Dukes and Lepers
I’ve long wanted to do a walk in this area as it’s somewhere I used to cycle a lot. Our bike club would often ride up the long climb through Gare Hill and a hush would descend on the group, not just because we were struggling for breath, but because it always felt slightly eerie – there never seemed to be any birdsong. The countryside here is quite different to much of the rest of Wiltshire. No big open skies but deep valleys and forest.
A Miracle, A Regained Byway and Stourhead Revisited
We revisit to Stourhead and the mysterious Selwood Triangle in order to find a lost byway and a location of where a miracle took place.
Ramsbury and Littlecote Roman Villa – 2,000 years of wealth and conflict
But the real jewel at Littlecote is the extraordinary mosaic. It was extensively and carefully restored at great cost and covered by a roof to protect it from the worst of the weather. For me though, the wonderful thing is that this important scheduled monument is open to all and at no cost. Isn’t this how it should be for many more of our ancient monuments?
Pitton, Firsdown and the New Bridleway
A walk around the new bridleway in the beautiful landscape that surrounds the villages of Pitton and Firsdown.
Canal Rage and Crooners (From Wootton Rivers to Savernake Forest by Canal and Rail)
The first leg of this walk takes in the canal towpath and then turns north to return to Wootton Rivers via the Savernake Forest, somewhere I have long intended to explore but somehow never have. As ever my route took in a church.
Little Bedwyn to Hungerford by Canal – Crossing Borders
This is the second in my series of walks along and around the Kennet & Avon Canal, and another of our occasional cross border raids – this time into Berkshire.
