The Quest for England
A more personal set of videos exploring England, it’s towns, villages and countryside.
Wetheral Priory Gatehouse was probably built in the 15th century and formed the entrance to the priory’s outer courtyard. Wetheral Priory was a small Benedictine institution, founded by Ranulf le Meschin following the Norman invasion of Cumbria at the beginning of the 12th century. The motherhouse of the priory was St Mary’s Abbey in York. […]
Continuing my exploration of Cumbria, Robert Croser, my guide, has taken me to the beautiful village of Askham. Askham is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria. It is in the historic county of Westmorland. It is situated in the eastern edge of the Lake District National Park, about 5 miles […]
Continuing my explorations of Cumbria, Robert Croser, my guide, takes me to St Michael’s a stone’s throw from Lowther Castle. St Michael’s Church stands within an extensive Churchyard within Lowther park and in the shadow of the ruined Lowther Castle. A spectacular location which overlooks the River Lowther and commands fine views over forest and […]
Continuing my exploration of Cumbria with Robert Croser I am in Shap on the A6 to seek out a stone circle that Victorian engineers deemed unimportant when they built the railway. We also visit the magnificent ruins of Shap Abbey. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORER My videos are funded by people like you. If you […]
I am back in Cumbria to explore more of the its secret historic delights and peculiar fancies in a short series of videos. This is the first hidden in the Eden Valley. I have joined up with local history enthusiast, Robert Croser, who in this episode takes me to Lacy’s caves, five chambered man-made caves […]
I am out on my bicycle to explore the abundant and highly colourful wild flowers that grown along the West Sussex shoreline between Worthing and Lancing. Who should I meet to help me with my quest but the lovely Julia Hartley. Together we try to name some of the delightful flora. Can you name any […]