The Quest for England
I am exploring Hellingly’s disused railway station in East Sussex with my friend Chris Bedford, AKA Dumpman. Hellingly was a railway station on the now closed Eridge to Polegate line (the Cuckoo Line) in East Sussex. It served the village of Hellingly. It was built by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. There was […]
Today I am with Eileen Cansdale from Biddenden in Kent. She grew up in the picturesque village during the second World War, a time when troops were defending the southern coastline from invasion. Eileen was born in the flat above the doctors and has lived in the village all her life, revealing that she has […]
If you become a Patron of the Bald Explorer and help support the show you receive some goodies in your inbox everyday. For one thing, there is the Naked Englishman podcast, the very personal audio journal of Richard Vobes, the Bald Explorer. Often described as ‘a stream of consciousness’ it charts the on going soap […]
The Lovely Julia and the Bald Explorer attended the Kingsley Steam Rally to learn how to steer a traction engine. The rally itself was a small friendly event with lots to see, from cars, tractors, stationary engines, motorbikes commercial and military vehicles, trade stands, miniature and full size steam engines. Friends of the channel, Wendy […]
The Lovely Julia and the Bald Explorer explore the site of forthcoming Biddenden Tractorfest and Country Fair which opens on 18th and 19th August They ride on a back of a wagon full of potatoes just so they can appreciate the size of the show. Find out more about Tractorfest here: http://www.tractorfest.co.uk/ My videos are […]
Paul Couchman, from The Regency Town House, shows us how to make historic pickles. Using a recipe from the 19th Century Paul takes us through the process of cutting, salting and pickling, He demonstrates the quaint way the chefs from the Regency period produced food. Cooking has moved on since the 19th century and so […]