The Great West Way is a new touring route for the south of England, stretching from London to Bristol. Claire Margetts came to a Great West Way event at Pewsey Heritage Centre in October 2018 to explain the route and … Read More
109 km / 68 miles Extended out to the Berkshire border, the Mid Wilts Way (MWW), researched and designed by James Alsop from Wiltshire College, Trowbridge, is a 68-mile route that takes in some of Wiltshire’s finest countryside and downland … Read More
It’s always great fun to travel with friends and the Vale of Pewsey offers plenty for groups to do. Of course, for anyone planning to travel as a group, it’s really important to have the activities organised in advance. Here … Read More
One of the joys of summer is the long days which give us plenty of time in the evening to go for a walk and take in the dramatic beauty of the downs and vales as the sun goes down.
Stone Age Living relatively mobile lives in small groups, the earliest known occupants subsisted by hunting, gathering and fishing. Their flint tools, dating from the Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age, from around 10,000 BC) have been found throughout the Vale. From … Read More
This is an image of a Vale of Pewsey historical awareness board at Wilton Windmill; one of more than 50 that have been installed around the Vale from Devizes to Great Bedwyn. This unique concept has been designed and created … Read More
It was Denys Watkins-Pitchford (whose pen name was BB), the great 20th century author, illustrator and countryman, who included this verse, which he found on a Cumbrian gravestone, at the beginning of all his books, We think it sums up … Read More
The glorious scenery of the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire is set in the heart of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape and so it is prime country for walking and cycling. Both activities are a good way of getting … Read More
Short on time? Keen to know about those ‘hidden treasures’? Really want to see places, but don’t want to drive? Know where you want to go, but would love to know what you’re looking at? Have you considered booking a bespoke … Read More
A big part of the Pewsey Vale calendar is the annual Pewsey Carnival which takes place every September. The events build up over the summer and peak in the fortnight before the Carnival Procession and there are two must-see events … Read More
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