Venturing close to the Somerset border near Stourton we encountered a mysterious, ancient area once part of the legendary Selwood Forest.

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

Hidden around Salisbury station is the lost settlement of Fisherton Anger a place of ghosts, witches and monsters.

A visit to All Saints Church in West Lavington, Wiltshire and its remarkable Whistler Window

A walk around the wild Wiltshire Dorset border that is known as the Shire Rack and a link to one of England's most heinous criminals.

Littleton is a relatively obscure place, which is along the Mid Wilts Way long distance footpath. Today it consists of a couple of farms,...

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 Valentine's Day visit to the romantically named Lover, Bohemia and Paradise and the famous pop-up Post Office.

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

The immense history of Clarendon Palace involves Saxon to Tudor kings, laws, madness, slave traders and llamas. All serene after Eunice

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

A spooky revisit to the woods of Vernditch Chase and the continued search for Kitt's Grave.

An atmospheric walk in the beautiful Cranborne Chase area of Ansty, Wardour and Swallowcliffe. Once the realm of the Knights Hospitallers

A short tour of The Church of St Andrew in the Wiltshire hamlet of Rollestone

A visit to the Borbach Chantry and walk around Bentley Wood, Blackmoor copse and the villages of East Grimstead and West Dean

A walk around the village of Alderbury its history, lovely church and links to Martin Chuzzlewit.