BURROW MUMP – AN AMAZING RUINED CHURCH ON THE ‘HILL HILL’ OF SOMERSET LEVELS!
Deep within the Somerset Levels is an isolated conical hill named Burrow Mump with a mysterious ruined chapel perched on top. Both words of ‘Burrow’ and ‘Mump’ actually mean ‘Hill’ in Olde English and [...]
VICAR’S CLOSE WELLS – WHY YOU MUST VISIT EUROPE’S OLDEST RESIDENTIAL STREET!
Vicar’s Close in Wells is, by far, the most Instagrammable location in England’s smallest city but how much do you really know about it? Beyond it being a quaint historic cul-de-sac, this gorgeous street [...]
MAGICAL SILBURY HILL, AVEBURY – WHY YOU MUST VISIT WILTSHIRE’S PYRAMID!
Silbury Hill is an ancient and sacred man-made wonder that was built over 4,000 years ago. Why? Nobody really knows. It’s one big secret! It’s been called Wiltshire’s answer to the Pyramids of Egypt [...]
WEST KENNET LONG BARROW – SECRETS OF AN ANCIENT HOUSE OF THE DEAD IN WILTSHIRE
West Kennet Long Barrow is by far one of my favourite places to visit in the whole of the Avebury World Heritage Site. I totally understand that it sounds kind of strange to be [...]
FARINGDON FOLLY TOWER & SCULPTURE TRAIL – AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE WITH 18+ MAGICAL THINGS TO FIND!
Faringdon Folly Tower is truly an icon on the Oxfordshire skyline that’s tucked away in the mysterious Vale of the White Horse. Although nowadays it’s a much loved building that’s visited by many. When [...]
THE BLOWING STONE IN KINGSTON LISLE – THE AMAZING HISTORY, LEGEND & HOW TO VISIT!
Tucked away in the ancient and mystical Vale of the White Horse, is The Blowing Stone of Kingston Lisle. This curious perforated Sarsen stone has amazed travellers for centuries due to the sound it [...]
UFFINGTON WHITE HORSE HILL – 8 AMAZING THINGS TO DO INCLUDING DRAGON HILL & UFFINGTON CASTLE
Uffington White Horse is, without a doubt, one of the most mythical and magical places in the whole of Oxfordshire. An ancient Bronze Age geoglyph that was scarred into these rolling hills over 3,000 [...]
22+ QUIRKY & UNIQUE THINGS TO DO IN FARINGDON OXFORDSHIRE – HOME OF THE FAMOUS ECCENTRIC LORD BERNERS!
Faringdon is an enchanting ancient market town that sits on the fringes of Oxfordshire in the Vale of the White Horse. But, how much do you know about its quirky past? With their most [...]
ST EDWARD’S CHURCH STOW-ON-THE-WOLD – DID THIS MAGICAL YEW TREE DOOR INSPIRE TOLKIEN?!
Hidden away on the grounds of the historic St Edward’s Church Stow-on-the-Wold is a mystical doorway that looks like a portal that could transport you to another realm. With its studded wooden panels flanked [...]
AMAZING LEGENDS OF DRAGON HILL IN UFFINGTON – WAS THIS WHERE ST GEORGE SLAYED THE DRAGON?!
The mysterious Dragon Hill that sits above The Manger and directly below Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire has intrigued people for centuries. It has been thought to play a role in a number of [...]
