In Search of a Trig Point on the Southdowns

In Search of a Trig Point on the Southdowns

In today’s video, I make the ascent over the Southdowns in search of a Triangulation Station, or Trig Point, as they are often called. I am above Sompting, in West Sussex, heading north towards Steyning to see the winter scenery and wide open farm land. I am charged with excitement for the year ahead. PLEASE […]

A Brief Walk Around The Village of Rusper in West Sussex

A Brief Walk Around The Village of Rusper in West Sussex

The lovely Julia and I are in the quaint village of Rusper, just north of Horsham. We take a walk around the church and then along the high street. I used to live in Horsham as a younger man, but never visited this nearby village. Today I am delighted to see all the old timber […]

Duncton’s Water – The Importance of the Downland Spring

Duncton's Water - The Importance of the Downland Spring

I am back in the rural village of Duncton for the last time in this mini series, putting the community and its heritage under the microscope. John Robbins takes me on a journey following the course of the downland spring water; the reason for the village to have been settled by the Neolithic people and […]