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

Dedicated followers of Hidden Wiltshire will know that we love a good church

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.

Remembering the hero Horatio Nelson on a lovely circular walk along the River Avon near Downton.

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.

Exploring Wilsford and Normanton Down in the ancient Stonehenge landscape, we contemplate V.S. Naipaul's Enigma of Arrival.

My destination was to be the little village of Ham and its beautifully simple church of All Saints.

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

The George Herbert Walk in Salisbury, following in the footsteps of 17th century poet, priest and musician George Herbert.

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

A walk from the village of Wylye along the river to Fisherton de la Mere then up to Wylye Down National Nature Reserve and Monarch's Way

A walk around Great Durnford and the unusual hillfort of Ogbury and a curious brass memorial with hints of a murder.

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