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
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...
Tintern Abbey and the Ghostly Monks
After a most successful chat about podcasts and ghosts, my friend, fantastic Welsh storyteller Owen Statton, and I decided it was time for our first real-life meet up and a trip out to somewhere spooky, historical and folklorish. But where to go? Between the south of Wales and Wiltshire, the choices are endless. And so, we decided, let’s meet on the borderlands. If you’ve read some of my other blogs here you may remember I had a chat with Owen...
Summer Solstice and Stonehenge
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 year, the Summer Solstice, Midsummer’s Day. For many centuries, the people of our ancient lands have acknowledged and celebrated the power of the sun. After all, life depends on...