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

A walk around Great Durnford and the unusual hillfort of Ogbury and a curious brass memorial with hints of a murder.

The hamlet of Little Langford in Wiltshire and its church. Stories of ghosts and poltergeists and visits to other Wylye Valley churches

The Bread Stones and Oak Apple Day in Great Wishford, Wiltshire

A spooky revisit to the woods of Vernditch Chase and the continued search for Kitt's Grave.

An atmospheric walk in the beautiful Cranborne Chase area of Ansty, Wardour and Swallowcliffe. Once the realm of the Knights Hospitallers

The pretty and unspoiled village of Britford with its links to Edward the Confessor and England's history.

A short tour of The Church of St Andrew in the Wiltshire hamlet of Rollestone

A visit to the Borbach Chantry and walk around Bentley Wood, Blackmoor copse and the villages of East Grimstead and West Dean

A walk around the village of Alderbury its history, lovely church and links to Martin Chuzzlewit.

A walk in search of the end of the River Till as it enters the Wylye River in Wiltshire

The little village of Orcheston in Wiltshire which, despite its population of 400 or so souls, boasts two 13th century churches