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Glyn Coy
Apr 9, 20214 min read
The Fonthill Estate
Over the years I have driven past the delightful Fonthill Lake but never stopped to take a closer look, so I resolved recently to rectify...
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Paul Timlett
Apr 3, 202113 min read
Folly Wood and the Tale of the Headless Horseman
Artist David Alderslade suggested we visit this unique location in Folly Wood near Market Lavington.
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Steve Dewey
Mar 5, 20214 min read
From Warminster to Chilmark, the Old Way
By Steve Dewey A recent post on the Warminster and District Memories Facebook page brought to my attention milestones in Sutton Veny and...
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Paul Timlett
Jan 23, 20218 min read
The River Till – the story of a winterbourne
Following the little River Till as it takes its journey across Salisbury Plain to the Wylye Valley in Wiltshire.
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Glyn Coy
Aug 27, 202011 min read
Searching for Kitt’s Grave (In Memory of Kay Chalk 1929-2019)
By Paul Timlett This walk scrapes into Wiltshire by the skin of its teeth. In fact I parked my car in Hampshire but within 100 metres...
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Glyn Coy
Jun 20, 20202 min read
Parsonage Down and the Summer Orchids
This time of year sees many wild orchids come into flower on the slopes of Wiltshire's downland and Parsonage Down is no exception. I've...
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Glyn Coy
Jun 10, 202011 min read
Eden's Last Post
By Paul Timlett Apart from a description of my walk together with accompanying photographs, in this blog you’ll find a few comments about...
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Paul Timlett
May 25, 20208 min read
A Different Take on the Deverills
By Paul Timlett That’s the thing about my blogs. Nothing for weeks then two come along at once. But now that travel restrictions have...
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Glyn Coy
Feb 8, 20207 min read
Great Ridge
By Paul Timlett On Thursday 6 February I woke to a thick fog. I hadn’t planned to go out photographing this day but it was too good an...
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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...
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Glyn Coy
May 29, 20191 min read
Fifield Bavant and the smallest Church in Wiltshire
I read somewhere that the village of Fifield Bavant is the smallest in Wiltshire with just two houses. I also read that the Church is the...
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Glyn Coy
Apr 24, 20192 min read
Castle Rings Fort
I discovered this Iron Age fort when I was looking at Oysters Coppice on the ordnance survey map. Just a short walk to the South West of...
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Glyn Coy
Apr 23, 20192 min read
Oysters Coppice, Gutch Common
I was in two minds whether to write this blog post, as I wanted to keep this piece of Hidden Wiltshire all to myself. Oysters Coppice is...
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Glyn Coy
Mar 3, 20196 min read
Long Knoll and Little Knoll, Kilmington
Long Knoll (grid reference ST794376) is just to the south of Maiden Bradley and has long been a visible milestone to me on the way down...
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Glyn Coy
Feb 8, 20192 min read
Cold Kitchen Hill, Bidcome Hill and Bushcombe Bottom, The Deverills
Right in the South West corner of Wiltshire you will find The Deverills, a string of villages between Warminster and Mere with the word...
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Glyn Coy
Jan 28, 20192 min read
Copehill Down, Salisbury Plain
By Paul Timlett. If you've ever driven (or ridden) along the B390 road between Shrewton and Chitterne, or the minor road between...
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Glyn Coy
Jan 26, 20192 min read
Langford Lakes, Steeple Langford
I've been meaning to write a post about Langford Lakes for a while. It is in the Wylye Valley, and is a flagship site for Wiltshire...
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Glyn Coy
Jan 10, 20193 min read
RAF Zeals and the Dakota Memorial, Beech Clump
In my travels, I have discovered some great historical sites near the Stourhead estate. White Sheet Hill (Iron Age and Neolithic) and...
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Glyn Coy
Oct 18, 20181 min read
Castle Hill, Mere
Castle Hill is something that I have seen many times over the years as I pass through Mere, or pass by on the busy A303. It is a very...
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Glyn Coy
Oct 18, 20182 min read
Fovant Badges and Chiselbury Camp
Chiselbury Camp is another fine example of an Iron Age hill fort sitting on top of a chalk hill in Wiltshire. Although less well...
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