Episode 3 of the Hidden Wiltshire podcast is now live. In this episode we explore the beautiful and historic landscape around the Wiltshire villages of Edington and Bratton.
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Knook Castle and Imber
Hidden Wiltshire Podcast Episode 2
The first episode of the Hidden Wiltshire was more successful than we imagined with around 500 listens. We’d have been happy with five! People from all over the world listened to it - Japan, Canada, USA, UAE, South Africa, several European countries as well as all across the UK. We were astonished.
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New year, new venture
Hidden Wiltshire Podcast Episode 1
What can you say about 2020 that hasn’t already been said a thousand times? An unforgettable year but a year to forget. But on a personal level there were many good things about it. I gained a nephew and even a great nephew (not in that order!), I visited a part of the UK that has been on my bucket list for a lifetime and now, right at the end of the year and at the beginning of the next, a new venture. A new experience.
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Vernditch Chase and the Chalke Valley
Hidden Wiltshire Blog - Searching for Kitt’s Grave (In Memory of Kay Chalk 1929-2019)
My latest blog for Hidden Wiltshire recalls a recent walk in the borders of Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire. It is a landscape of spectacular and varied scenery steeped in history. It takes in long barrows, ancient earthworks, a Roman road and even a little mystery.
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Downland and canal tow path
Hidden Wiltshire Blog - Wansdyke and the Kennet and Avon Canal
If I had to choose my favourite part of Wiltshire the Pewsey Vale with its immense views from the chalk downland and the contrasting Kennet and Avon Canal would be high on the list.
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A visit to Castle Combe without entering the village!
Hidden Wiltshire Blog - Castle Combe and a Hint of Ancient History
As a long time resident of Wiltshire I’ve become fascinated by its ancient, as well as more modern, history. We have some of the world’s most famous monuments on our doorstep and many tourist honey traps. One such honey trap is Castle Combe, a picture postcard village of honey coloured stone cottages and its village centre Cross.
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Including several Wiltshire Bottoms!
Hidden Wiltshire Blog - Great Ridge
Great Ridge is steeped in history. Its woods sit on a ridge at about 600-700 feet and form part of an ancient trackway that once led from the Kentish coast all the way to the Bristol Channel.
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The Ebble Valley
Hidden Wiltshire Blog - Eden's Last Post
A couple of weeks ago, as travel restrictions in the UK eased, I drove the 20 miles to Ebbesborne Wake in the River Ebble Valley in Wiltshire to explore an area I haven’t visited for many years.
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Including the fruitless search for Medieval Shaw Village
Hidden Wiltshire Blog - Knap Hill, Medieval Shaw, Huish and Oare in the Pewsey Downs
In my last blog I mentioned the blogs that I write for the Hidden Wiltshire website where I’m able to combine my love of walking with that for photography.
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