The first leg of this walk takes in the canal towpath and then turns north to return to Wootton Rivers via the Savernake Forest, somewhere I have long intended to explore but somehow never have. As ever my route took in a church.

This is the second in my series of walks along and around the Kennet & Avon Canal, and another of our occasional cross border raids – this time into Berkshire.

A visit to the lovely villages of Coombe Bissett and Homington. Taking in the ancient, dark and mysterious Great Yews and encountering not one but two Anubis. All whilst enjoying the ancient landscape and natural beauty of Coombe Bissett and Homington Downs with the River Ebble running through the Coombe and under the pack horse bridge at Coombe Bissett.

I love ambling along canal towpaths. Whilst I also love walking in the hills it’s nice to do a less challenging walk from time to time and of course canal towpaths are completely flat. And as a photographer canals are the perfect place to find a blaze of colour and intriguing vignettes. I also find the industrial history fascinating and it was a pleasant surprise to find some railway history on this route too. But the icing on the cake was to discover an even older historical

The glory of the Plain is that in areas that are not red flagged the walker is free to roam anywhere other than woodland

A border walk investigating the possibility of visiting Scotland in Wiltshire and a love triangle that put a tomb in an unexpected place

Remembering the hero Horatio Nelson on a lovely circular walk along the River Avon near Downton.

A multi-seasonal walk through the beautiful Coombe Valley whilst route checking for the Chase and Chalke Partnership and Cranborne Chase NL.

I teamed up with my regular walking buddy and next door neighbour Stu for this walk. And what a difference a week makes.

Long term followers of Hidden Wiltshire will know how much we like our bottoms. But a nice clump comes a close second.

On a whim I decided to walk from Wilton around Burcombe and the aptly named Punch Bowl. This natural landscape is intriguing and beautiful.

Exploring Wilsford and Normanton Down in the ancient Stonehenge landscape, we contemplate V.S. Naipaul's Enigma of Arrival.

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

Today we are walking in the hills above the valley in which one of our most beautiful rivers, the Wylye, rises.

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

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

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.