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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
Jan 2, 20213 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...
Glyn Coy
Nov 29, 20202 min read


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
Oct 30, 20202 min read


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
Aug 5, 20204 min read


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 20, 20202 min read


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
Jun 5, 20202 min read


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...
Glyn Coy
Apr 25, 20202 min read


Imber
Old and New By Paul Timlett I feel a deep sadness every time I visit Imber. Over the 25 years that I’ve lived in the area I’ve been to...

Paul Timlett
Jan 2, 20206 min read


The Old Slow Coach Road
By Steve Dewey Because I have a brother in Westbury, and I used to live in Marlborough, one of the interesting ways back and forth...
Steve Dewey
Nov 14, 20194 min read


Robin Hood's Bower
The mysterious Robin Hood's Bower can be found deep in the heart of Southleigh Wood near Warminster. I cannot seem to find out how it...
Glyn Coy
Oct 11, 20192 min read


Edington Hill, Luccombe, Combe and Longcombe Bottom
I have often driven from Steeple Ashton towards Edington and admired the contours of Edington Hill. Unlike its near neighbour at Bratton...
Glyn Coy
May 27, 20193 min read


Lanhill Long Barrow
By Sara French from Hireth Woodland Therapy It is Good Friday and sunny as you like. The Orange Tips flit hither and thither. Just ahead,...
Glyn Coy
May 12, 20195 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...
Glyn Coy
Feb 28, 20192 min read


Knook Castle
Early in January when I was checking the Ordnance Survey maps for sites to visit in Wiltshire, I stumbled across an earthwork called...
Glyn Coy
Jan 24, 20192 min read


Widbrook Wood
In this post about a wood, you will find no photos of woodland because while this is a location with many trees, the greater interest is...
Glyn Coy
Jul 15, 20182 min read


Battlesbury Camp
I could see Battlesbury Camp when I walked up Scratchbury Camp a few weeks earlier. Another Iron Age hill fort in the hills above...
Glyn Coy
Jun 9, 20182 min read


Clanger Wood
Wiltshire has a lot of woodland sites that are worth visiting, from the enormous Savernake Forest down to small pockets of ancient...
Glyn Coy
May 31, 20182 min read


Box Hill circular walk
This is a 3 mile walk that takes you up and around Box Hill. Detail of the route and a map can be downloaded here: Walk and Map. Box Hill...
Glyn Coy
May 20, 20182 min read


Scratchbury Camp, Norton Bavant
While driving out of Warminster towards Salisbury there are some hills on the left side of the road. One of them has a prominent barrow...
Glyn Coy
May 20, 20182 min read


Erlestoke Park Wood
Erlestoke is a place I've often driven through but never really stopped to take a look. It is a nice little village on the road between...
Glyn Coy
May 5, 20182 min read
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