For this day of splendid isolation I returned to the Deverills, not so very far from the border with Dorset

Wilton is the lost capital of Wessex Beloved by kings, its welcoming atmosphere hides its incredible history and true essence.

First of all, if mid-January isn’t too late to say it, a Happy New Year to all our followers. And welcome to our first blog of 2025 after a

I’ve been to Great Ridge a few times since 2020 but I wanted to do a different walk and explore more of the history buried deep within.

The village of Seend provokes thoughts on the past and musings on the esoteric and other worlds. A place to look for pirates and storks.

This is another route right on the extremes of the county. It is mostly in Wiltshire apart from a short section in Somerset.

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

Yes I know it’s Hidden WILTSHIRE, but indulge me for a moment.

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

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

A visit to All Saints Church in West Lavington, Wiltshire and its remarkable Whistler Window

Malmesbury has an extraordinary history. It is the burial place of Athelstan, the first King of England, and also of St Aldhelm. Given...

A snowy walk connecting West Lavington, Market Lavington and Salisbury Plain via the Wessex Ridgeway

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

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