It is only a couple of months since I last visited this area. That was a cold damp day which soured my mood somewhat

Last year (2023) I went on a journey to a winterbourne what resulted has had a touching effect on my heart and soul

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.

Temple Bottom is seemingly the only connection Wiltshire has with the Knights Templar, but is there a link to the last Templar and treasure?

I must confess to being terribly late to write this particular piece. It was over two years ago now that I met Bo Novak, a friend of...

Venturing close to the Somerset border near Stourton we encountered a mysterious, ancient area once part of the legendary Selwood Forest.

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

Hidden around Salisbury station is the lost settlement of Fisherton Anger a place of ghosts, witches and monsters.

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

Malmesbury has an extraordinary history. It is the burial place of Athelstan, the first King of England, and also of St Aldhelm. Given...

A walk around the wild Wiltshire Dorset border that is known as the Shire Rack and a link to one of England's most heinous criminals.

Littleton is a relatively obscure place, which is along the Mid Wilts Way long distance footpath. Today it consists of a couple of farms,...

There is a podcast to accompany this post that can be accessed here: Podcast Wiltshire is a very large, rural county. The population...

The George Herbert Walk in Salisbury, following in the footsteps of 17th century poet, priest and musician George Herbert.

A snowy walk connecting West Lavington, Market Lavington and Salisbury Plain via the Wessex Ridgeway

A Valentine's Day visit to the romantically named Lover, Bohemia and Paradise and the famous pop-up Post Office.

A walk from the village of Wylye along the river to Fisherton de la Mere then up to Wylye Down National Nature Reserve and Monarch's Way

The immense history of Clarendon Palace involves Saxon to Tudor kings, laws, madness, slave traders and llamas. All serene after Eunice