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Glyn Coy
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Erlestoke Wood and the 1917 field
Erlestoke Wood is quite a pleasant place to walk and I've already written on this site about its abundance of bluebells in the spring....
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Paul Timlett
Sep 2, 20219 min read
Knapp Down and the Ebble Valley
It’s been a while since I’ve put together a new walk for Hidden Wiltshire. And I have to admit I didn’t put this one together either. It...
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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...
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Glyn Coy
Jul 8, 20213 min read
The Coffin Trail from West Ashton and Steeple Ashton
Before St John's Church was built in West Ashton in 1846, the villagers would use St Mary's Church in Steeple Ashton for funerals. To get...
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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...
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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...
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Glyn Coy
Apr 18, 20213 min read
Kidnappers Hole, Copheap and Arn Hill Down
This walk starts in the Wiltshire metropolis of Warminster, but quickly leaves the urban area and heads up in the hills to explore more...
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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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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....
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Glyn Coy
Mar 9, 20213 min read
Southwick Court
By Simon Tesler - All images by Simon & Carey Tesler Many residents of Trowbridge and Southwick might not realise that there is a...
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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
Feb 19, 20214 min read
Edington Priory Church - the Secrets Within
I had to go to Steeple Ashton today (where I took a photograph of the blind house) so on the way home I stopped to visit the substantial...
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Steve Dewey
Feb 14, 202113 min read
The River Wylye
By Steve Dewey Introduction In this post I'm going to take you on a photographic trip along the Wylye valley. To do this we're going to...
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Glyn Coy
Jan 24, 20213 min read
Blind Houses
There are many "Blind Houses" in Wiltshire, dating back to the 18th Century. The term is the local Wiltshire term for a village lock up,...
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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
Jan 2, 20213 min read
Tytherington and Sutton Veny - circular walk
This circular walk takes in the small Wiltshire villages of Sutton Veny and Tytherington, doing a circular loop which takes you high up...
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Glyn Coy
Nov 29, 20202 min read
Winter Weather
Recently I did the same Wiltshire walk, 8 days apart. During the first walk, the sun broke through the clouds to provide contrasting...
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Glyn Coy
Oct 30, 20202 min read
Tinhead Autumn Walk
In late October I spotted a window in the weather where the sun might shine for a few hours, so I drove across to Edington and parked...
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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...
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