by eheard | Aug 24, 2026 | avebury, history, history of Wiltshire, personal story, wiltshire
When I sat down to write this blog, it was simply going to be about the history of Windmill Hill – more informative than anything else. But these little trips I take, poking around the Wiltshire countryside, looking for ‘things’, well it’s as much about the people I...
by eheard | Aug 23, 2026 | Dorset, ghost, haunted houses, hauntings, personal story, Swindon, wiltshire
It’s now well into August, the dog days of summer, and smack bang in the middle of holiday season here in the UK. What could be a more fitting blog for you today, being created by me, sizzling away in The Shed at Weird Wiltshire HQ, than a story of a haunted holiday...
by eheard | Jul 5, 2026 | ghost, hauntings, personal story, Swindon, wiltshire
Today, I’d like to introduce you to a new member of the Weirdo crew, Tony! We’re privileged to be reading a personal story of his, never before shared outside of his close family and friends; one of a certain category of ghost; the recently deceased. It’s not unusual...
by eheard | Apr 3, 2026 | ghost, haunted workplace, hauntings, paranormal, personal story, Swindon, Swindon Old Town, wiltshire
Just when I think I cannot be surprised by a Wiltshire haunting any longer (after encountering tales of phantom pigs, black dogs, haunted swimming pools, a mummified hand and a headless duke, to name but a few), along comes another to ruffle the feathers. We find...
by eheard | Feb 27, 2026 | folklore, ghost, Grave, haunted houses, hauntings, history, history of Wiltshire, Marlborough, paranormal, personal story, Savernake, wiltshire
Warning: This is an epic blog! I wasn’t planning on visiting Savernake Forest for a bit, but it’s funny how things work out. A producer from the Radio 4 programme, Open Country, got in touch with me to say they were going to record an episode about Savernake and did I...
by eheard | Feb 6, 2026 | haunted houses, paranormal, personal story
‘Newmains is probably best known for one of the worst E. coli breakouts ever.’ Charlie tells me when I ask him where he is from. An interesting claim to fame for this small 19th-century village, far up the island in North Lanarkshire and a bit of a trek...
