Travelog post for: Helen Bear

I stayed in Calne today to explore.

Calne got it's name from 'Cal', meaning 'little' and 'Aun' or 'Avon', meaning 'little town on the River Avon'. The tributary of the River Avon, which runs through Calne, is now renamed the River Marden.

My first stop was to have my photo taken by a branch of the Wilts and Berks Canal - that's it, with the bridge. The canal was opened in 1810 and ran from Semington in Wiltshire to the River Thames in Abingdon. Eight miles of it have been restored, with a view to making the whole length navigable again in future.

I then stopped to look at some tiles made by local school children. I particularly liked the blue butterfly. I sat and looked at this for a while.

Finally, I went down to the River Marden and watched the ducks.