The Quest for England
Having made a video about North Stoke Church, Cynthia Julian and myself take a stroll to South Stoke, another small village with a fascinating church. We aim to make a video about it at a later date. To get there we traverse lovely countryside, follow a narrow raised tree tunnel and cross two sections of […]
Today I am in North Stoke in West Sussex. St Mary the Virgin is a partly 11th-century cruciform building, set in an almost deserted village in a loop of the River Arun and is mostly unrestored. It stands on an ancient earthwork which has pre-Christian origins. The building has architectural features and internal fittings spanning […]
Last winter I took a look at the Queen Elizabeth Tree in Cowdray Park near Midhurst in West Sussex. The ancient oak had shed its leaves and didn’t look its best. I was determined to return for a second viewing. This time I have brought with me Julia Hartley and Kevin Hall. My videos are […]
Take a glimpse behind the scenes as I produce my videos during the week. Each day from Sunday to Saturday I record a couple of minutes of nonsense highlighting the day’s activities. It is then edited into one seamless presentation for you to enjoy! This week I have doing home improvements, broadcasting the live show […]
Today young George Timperley and I are taking a journey on the Spa Valley Railway. He knows a thing or two about heritage trains. The Spa Valley Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway that runs from Tunbridge Wells West railway station in Tunbridge Wells to High Rocks, Groombridge, and Eridge, where it links with […]
Today I am following a guidebook walk around the outskirts of village of Biddenden in Kent. I have chosen one of the five walks presented in a booklet that sends walkers around the parish and across beautiful rural countryside. The walk lasts approximately an hour for an average walker and passes the squash court, crosses […]