Elaine PerkinsMay 45 minA Short Walk in the Vale of Wardour - by Elaine PerkinsThe twin villages of Teffont Magna and Teffont Evias are tucked away in the south western corner of the county in the Cranborne Chase...
Elaine PerkinsApr 132 minBoyton and Sherrington and some of their Hidden Secrets by Elaine PerkinsExploring the Wylye Valley villages of Boyton and Sherrington
Paul TimlettApr 55 minBentley WoodA couple of weeks ago my walking buddy Stu and I paid our first visit to Bentley Wood, down on the border with Hampshire. Having just...
Paul TimlettMar 199 minNewton Tony - its Railway and its Roman RoadInspired by Elaine Perkins’ post of 2 February in the Hidden Wiltshire Facebook Group about Newton Tony and the Winterbourne Downs RSPB...
Elaine PerkinsMar 174 minThroope Down Walk by Elaine PerkinsThis is a blog written by Elaine Perkins based on a walk she undertook on 9 March 2022. All photographs were taken by Elaine. We decided...
Paul TimlettJun 28, 20217 minWiltshire ClumpsWhilst not unique to Wiltshire, clumps are something that many of us envisage when we think of the county’s landscape. Otherwise known...
hiddenwiltshireApr 9, 20214 minThe Fonthill EstateOver the years I have driven past the delightful Fonthill Lake but never stopped to take a closer look, so I resolved recently to rectify...
Paul TimlettApr 3, 202114 minFolly Wood and the Tale of the Headless HorsemanArtist David Alderslade suggested we visit this unique location in Folly Wood near Market Lavington.
Paul TimlettJan 23, 20218 minThe River Till – the story of a winterbourneChalk steams are a feature of the Wiltshire and Dorset landscapes, although not uniquely so.
hiddenwiltshireAug 27, 202011 minSearching for Kitt’s Grave (In Memory of Kay Chalk 1929-2019)By Paul Timlett This walk scrapes into Wiltshire by the skin of its teeth. In fact I parked my car in Hampshire but within 100 metres...
hiddenwiltshireJun 20, 20202 minParsonage Down and the Summer OrchidsThis time of year sees many wild orchids come into flower on the slopes of Wiltshire's downland and Parsonage Down is no exception. I've...
hiddenwiltshireJun 10, 202011 minEden's Last PostBy Paul Timlett Apart from a description of my walk together with accompanying photographs, in this blog you’ll find a few comments about...
hiddenwiltshireMay 25, 20208 minA Different Take on the DeverillsBy Paul Timlett That’s the thing about my blogs. Nothing for weeks then two come along at once. But now that travel restrictions have...
hiddenwiltshireFeb 8, 20207 minGreat RidgeBy Paul Timlett On Thursday 6 February I woke to a thick fog. I hadn’t planned to go out photographing this day but it was too good an...
hiddenwiltshireNov 14, 20194 minThe Old Slow Coach RoadBy Steve Dewey Because I have a brother in Westbury, and I used to live in Marlborough, one of the interesting ways back and forth...
hiddenwiltshireMay 29, 20191 minFifield Bavant and the smallest Church in WiltshireI read somewhere that the village of Fifield Bavant is the smallest in Wiltshire with just two houses. I also read that the Church is the...
hiddenwiltshireApr 24, 20192 minCastle Rings FortI discovered this Iron Age fort when I was looking at Oysters Coppice on the ordnance survey map. Just a short walk to the South West of...
hiddenwiltshireApr 23, 20192 minOysters Coppice, Gutch CommonI was in two minds whether to write this blog post, as I wanted to keep this piece of Hidden Wiltshire all to myself. Oysters Coppice is...
hiddenwiltshireMar 3, 20196 minLong Knoll and Little Knoll, KilmingtonLong Knoll (grid reference ST794376) is just to the south of Maiden Bradley and has long been a visible milestone to me on the way down...
hiddenwiltshireFeb 8, 20192 minCold Kitchen Hill, Bidcome Hill and Bushcombe Bottom, The DeverillsRight in the South West corner of Wiltshire you will find The Deverills, a string of villages between Warminster and Mere with the word...