Welcome to Weird Wiltshire
Weird Wiltshire is a county steeped in ancient history. Tales of legends, ghosts and folklore abound this area in the South West of England. Ancient monuments, ruinous castles, stately homes and humble cottages fill the beautiful rolling downlands.
In my quest to find strange and unusual tales, I explore stories of ghosts and the paranormal, folklore, history and anything weird, found in Wiltshire and beyond. I’ll be sharing spooky tales from around the world too!
Mixing first-hand accounts from those willing to share their stories and exploring yarns and mysteries from past times, I bring together a collection of stories and true tales for you to explore.
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Latest blog posts
Wiltshire Crop Circle Round Up 2023
Yes folks, this week we’re going to have a chat about the most contentious of subjects; crop circles, in this Wiltshire Crop Circle Round Up 2023! And yes, I know most of them are down to mischievous groups of ‘circle makers’ but bear with me here, there’s a little more to it than elaborate hoaxes. The whole crop circle thing started with some blokes who, having had a couple of pints at the pub, had a notion to head out into nature and create...
Chatting Chattergeists
I do love ghosts, folklore and history, as you probably have already twigged when you landed on this blog. But I am more of a lover of the old stories, happiest when I fall down the rabbit hole of research, finding out all I can about a ghostly tale, digging into the history and stories that surround it. I am not a ghost hunter, I don't like the cold and I am actually very scared of seeing a ghost. I like my bed far too much to stay up all...
My Paranormal Encounter By T. Lynn Shapiro
Once in a while, someone will get in contact with me with a personal story they are willing to share. These don't always come from Wiltshire either, as with this one. I am very grateful to Toni who has trusted me with a paranormal story she has found incredibly difficult to share. It affected her tremendously and as you will see, it must have been very terrifying. Written in her own words, here is Toni's paranormal story. Toni's Story 'There...
The Headless Ghost of the Duke of Buckingham
The Wars of the Roses happened at the end of the medieval period, and it was time of treachery and betrayal, murder and terrible violence, great battles and political turmoil. One of the biggest traitors played his final hand of cards within this period and it was to be his downfall. This was the dastardly Duke of Buckingham and he really upset King Richard III. As far as turbulent periods in the history of Britain go there aren’t many more...
It’s always a bit weird in the borderlands…
It’s not often I research a small town and find there are very few ghost stories associated with the place. Hay on Wye, pretty much on the border of England and Wales, does seem to be a pretty spook-free zone though. It’s unusual! There are a couple of weird tales, which are kind of lacking in substance, which we’ll come to later, nonetheless. While Hay lacks supernatural stories, I did find the place does still have a rather strange...
Hidden Wiltshire’s Top Ten Secret Spots
This week’s blog is not focused on ghosts, although it's about Wiltshire so there is of course some spookiness, and all the locations hold great mystery and history. It is more about the beauty of Wiltshire, this most wonderful county some of us are lucky enough to call home. Still largely rural, Wiltshire is an ancient and magical place. While nowhere in England can now be classed as truly remote, due to the amount of us living here, there are...
Missing Things
Are you one of these organised people that never loses a thing? Well done if you are! Some of us mislay things regularly, losing things on a daily, even hourly, occurrence. We’re all different. For the most part we may just shrug our shoulders if we can’t find something, it depends how important it is. Other times we might rip our houses apart looking for the said item. But, sometimes, things go missing and there’s no explanation to the hows,...
Galloping hooves and fairy bells
Do you remember Siân? She told us some stories of haunted buildings on Newport Street and Old Town in Swindon from back in the early 1980s, back when she worked there. You can read it here if you haven't seen it. One story in particular gave me the creeps. Check out the blog and see if any story stands out and gives you a bit of a shiver! I wonder if it is the same as me? Let's head to Clyffe Pypar, a little hamlet in Wiltshire Siân sent me...
The Grey Tower of Wiltshire
Today I’d like to introduce you to Loren, my online pal, and a fellow lover of the strange and unusual. You’ll be hearing from Loren again in a few weeks because he’s a crop circle guru and has spent a lot of time investigating these magical circles in the corn. Yes, we both realise humans are responsible. But here’s the thing; not for all of them! Loren’s interest centres around the energies coming from the earth and atmosphere. I shall say no...
We’re All Going on a Summer Holiday…to Boroughbridge
The school holidays are here. Hurrah! Six weeks of sun in the fun (or blooming hard work for us parents) stretch ahead. Families are heading off on their annual break from the daily grind so I thought this the perfect time of year to tell you about my own personal story that all came about on a summer family holiday. It all occurred in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire. I have told this before on a recent podcast with my good friend Owen at Time Between...