This is a wonderful and diverse walk with lots of interest and varied history across the ages. It explores the village of Netherhampton and its famous hoard, Salisbury Racecourse and the lost tragic village of Washern.

I’ve been meaning to explore the downs to the north of Mere for years. The many folds in the landscape caused by man’s presence over millennia combined with the forces of nature make this an enticing landscape. And on the day we visited, the low autumn sun on a bright clear day just served to highlight the profile of the countless earthworks, ditches and ripples even more.

Looking for inspiration my walking buddy and neighbour Stu mentioned a walk he’d seen in Country Walking Magazine. The starting point was the village of Giddeahall, a place neither of us had heard of. Having studied the map we knew exactly where it was but neither of us could remember seeing a village, despite having driven past many times. We recalled seeing a pub at the side of the A420 west of Chippenham but nothing else. Intrigued we set off on a bright, fresh September m

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.

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?

A walk around the new bridleway in the beautiful landscape that surrounds the villages of Pitton and Firsdown.

A visit to the lovely villages of Coombe Bissett and Homington. Taking in the ancient, dark and mysterious Great Yews and encountering not one but two Anubis. All whilst enjoying the ancient landscape and natural beauty of Coombe Bissett and Homington Downs with the River Ebble running through the Coombe and under the pack horse bridge at Coombe Bissett.

For this day of splendid isolation I returned to the Deverills, not so very far from the border with Dorset

Wilton is the lost capital of Wessex Beloved by kings, its welcoming atmosphere hides its incredible history and true essence.

First of all, if mid-January isn’t too late to say it, a Happy New Year to all our followers. And welcome to our first blog of 2025 after a

I’ve been to Great Ridge a few times since 2020 but I wanted to do a different walk and explore more of the history buried deep within.

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.

This is another route right on the extremes of the county. It is mostly in Wiltshire apart from a short section in Somerset.

Long term followers of Hidden Wiltshire will know how much we like our bottoms. But a nice clump comes a close second.

Yes I know it’s Hidden WILTSHIRE, but indulge me for a moment.

The walk begins and ends in the large village (or is it a small town) of Tisbury

Today we are walking in the hills above the valley in which one of our most beautiful rivers, the Wylye, rises.

This has been a very difficult blog to write. One which I very nearly didn’t write at all.

It’s easy to focus on the more obvious attractions of towns and cities during a visit, especially when they are as beautiful as this

A visit to All Saints Church in West Lavington, Wiltshire and its remarkable Whistler Window