Pewsey, Swanborough Tump and Two Waterways.
A wonderful walk around Pewsey and Pewsey Vale. Taking in waterway views and the history of Alfred the Great.
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Elaine Perkins
Aug 48 min
The Downton Circular and a Hero's Reward
Remembering the hero Horatio Nelson on a lovely circular walk along the River Avon near Downton.
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Paul Timlett
Jul 2716 min
Colerne and the Three Shires Stone
This is another route right on the extremes of the county. It is mostly in Wiltshire apart from a short section in Somerset.
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Paul Timlett
Jul 712 min
On Hill, Fen and Towpath (May Contain Bakewell Tarts)
I teamed up with my regular walking buddy and next door neighbour Stu for this walk. And what a difference a week makes.
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Elaine Perkins
Apr 167 min
Burcombe, the Punch Bowl and finally some dry days!
On a whim I decided to walk from Wilton around Burcombe and the aptly named Punch Bowl. This natural landscape is intriguing and beautiful.
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Elaine Perkins
Mar 109 min
Wilsford, the Normanton Down and the Enigma of Arrival.
Exploring Wilsford and Normanton Down in the ancient Stonehenge landscape, we contemplate V.S. Naipaul's Enigma of Arrival.
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Paul Timlett
Feb 99 min
A Slice of Ham
My destination was to be the little village of Ham and its beautifully simple church of All Saints.
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Glyn Coy
Jan 312 min
Rybury Camp
Just south of Tan Hill in the Vale of Pewsey is a place known as Rybury Camp. It is an ancient earthwork surrounding a flattened plateau...
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Paul Timlett
Jan 2811 min
Tisbury and its Three Castles
It is only a couple of months since I last visited this area. That was a cold damp day which soured my mood somewhat
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Paul Timlett
Nov 26, 20239 min
Tisbury and Oddford Vale
The walk begins and ends in the large village (or is it a small town) of Tisbury
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Paul Timlett
Nov 8, 202311 min
Egbert’s Stone, The Harrow Way and a Splendid Bottom
Today we are walking in the hills above the valley in which one of our most beautiful rivers, the Wylye, rises.
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Elaine Perkins
Oct 29, 20236 min
Temple Bottom and the Last Templar
Temple Bottom is seemingly the only connection Wiltshire has with the Knights Templar, but is there a link to the last Templar and treasure?
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Paul Timlett
Aug 6, 20239 min
North West Border: Blocked Paths and Long Barrows
This has been a very difficult blog to write. One which I very nearly didn’t write at all.
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Paul Timlett
Jul 31, 20236 min
Vignettes of Bradford-on-Avon
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
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Elaine Perkins
Jul 23, 20236 min
The Lost Settlement of Fisherton Anger
Hidden around Salisbury station is the lost settlement of Fisherton Anger a place of ghosts, witches and monsters.
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Paul Timlett
Jul 16, 20235 min
The Whistler Window
A visit to All Saints Church in West Lavington, Wiltshire and its remarkable Whistler Window
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Elaine Perkins
May 22, 20238 min
The borderlands, Shire Rack and Jack the Ripper
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.
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Paul Timlett
Mar 28, 20235 min
George Herbert Walk
The George Herbert Walk in Salisbury, following in the footsteps of 17th century poet, priest and musician George Herbert.
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Paul Timlett
Mar 10, 202312 min
The Lavingtons and the Wessex Ridgeway
A snowy walk connecting West Lavington, Market Lavington and Salisbury Plain via the Wessex Ridgeway
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Paul Timlett
Feb 12, 202311 min
A French Enclave in Wiltshire?
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
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