Countryside Experience

An opportunity to investigate the historic Wiltshire landscape through a series of short walks and visits.

Avebury and Windmill Hill, Durrington Walls and Stonehenge.

Discover the journey from stone to metals, handle Neolithic and Bronze Age artefacts. Walk through the ceremonial landscape and visit the excellent Wiltshire museums in Devizes and Salisbury to see the incredible treasures found in these fascinating burials.

A visit to the  wildflower meadows and mysterious moorlands of England's South West.

Spring and early summer sees a riot of wildflowers and butterflies  on the chalk meadows of Wiltshire and Dorset.

High summer sees the Heather and Gorse colouring mysterious Dartmoor and idyllic  Exmoor purple and gold.

Ecology hand in hand with visible prehistory - a potent mix for a great day out.

The Oak and Beech woods of the west and south of England positively glow with colour during the autumnal months. Our driver-guided tours of the Cotswolds (including Westonbirt Arboretum), the Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean, the woodlands of Wiltshire and Somerset and the spectacular oak woods of the New Forest take in the most breathtaking vistas. 

The interest isn't just limited to the woodland canopy, on the ground and on tree trunks the fungi put on their own show.

With an ecologist and a countryman on the team you'll get the best information and our luxury SUV will get you to those places inaccessible to many.

The countryside of the south west  of England is home to a large number of small, specialist producers of traditional food and drink, all passionate about their product.

Cider presses, breweries, gin distilleries, wineries, cheesemakers, craft bakers, organic vegetable growers, artisan natural cooking-oil producers. The South West has the lot! 

The best way to experience the produce is to meet the people involved and experience their passion before trying it. 

Walk a stretch of the South West Coast Path. There are many to choose from; all of them distinct from one another. Rugged red Sandstone in Devon, slate and granite in Cornwall, the Jurassic Coast world heritage site in Dorset.

All spectacular and rich in wildflowers, birdlife, history and folklore.

Visit the haunts of Cornish smugglers, see the Dorset beaches that were the cradle of palaentology, visit idyllic fishing villages and quiet unspoilt coves.

Ian grew up on this coast and has walked all 630 miles six times!

On foot or in a Land Rover, Exmoor is utterly captivating; perfect thatched villages, dappled woodland, plentiful wildlife and a rugged coast.

England's smallest National Park combines the best attributes of the whole of the South West.

Heather worked on Exmoor as a Countryside Ranger and Ian has been visiting since childhood (that's half a century ago). So you're guaranteed a great day out.