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Tisbury and Oddford Vale
The walk begins and ends in the large village (or is it a small town) of Tisbury

Paul Timlett
Nov 26, 20239 min read
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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.

Paul Timlett
Nov 8, 202311 min read
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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?

Elaine Perkins
Oct 29, 20236 min read
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The Selwood Triangle
Venturing close to the Somerset border near Stourton we encountered a mysterious, ancient area once part of the legendary Selwood Forest.

Elaine Perkins
Aug 18, 20238 min read
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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.

Paul Timlett
Aug 6, 20239 min read
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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

Paul Timlett
Jul 31, 20236 min read
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The Lost Settlement of Fisherton Anger
Hidden around Salisbury station is the lost settlement of Fisherton Anger a place of ghosts, witches and monsters.

Elaine Perkins
Jul 23, 20236 min read
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The Whistler Window
A visit to All Saints Church in West Lavington, Wiltshire and its remarkable Whistler Window

Paul Timlett
Jul 16, 20235 min read
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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.

Elaine Perkins
May 22, 20238 min read
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Littleton and Semington - a Tale of two Highways
Littleton is a relatively obscure place, which is along the Mid Wilts Way long distance footpath. Today it consists of a couple of farms,...
Glyn Coy
May 17, 20233 min read
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George Herbert Walk
The George Herbert Walk in Salisbury, following in the footsteps of 17th century poet, priest and musician George Herbert.

Paul Timlett
Mar 28, 20235 min read
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The Lavingtons and the Wessex Ridgeway
A snowy walk connecting West Lavington, Market Lavington and Salisbury Plain via the Wessex Ridgeway

Paul Timlett
Mar 10, 202312 min read
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Lover, Bohemia and Paradise
A Valentine's Day visit to the romantically named Lover, Bohemia and Paradise and the famous pop-up Post Office.

Elaine Perkins
Feb 14, 20238 min read
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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

Paul Timlett
Feb 12, 202311 min read
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Clarendon Palace after Storm Eunice
The immense history of Clarendon Palace involves Saxon to Tudor kings, laws, madness, slave traders and llamas. All serene after Eunice

Elaine Perkins
Jan 30, 20239 min read
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Great Durnford, Ogbury and the Flood
A walk around Great Durnford and the unusual hillfort of Ogbury and a curious brass memorial with hints of a murder.

Elaine Perkins
Jan 19, 20238 min read
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Little Langford and stories of Ghosts
The hamlet of Little Langford in Wiltshire and its church. Stories of ghosts and poltergeists and visits to other Wylye Valley churches

Paul Timlett
Jan 2, 20239 min read
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Of Bread Stones and Oak Apples
The Bread Stones and Oak Apple Day in Great Wishford, Wiltshire

Paul Timlett
Nov 11, 202210 min read
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Searching for Kitt’s grave revisited
A spooky revisit to the woods of Vernditch Chase and the continued search for Kitt's Grave.

Elaine Perkins
Nov 8, 20226 min read
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Atmospheric Ansty, Wardour and Swallowcliffe.
An atmospheric walk in the beautiful Cranborne Chase area of Ansty, Wardour and Swallowcliffe. Once the realm of the Knights Hospitallers

Elaine Perkins
Oct 21, 20227 min read
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