Elaine Perkins
The borderlands, Shire Rack and Jack the Ripper
A walk around the wild Wiltshire Dorset border that is known as the Shire Rack and a link to one of England's most heinous criminals.
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Glyn Coy
- May 17
- 3 min
Littleton and Semington - a Tale of two Highways
Littleton is a relatively obscure place, which is along the Mid Wilts Way long distance footpath. Today it consists of a couple of farms,...
Glyn Coy
- Apr 16
- 16 min
A Flying Visit to Some of Wiltshire's Nature Reserves
There is a podcast to accompany this post that can be accessed here: Podcast Wiltshire is a very large, rural county. The population...
Paul Timlett
- Mar 28
- 5 min
George Herbert Walk
The George Herbert Walk in Salisbury, following in the footsteps of 17th century poet, priest and musician George Herbert.
Paul Timlett
- Mar 10
- 12 min
The Lavingtons and the Wessex Ridgeway
A snowy walk connecting West Lavington, Market Lavington and Salisbury Plain via the Wessex Ridgeway
Elaine Perkins
- Feb 14
- 8 min
Lover, Bohemia and Paradise
A Valentine's Day visit to the romantically named Lover, Bohemia and Paradise and the famous pop-up Post Office.
Paul Timlett
- Feb 12
- 11 min
A French Enclave in Wiltshire?
A walk from the village of Wylye along the river to Fisherton de la Mere then up to Wylye Down National Nature Reserve and Monarch's Way
Elaine Perkins
- Jan 30
- 9 min
Clarendon Palace after Storm Eunice
The immense history of Clarendon Palace involves Saxon to Tudor kings, laws, madness, slave traders and llamas. All serene after Eunice
Elaine Perkins
- Jan 19
- 8 min
Great Durnford, Ogbury and the Flood
A walk around Great Durnford and the unusual hillfort of Ogbury and a curious brass memorial with hints of a murder.
Paul Timlett
- Jan 2
- 9 min
Little Langford and stories of Ghosts
The hamlet of Little Langford in Wiltshire and its church. Stories of ghosts and poltergeists and visits to other Wylye Valley churches
Paul Timlett
- Nov 11, 2022
- 10 min
Of Bread Stones and Oak Apples
The Bread Stones and Oak Apple Day in Great Wishford, Wiltshire
Elaine Perkins
- Nov 8, 2022
- 6 min
Searching for Kitt’s grave revisited
A spooky revisit to the woods of Vernditch Chase and the continued search for Kitt's Grave.
Elaine Perkins
- Oct 21, 2022
- 7 min
Atmospheric Ansty, Wardour and Swallowcliffe.
An atmospheric walk in the beautiful Cranborne Chase area of Ansty, Wardour and Swallowcliffe. Once the realm of the Knights Hospitallers
Elaine Perkins
- Oct 7, 2022
- 5 min
Britford and its Place in History
The pretty and unspoiled village of Britford with its links to Edward the Confessor and England's history.
Paul Timlett
- Sep 25, 2022
- 4 min
St Andrew's Church, Rollestone
A short tour of The Church of St Andrew in the Wiltshire hamlet of Rollestone
Elaine Perkins
- Sep 21, 2022
- 8 min
The Borbach Chantry and the Woods
A visit to the Borbach Chantry and walk around Bentley Wood, Blackmoor copse and the villages of East Grimstead and West Dean
