by eheard | Aug 19, 2023 | avebury, elementals, fairies, folklore, ghost, hauntings, history, history of Wiltshire, paranormal, Uncategorized
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....
by eheard | Aug 12, 2023 | elementals, ghost, hauntings, paranormal, stone circle, stonehenge
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,...
by eheard | Jun 20, 2023 | cryptid, elementals, folklore, ghost, ghost hunt, Grave, hauntings, history, history of Wiltshire, legends, paranormal, stone circle, stonehenge, superstitions, traditions, wiltshire
As a glorious bubble of high pressure settles over the magical British Isles, the sun continues its climb into the blue sky and reaches the furthest point from the equator in its annual cycle. On this day of light, the 21st of June, we celebrate the longest day of the...
by eheard | May 28, 2023 | elementals, folklore, ghost, hauntings, history, history of Wiltshire, long barrow, paranormal, wiltshire
Standing to the West of the Wiltshire town of Warminster stands Cley Hill. Rising out of the landscape, this large hill sits 239 meters high, with some people describing it as looking like a woman’s breast! I’m not sure about that but I know this; there is...
by eheard | Dec 27, 2022 | dartmoor, devon, elementals, Epping Forest, Eyam, folklore, ghost, Ghost ships, Gloucestershire, haunted houses, haunted pub, hauntings, history, legends, paranormal, Pluckley, superstitions, Wistman's Woods
When Jonathan, from indie film company Rubicon, contacted me about Sideworld, I was expecting more run-of-the-mill paranormal programmes. Whilst these shows are certainly entertaining, the majority are struggling to stand out from each other for me these days. And...
by eheard | Nov 26, 2022 | avebury, elementals, folklore, ghost, Grave, hauntings, history, history of Wiltshire, legends, long barrow, paranormal, stone circle, wiltshire
Just two weeks after my last visit to Avebury, I found myself with a spare-ish day. Quite rare here at Weird Wiltshire HQ! After a bit of last-minute rearranging of work projects and a sprinkling of good luck added in, I managed to snag virtually a whole day of...
