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The Chalke History Festival 2024
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...
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STOURHEAD AT CHRISTMAS - THE FESTIVE LIGHTS TRAIL
Stourhead is a jewel in the National Trust's crown; a stately home with impressive gardens that people will travel miles to visit....
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CELEBRATING AUTUMN EQUINOX WITH THE VIKING BOAT BURN AT BUTSER ANCIENT FARM
Butser Ancient Farm is an open air experimental archaeology museum on the Hampshire/Sussex border. At the Autumn Equinox they hold a...
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UNCOVERING THE MAP OF AUSTRALIA IN COMPTON CHAMERLAYNE, WILTSHIRE
Wiltshire is renowned for its historic white horses and chalk badges carved high into the hillsides. The military badges carved into the...
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BISHOP'S CAUNDLE - HOME TO THE UK'S OLDEST WORKING POSTBOX (BUT A MOST UNWELCOMING PLACE TO VISIT)
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...
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THE NATURAL WORLD OF STONEHENGE
Stonehenge sits on Salisbury Plain, a unique chalk ridge which covers much of Wiltshire and which is left mostly undisturbed as it is...
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OAK APPLE DAY IN GREAT WISHFORD - GROVELY, GROVELY, GROVELY, AND ALL GROVELY!
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...
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GREENHAM COMMON: A VISIT TO THE DECONTAMINATION SUITE
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...
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A WALK ON THE QUIET SIDE - HAMBRIDGE TO BURROW HILL: THE LONGER WAY ROUND
In this Somerset walk, the long way round doesn’t mean the wrong way round. If you crave the idea of a walk where you’re unlikely to meet...
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