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Quaker's Walk, Oliver's Castle and Battle of Roundway Down
In the first major excursion of 2022, the Hidden Wiltshire team met up in Devizes to do a walk. Glyn Coy and Paul Timlett (the...
Glyn Coy
Jan 26, 20224 min read


Tidcombe, Hippenscombe and the Devil’s Waistcoat
This blog has become something of a labour of love, albeit a challenging one. It also became somewhat of a saga. Chute Causeway, close to...

Paul Timlett
Jan 21, 202211 min read


Medieval Inglesham - Three Counties Walk
A walk in the very north of Wiltshire straying into neighbouring counties to see the stunning church at Inglesham.

Paul Timlett
Nov 26, 202110 min read


Nine Mile River
By Steve Dewey In this blog post, we’re going for a short journey along Nine Mile River. It’s a short journey because it’s a short river...
Steve Dewey
Sep 17, 20215 min read


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
Sep 6, 20213 min read


Knapp Down and the Ebble Valley
It’s been a while since I’ve put together a new walk for Hidden Wiltshire. And I have to admit I didn’t put this one together either. It...

Paul Timlett
Sep 2, 20219 min read


Beckhampton Gallops and Witches Plantation
The Gallops at Beckhampton has intrigued me for a long time. It is an expanse of land with mixed use, split between racehorse training...
Glyn Coy
Jul 27, 20213 min read


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...
Glyn Coy
Jul 8, 20213 min read


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...

Paul Timlett
Jun 28, 20217 min read


Sarsen Stones and the Devil's Den
Sarsen Stones and the Devil’s Den About four years ago I did a walk on Fyfield Down to see the source of the sarsen stones (also known as...

Paul Timlett
May 27, 20217 min read


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
Apr 18, 20213 min read


The Fonthill Estate
Over the years I have driven past the delightful Fonthill Lake but never stopped to take a closer look, so I resolved recently to rectify...
Glyn Coy
Apr 9, 20214 min read


Folly Wood and the Tale of the Headless Horseman
Artist David Alderslade suggested we visit this unique location in Folly Wood near Market Lavington.

Paul Timlett
Apr 3, 202113 min read


King's Play Hill and the search for a Long Barrow
King's Play Hill is a fascinating place, riddled with tumuli, a long barrow in a nearby field and steep sided hollows with terracettes....
Glyn Coy
Apr 3, 20212 min read


Southwick Court
By Simon Tesler - All images by Simon & Carey Tesler Many residents of Trowbridge and Southwick might not realise that there is a...
Glyn Coy
Mar 9, 20213 min read


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...
Steve Dewey
Mar 5, 20214 min read


Edington Priory Church - the Secrets Within
I had to go to Steeple Ashton today (where I took a photograph of the blind house) so on the way home I stopped to visit the substantial...

Paul Timlett
Feb 19, 20214 min read


The River Wylye
By Steve Dewey Introduction In this post I'm going to take you on a photographic trip along the Wylye valley. To do this we're going to...
Steve Dewey
Feb 14, 202113 min read


Blind Houses
There are many "Blind Houses" in Wiltshire, dating back to the 18th Century. The term is the local Wiltshire term for a village lock up,...
Glyn Coy
Jan 24, 20213 min read


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.

Paul Timlett
Jan 23, 20218 min read
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