Paul Timlett
The River Till – the story of a winterbourne
Following the little River Till as it takes its journey across Salisbury Plain to the Wylye Valley in Wiltshire.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Glyn Coy
- Sep 17, 2020
- 3 min
Ranscombe Bottom
Having already explored Oldbury Camp and the area around the Lansdowne monument on Cherhill Down, I wanted to take a look at Ranscombe...
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Glyn Coy
- Aug 27, 2020
- 11 min
Searching 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...
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Glyn Coy
- Aug 5, 2020
- 8 min
Wansdyke and the Kennet and Avon Canal
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...
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Glyn Coy
- Aug 4, 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...
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Paul Timlett
- Jul 26, 2020
- 13 min
Castle Combe and a Hint of Ancient History
A walk in the historic countryside around Castle Combe in Wiltshire
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Glyn Coy
- Jul 7, 2020
- 2 min
The Book is Back !
In late 2018 I released the first Hidden Wiltshire book. To my great surprise, it sold very well and generated quite a lot of local...
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Glyn Coy
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
Furze Knoll
Furze Knoll is an enigma to me. It is such a unique, prominent wooded knoll, but it does not seem to have anything of historical...
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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...
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Glyn Coy
- Jun 20, 2020
- 2 min
Parsonage Down and the Summer Orchids
This 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...
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Glyn Coy
- Jun 10, 2020
- 11 min
Eden's Last Post
By Paul Timlett Apart from a description of my walk together with accompanying photographs, in this blog you’ll find a few comments about...
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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...
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Glyn Coy
- May 25, 2020
- 8 min
A Different Take on the Deverills
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...
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Glyn Coy
- May 22, 2020
- 3 min
Swallowhead Springs
Swallowhead Springs is a bit of a mystery to me. I have heard whispers of a spring near Silbury Hill from many different people over the...
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Glyn Coy
- May 21, 2020
- 11 min
In Pursuit of Kites
By Paul Timlett This blog was updated with additional information and a route map on 1 December 2021. Since this is a blog about walking...
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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...
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Glyn Coy
- Apr 18, 2020
- 7 min
Wiltshire Walks along the Stop Line Green
By Fred Palmer I’ve lived in Wiltshire all my life, and have often seen individual pillboxes in fields and by streams, but never known...
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