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Elaine Perkins
Nov 106 min read
Once upon time in Seend
The village of Seend provokes thoughts on the past and musings on the esoteric and other worlds. A place to look for pirates and storks.
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Flâneurse Flo
May 286 min read
Flâneuring in Harnham
A Flâneurse view of the ancient and beautiful area of Harnham. An area close to Salisbury with lots of history plus a relic of the Cold War
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Glyn Coy
Jan 312 min read
Rybury Camp
Just south of Tan Hill in the Vale of Pewsey is a place known as Rybury Camp. It is an ancient earthwork surrounding a flattened plateau...
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Elaine Perkins
Oct 29, 20236 min read
Temple Bottom and the Last Templar
Temple Bottom is seemingly the only connection Wiltshire has with the Knights Templar, but is there a link to the last Templar and treasure?
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Elaine Perkins
Jul 23, 20236 min read
The Lost Settlement of Fisherton Anger
Hidden around Salisbury station is the lost settlement of Fisherton Anger a place of ghosts, witches and monsters.
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Glyn Coy
Apr 16, 202316 min read
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...
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Elaine Perkins
Feb 14, 20238 min read
Lover, Bohemia and Paradise
A Valentine's Day visit to the romantically named Lover, Bohemia and Paradise and the famous pop-up Post Office.
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Elaine Perkins
Jan 19, 20238 min read
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.
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Paul Timlett
Mar 2, 20223 min read
Vladimir Artemovich Pasechnik: The hero amongst us
When Glyn and I recorded the last podcast we agreed it would not be right to discuss the catastrophic events unfolding in Eastern Europe....
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Glyn Coy
Feb 20, 20223 min read
Alton Barnes, Alton Priors and the hill above - A History
David Carson MBE is an interesting man. A former Army Reservist and Cadet Force Officer, he has lived in Alton Barnes for most of his...
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Steve Dewey
Mar 5, 20214 min read
From Warminster to Chilmark, the Old Way
By Steve Dewey A recent post on the Warminster and District Memories Facebook page brought to my attention milestones in Sutton Veny and...
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Glyn Coy
Jan 24, 20213 min read
Blind Houses
There are many "Blind Houses" in Wiltshire, dating back to the 18th Century. The term is the local Wiltshire term for a village lock up,...
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Glyn Coy
Nov 29, 20202 min read
Winter Weather
Recently I did the same Wiltshire walk, 8 days apart. During the first walk, the sun broke through the clouds to provide contrasting...
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Glyn Coy
May 21, 202011 min read
In Pursuit of Kites
By Paul Timlett This blog was updated with additional information and a route map on 1 December 2021. Since this is a blog about walking...
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Glyn Coy
Apr 8, 20203 min read
Lock Down Blues
By Paul Timlett I thought I’d submit this little blog about my photographic reflections following nearly two weeks (or is it two...
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Glyn Coy
Apr 3, 20192 min read
Bluebells in Wiltshire
Bluebells are a welcome sight in spring, as blue carpets of flowers can transform our woodlands and for a few days and weeks turn them...
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Glyn Coy
Mar 14, 20192 min read
RAF Ramsbury Commemoration
This year I have started to appreciate Wiltshire's military past, and there are a lot of long abandoned RAF bases which are little more...
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Glyn Coy
Feb 27, 20192 min read
Whaddon and Semington - The Hidden War
When I started Hidden Wiltshire I wanted to find those places off the beaten track. But just recently, I have started to appreciate how...
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Glyn Coy
Jul 6, 20182 min read
Sunsets in Hidden Wiltshire
We all know where people congregate in Wiltshire around the time of the summer solstice. Stonehenge and Avebury get very busy on the...
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