Glyn Coy
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,...
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Glyn Coy
- May 27, 2022
- 4 min
Bowood - a circular walk from Calne
Let's start with the elephant in the room. I know that Bowood isn't strictly "Hidden" Wiltshire. The house and grounds are a well known...
Paul Timlett
- Mar 31, 2022
- 13 min
Brokenborough, Easton Grey and the Romans
In the footsteps of the Romans east of Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Glyn Coy
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
Erlestoke Wood and the 1917 field
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....
Glyn Coy
- Jul 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Coffin Trail from West Ashton and Steeple Ashton
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...
Paul Timlett
- Jun 28, 2021
- 7 min
Wiltshire Clumps
Whilst not unique to Wiltshire, clumps are something that many of us envisage when we think of the county’s landscape. Otherwise known...
Glyn Coy
- Apr 18, 2021
- 3 min
Kidnappers Hole, Copheap and Arn Hill Down
This walk starts in the Wiltshire metropolis of Warminster, but quickly leaves the urban area and heads up in the hills to explore more...
Glyn Coy
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
Southwick Court
By Simon Tesler - All images by Simon & Carey Tesler Many residents of Trowbridge and Southwick might not realise that there is a...
Steve Dewey
- Mar 5, 2021
- 4 min
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...
Glyn Coy
- Jan 2, 2021
- 3 min
Tytherington and Sutton Veny - circular walk
This circular walk takes in the small Wiltshire villages of Sutton Veny and Tytherington, doing a circular loop which takes you high up...
Glyn Coy
- Nov 29, 2020
- 2 min
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...
Glyn Coy
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
Tinhead Autumn Walk
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...
Glyn Coy
- Aug 5, 2020
- 4 min
A Warminster Skyline Walk
The hills around Warminster sit on the edge of the wide expanse of Salisbury Plain and contain an incredible amount of history. While...
Glyn Coy
- Jun 20, 2020
- 2 min
Luccombe Spring and the Blood Stone
Hidden among trees at the base of Luccombe Bottom is a beautiful spring. It gushes free flowing, chalk filtered clear water into an...
Glyn Coy
- Jun 5, 2020
- 2 min
Tinhead Hill and Long Barrow
While walking on Picquet Hill above Edington, I noticed a long barrow marked on the map nearby. It was situated on Tinhead Hill quite...
Glyn Coy
- Apr 25, 2020
- 2 min
Sutton Veny, St John's Church and the Spanish Flu
As I write this, today is ANZAC day 2020, where Australia and New Zealand commemorate their men and women from the Armed Forces who paid...
