Exploring Cumbria – Shap Stone Circle and Abbey

Exploring Cumbria - Shap Stone Circle and Abbey

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 […]

Exploring Cumbria – Lacy’s Caves and the Gypsum Mines

Exploring Cumbria - Lacy's Caves and the Gypsum Mines

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 […]

Grinding Flour at Burton Water Mill near Petworth

Grinding Flour at Burton Water Mill near Petworth

As part of my series exploring the village and locality of Duncton, near Petworth in West Sussex, I visit the fabulously restored Burton Mill. I met with Barry Flannaghan and his wife, Chris, who own and operate the mill on opens days and for enthusiasts for special occasions. In today’s video I learn some of […]