This is a blog that’s been 17 months in the making. I first discovered the Wilts & Berks Canal completely by accident in September 2020....

A walk in the very north of Wiltshire straying into neighbouring counties to see the stunning church at Inglesham.

Erlestoke Wood is quite a pleasant place to walk and I've already written on this site about its abundance of bluebells in the spring....

It’s been a while since I’ve put together a new walk for Hidden Wiltshire. And I have to admit I didn’t put this one together either. It...

The Gallops at Beckhampton has intrigued me for a long time. It is an expanse of land with mixed use, split between racehorse training...

Before St John's Church was built in West Ashton in 1846, the villagers would use St Mary's Church in Steeple Ashton for funerals. To get...

Sarsen Stones and the Devil’s Den About four years ago I did a walk on Fyfield Down to see the source of the sarsen stones (also known as...

This walk starts in the Wiltshire metropolis of Warminster, but quickly leaves the urban area and heads up in the hills to explore more...

Over the years I have driven past the delightful Fonthill Lake but never stopped to take a closer look, so I resolved recently to rectify...

Artist David Alderslade suggested we visit this unique location in Folly Wood near Market Lavington.

This circular walk takes in the small Wiltshire villages of Sutton Veny and Tytherington, doing a circular loop which takes you high up...

In late October I spotted a window in the weather where the sun might shine for a few hours, so I drove across to Edington and parked...

Having already explored Oldbury Camp and the area around the Lansdowne monument on Cherhill Down, I wanted to take a look at Ranscombe...

This walk scrapes into Wiltshire by the skin of its teeth. In fact I parked my car in Hampshire but within 100 metres managed to escape...

By Paul Timlett If I had to choose my favourite part of Wiltshire, the Vale of Pewsey and its downs would be a serious contender. Its...

The hills around Warminster sit on the edge of the wide expanse of Salisbury Plain and contain an incredible amount of history. While...

A walk in the historic countryside around Castle Combe in Wiltshire

Apart from a description of my walk together with accompanying photographs, in this blog you’ll find a few comments about privacy rules...

While walking on Picquet Hill above Edington, I noticed a long barrow marked on the map nearby. It was situated on Tinhead Hill quite...

By Paul Timlett That’s the thing about my blogs. Nothing for weeks then two come along at once. But now that travel restrictions have...