The Quest for England
A more personal set of videos exploring England, it’s towns, villages and countryside.
Julia and I have taken a trip to The Mens, an ancient woodland in West Sussex situated between Petworth and Wisborough Green to search for the rare Will Service Tree. The Mens is a Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve. A largely unexplored wood, it certainly has an untamed, mysterious feeling to it and many people […]
I am out on another church to church walk. This time I am taking in three churches on this walk that centres around the river Adur near Steyning. The churches I am visiting are at Bramber, Upper Beeding and Botolphs. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORER My videos are funded by people like you. If you […]
Julia and I are continuing our short exploration of churchyards and the curious things you can find there. This time we start in Findon in West Sussex at St John the Baptist, but are ejected so we go to the lovely St Mary’s at Washington to continue our investigations. The book are using is the […]
Julia and I are exploring the heritage found in churchyards. We have The Church Explorer’s Handbook and have decided to investigate the various curiosities that often get taken for granted in such places. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORER My videos are funded by people like you. If you enjoy them, please help me make more: […]
I am continuing my church to church walks. I am still in Sussex, near Midhurst and joined by Kevin Hall for this one. We start in Easbourne at St Mary’s and cross country to St Peter’s in Lodsworth. On route we spot hollyhocks, sweetcorn potato crops, plus polo horses and a very unusual sign. Why […]
I am taking cross country walks from one church to another. This time I am starting at St Peter’s church in Terwick to St Batholomew’s in Rogate, both adjacent to the A272. The walk takes me across some sublime landscape which I interpret as I go. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORER My videos are funded […]