Don't miss a fascinating model of how the cathedral was built in the Middle Ages. The Chapter House has one of the four original copies of the Magna Carta on display. | |||
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Cross over the Crane Street Bridge to the Watermeadows, a pleasant park with children's playground and swans in the Avon River. Relax or run around, watch people fishing for pike on the river. |
