by eheard | Sep 24, 2023 | avebury, Bowerchalke, devizes, folklore, ghost, Grave, hauntings, history, history of Wiltshire, long barrow, paranormal, stone circle, wiltshire
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...
by eheard | Aug 31, 2023 | ghost, paranormal, tisbury, Wales, wiltshire
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...
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 29, 2023 | history, history of Wiltshire, legends, traditions, Wilton, wiltshire
As part of my Weird Wiltshire journey, I have found out about many old traditions and celebrations, heading back centuries, that have simply ceased to be. Indeed, in the village where I live, the annual carnival held in September, which has been going on for over one...
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 | Apr 12, 2023 | folklore, ghost, Grave, haunted houses, haunted pub, hauntings, history, history of Wiltshire, Imber, legends, paranormal, wiltshire
I think most people would agree that the British Isles are pretty crowded. Annoyingly so at times. Sixty million of us live here, so as you can imagine, pockets of land untouched by humans are rare. Quiet areas are also becoming fewer and fewer, but then we do all...