The Quest for England
Gardening, both growing flowers or crops is something the world shares over, but the English garden is envied because of the benign climate and quality of the soil. To learn a bit more about the English obsession for gardening, I visit Richard Suggett, from The Veg Grower Podcast, on his allotment in Littlehampton. We discuss […]
In my continuing quest for England and Englishness, Julia and I have gone in search of The Famous Five and The Secret Seven. Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children’s writer whose books have been among the world’s best-sellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. […]
I was lying in bed the other night, trying to sleep, when I suddenly realised something. A slight change is coming to the Bald Explorer. Nothing drastic, but a great sense of purpose. I am still off exploring heritage, landscape and nature, but there is to be an edge to it. It’s all part of […]
Storm Dennis didn’t make it very big in Worthing in West Sussex, or if it did, then I slept through it. But, what there was I was determined to go out in it and film the roaring sea and the lashing waves as they threatened the pier. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORER My videos are […]
I my continuing search for England, Julia and I take a walk up on the downland above Lewes in East Sussex to the Sussex Wild Life Trust nature reserve at Southerham Farm. We start our walk in Cliffe, just to the East of Lewes and walk up Chapel Lane, past the golf course and up […]
A round up of the weeks explorations and videos and a look at what’s coming up. I put up a 10-minute video based on heritage, landscape and nature every day. If you have missed any of them, do check the videos on the main Youtube channel. A please do subscribe and give me a thumbs […]