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.
top of page
Search
Paul Timlett
Jul 114 min read
Easton Hill, Clumps and Barrows
Long term followers of Hidden Wiltshire will know how much we like our bottoms. But a nice clump comes a close second.
405 views3 comments
Paul Timlett
Feb 2010 min read
Crossing Borders
Yes I know it’s Hidden WILTSHIRE, but indulge me for a moment.
521 views5 comments
Paul Timlett
Feb 99 min read
A Slice of Ham
My destination was to be the little village of Ham and its beautifully simple church of All Saints.
555 views3 comments
Glyn Coy
Jan 312 min read
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...
591 views0 comments
Elaine Perkins
Jan 188 min read
A Year Visiting the Winterbourne
Last year (2023) I went on a journey to a winterbourne what resulted has had a touching effect on my heart and soul
419 views4 comments
Glyn Coy
Feb 20, 20223 min read
Alton Barnes, Alton Priors and the hill above - A History
David Carson MBE is an interesting man. A former Army Reservist and Cadet Force Officer, he has lived in Alton Barnes for most of his...
1,825 views1 comment
Glyn Coy
Jul 27, 20213 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...
2,649 views1 comment
Paul Timlett
Jun 28, 20217 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...
3,449 views1 comment
Paul Timlett
May 27, 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...
2,537 views1 comment
Glyn Coy
Apr 3, 20212 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....
629 views0 comments
Glyn Coy
Sep 17, 20203 min read
Ranscombe Bottom
Having already explored Oldbury Camp and the area around the Lansdowne monument on Cherhill Down, I wanted to take a look at Ranscombe...
1,600 views0 comments
Glyn Coy
Aug 5, 20208 min read
Wansdyke and the Kennet and Avon Canal
By Paul Timlett If I had to choose my favourite part of Wiltshire, the Vale of Pewsey and its downs would be a serious contender. Its...
1,715 views0 comments
Glyn Coy
Jun 29, 20202 min read
Furze Knoll
Furze Knoll is an enigma to me. It is such a unique, prominent wooded knoll, but it does not seem to have anything of historical...
2,279 views4 comments
Glyn Coy
May 22, 20203 min read
Swallowhead Springs
Swallowhead Springs is a bit of a mystery to me. I have heard whispers of a spring near Silbury Hill from many different people over the...
4,107 views0 comments
Steve Dewey
Nov 14, 20194 min read
The Old Slow Coach Road
By Steve Dewey Because I have a brother in Westbury, and I used to live in Marlborough, one of the interesting ways back and forth...
2,502 views0 comments
Steve Dewey
Sep 8, 20194 min read
Black Heath - Salisbury Plain
By Steve Dewey I grew up in Warminster, on the edge of SPTA West, and then moved away for a long while. Because access to SPTA West is...
1,881 views2 comments
Glyn Coy
Jul 1, 20192 min read
A Walk around Collingbourne Wood, Ludgershall
It was while I was planning a visit to Ludgershall Castle that I noticed Collingbourne Wood. On the Ordnance Survey map I could clearly...
6,197 views0 comments
Glyn Coy
Jun 26, 20191 min read
Ludgershall Castle
Ludgershall is a small town about 16 miles North of Salisbury, close to the border with Hampshire and not too far from Andover. It is a...
825 views0 comments
Glyn Coy
Jun 15, 20192 min read
RAF Ramsbury Memorials
I wrote about RAF Ramsbury earlier in the year, and touched on the part it played in World War Two. Today the site has been returned to...
1,014 views0 comments
bottom of page