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Swans on a river in the morning mist and sunlight
Early morning on the River Avon. The river starts in Pewsey, flows through Salisbury and joins the sea at Christchurch Harbour in Dorset where it flows into the English Channel.
Five rivers in England are named Avon. Two flow through Wiltshire.
It’s #SwiftAwarenessWeek : 28 June - 6 July 2025 and we can all do our bit to help these amazing birds.
Hannah Bourne-Taylor @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social pictured speaking about the swift brick campaign and #NatureNeedsYou at the Chalke History Festival.
#ChalkeHistoryFestival
Day 2 at Chalke History Festival.
Michael Palin.
He was in conversation on Tuesday with Michael Neiberg at the Guildhall tent - “There and Back: Diaries 1999-2009”
#ChalkeHistoryFestival #Waterstones #MichaelPalin
It’s Chalke History Festival in #Wiltshire this week.
🗓️ On until 29 June.
🎟️ chalkefestival.com
📍 Chalke History Festival Site
Bury Lane, Broad Chalke, Near Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 5DP.
#ChalkeHistoryFestival #CHF #Wiltshire #History
Loving the Wiltshire sky tonight #sunset #Wiltshire
Last day to visit 💧 The Spirit of Water Flower Festival 🌼 🌺 at Salisbury Cathedral.
12.30-15.15 - Sunday 18 May.
#SpiritofWaterFlowerFestival #SalisburyCathedral #InsideWiltshire #Flowers #Water
There is still time to visit 💧 The Spirit of Water Flower Festival 🌼 🌺 at Salisbury Cathedral.
Open until 16.15 today (Saturday 17 May)
12.30 - 15.15 on Sunday 18 May.
#SpiritofWaterFlowerFestival #SalisburyCathedral #Flowers #Water #FlowerFestival
Salisbury Cathedral has turned red to mark the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (V.E. Day)
#SalisburyCathedral #VEDay #InsideWiltshire
Lots of events on today across the county.
Downton Beacon will be lit 🔥 at 7pm today.
#VEDay #VEDay80thAnniversary #Downton #InsideWiltshire
The bank holiday weekend is almost here and we plan to get out and make the most of it whatever the weather ☀️ 🌦️ ☔️
Where are you going this bank holiday weekend?
#Walking #InsideWiltshire #BankHolidayWeekend
Back in 2023 we started our “Travel in Time” series at Chalke History Festival and who better to ask first than the Time Lord himself - The Eighth Doctor, Paul McGann.
The 2025 event is from 23-29 June.
#chalkehistoryfestival #historyfestival #paulmcgann #doctorwho #timetravel #travelintime
Exciting collaboration for Longleat’s lanterns in November… www.insidewiltshire.co.uk/world-first-...
Lovely view of Stonehenge this evening caught in the sun’s rays.
#Sunrays #GodFingers #Stonehenge #InsideWiltshire
The bluebells are looking beautiful in Bentley Woods at the moment.
#BentleyWoods #Bluebells #InsideWiltshire
A reminder that the first Guided Walk of the year takes place tomorrow afternoon at 2.30pm.
Meet outside Malmesbury Town Hall.
Tickets available from the Tourist Information Centre.
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Glad you like it. There are lots of fab houses nearby. Enjoy the book!
The Grade I listed Walton Canonry, 69, The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN - former rental home of artist Rex Whistler
Continuing our “Travel in Time” series from Chalke History Festival, we find out where James May would go back to.
The 2025 event is from 23-29 June.
🎟️ Day tickets go on sale Monday 14 April
#ChalkeHistoryFestival #AmazingHistory #HistoryFestival #JamesMay
Magnolia tree in Salisbury with a sunlit cathedral spire in the background
Magnolia and Salisbury Cathedral spire
The magnolia is looking stunning in Elizabeth Gardens, Salisbury. #SalisburyCathedral #magnolia #spring
Grade 2 listed Archway Cottage in West Street in lovely Castle Combe - a village which has been called the prettiest in England. You can stay there via The Manor House Hotel.
Dinton Park and the Neo-Grecian Philipps House. The park is perfect for a stroll in rolling parkland or stopping on a bench to admire the views. Look out for ancient trees on the north-west slopes and woods. It's owned by the National Trust. SP3 5HH - car park on site but no toilets. Entry is free.
The tower of the beautiful St Mary & St Nicholas Church in West Street, Wilton. It's also known as Wilton Italianate Church. It was built between 1840 and 1845. It's home to an amazing collection of European stained glass.
Silver pendant shaped like an autumn leaf
This week on #findsfriday we have a Medieval pendant in the form of an ivy leaf. The pendant is likely to have decorated costume as one of a series. The ivy leaf was often taken to signify constancy in the Middle Ages. It dates from the first half of the 15th Century, found in Urchfont in 2007.
Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury Festival 2025 poster. Gives details of the Illustrated Talks on 4th and 5th April, the Hobbes Dig on the 5th and 6th April and Guided Walks on the 5th and 6th April.
Not long now until the Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury Festival 2025 weekend.
4th-6th April in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
Visit
www.thomashobbesofmalmesbury.org/recent-events
for event details and ticketing.
#philsky #philosophy
Caen Hill is one of the longest continuous flight of locks in the country With 29 locks and a rise of 237 feet over two miles of the Kennet and Avon Canal. 16 locks form the steepest section and these are a scheduled monument and a must-do challenge for canal boat fans. #KennetAndAvonCanal
Continuing our “Travel in Time” series from Chalke History Festival, we find out where Alex Langlands would go back to. The 2025 event is from 23-29 June. #ChalkeHistoryFestival
#ThrowbackThursday to July 2021.
Fascinating talk by Dr Phil Harding at The Salisbury Museum for Festival of Archaeology about probably the biggest piece of worked flint discovered in the south of England (16kg).
Found at West Kennet Farm palisaded enclosures, Avebury in 2009.
#Flint #Wiltshire
A pair of foxes bickering in the early morning sun . Thank you @insidewiltshire for today's #FoxOfTheDay
Glad you like them. Was such a treat to see them.
#ThrowbackThursday to the centrepiece of Salisbury International Arts Festival 2019.
GAIA - #EarthArtwork by @lukejerram.bsky.social at Salisbury Cathedral.
GAIA features #NASA imagery of the earth’s surface.
#SalisburyCathedral #GAIA
