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Glyn Coy
Oct 11, 20192 min read
Robin Hood's Bower
The mysterious Robin Hood's Bower can be found deep in the heart of Southleigh Wood near Warminster. I cannot seem to find out how it...
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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...
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Glyn Coy
Aug 5, 20192 min read
Piggledene and Lockeridge Dene Sarsen Stones
Sarsen stones can be found in several places on the Marlborough Downs. Last year I discovered an enormous field of them on Fyfield Down...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
May 27, 20193 min read
Edington Hill, Luccombe, Combe and Longcombe Bottom
I have often driven from Steeple Ashton towards Edington and admired the contours of Edington Hill. Unlike its near neighbour at Bratton...
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Glyn Coy
May 12, 20192 min read
Biss Meadows, Yarnbrook, Clanger Wood and West Ashton walk
One of the benefits of living in Wiltshire is that is a rural county. Even in the urban areas, once you get outside of the towns you...
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Glyn Coy
May 12, 20195 min read
Lanhill Long Barrow
By Sara French from Hireth Woodland Therapy It is Good Friday and sunny as you like. The Orange Tips flit hither and thither. Just ahead,...
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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
Apr 7, 20197 min read
Heytesbury, Knook Castle and Upton Lovell
By Paul Timlett Inspired by Glyn Coy’s visit to Knook Castle in January 2019 I decided to visit it for myself. It’s around a 15 minute...
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Glyn Coy
Apr 3, 20192 min read
Bluebells in Wiltshire
Bluebells are a welcome sight in spring, as blue carpets of flowers can transform our woodlands and for a few days and weeks turn them...
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Glyn Coy
Mar 24, 201910 min read
Knap Hill, Medieval Shaw, Huish and Oare in the Pewsey Downs
By Paul Timlett. UPDATED 22 December 2020. Today I revisited parts of this walk and realised that I made a major mistake when writing the...
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Glyn Coy
Mar 14, 20192 min read
RAF Ramsbury Commemoration
This year I have started to appreciate Wiltshire's military past, and there are a lot of long abandoned RAF bases which are little more...
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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 27, 20192 min read
Whaddon and Semington - The Hidden War
When I started Hidden Wiltshire I wanted to find those places off the beaten track. But just recently, I have started to appreciate how...
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Glyn Coy
Feb 19, 20194 min read
Milk Hill, Tan Hill and Cliffords Hill - Pewsey Downs
By Paul Timlett A couple of months ago I volunteered to shoot photographs and write a blog for Hidden Wiltshire about three of the hills...
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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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