Set in the heart of the beautiful Wiltshire countryside, the Chalke History Festival has opened its gates once more to another fascinating week of living history, speakers, plays, films, re-enactments and music for the thousands of school children and visitors who will flock to this usually peaceful valley for the UK's largest history festival. After a full day of events for primary school children, the Chalke History Festival opened to the public yesterday evening in its usu

The busy weekend got off to a good start with sunshine and a brilliant blue sky on Saturday. Families were queuing early to get into the...

Stourhead is a jewel in the National Trust's crown; a stately home with impressive gardens that people will travel miles to visit....

Butser Ancient Farm is an open air experimental archaeology museum on the Hampshire/Sussex border. At the Autumn Equinox they hold a...

Wiltshire is renowned for its historic white horses and chalk badges carved high into the hillsides. The military badges carved into the...

Bishop's Caundle is a small village in rural North Dorset, the sort of place where you expect pretty walks in the countryside and a good...

Stonehenge sits on Salisbury Plain, a unique chalk ridge which covers much of Wiltshire and which is left mostly undisturbed as it is...

The 29th of May is a special occasion for the places across the country who celebrate Oak Apple Day. In Great Wishford, just north of...

In the North Wessex Downs in Berkshire and not far from the town of Newbury is Greenham Common, a large expanse of common land which...