The Quest for England
I was asked by a viewer a while a go during the early stages of ‘lockdown’ how the pandemic was affecting the Bald Explorer’s output. I thought the best to answer was by video, so here it is. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORERMy videos are funded by people like you. If you enjoy them, please […]
I have gone for an impromptu walk over the South Downs to the east of upper Beeding. The weather is muggy and the clouds are grey, but the landscape is super and the wild flowers raise my spirits. It is a wonderful place. Even a short walk on the Sussex chalky hills can clear the […]
I am not a historian, and occasionally I make some mistakes in my videos. I don’t mind because my viewers are very good at pointing the errors out. Bless them. However, wouldn’t it be good if I didn’t make quite so many historical blunders. Well, perhaps there are some folk out there who would care […]
This is a footnote video to the previous main feature where I walk to Edburton in West Sussex. I look at the chalky access, avoid some cows, trundle along the South Downs Way before plunging down again to look for the source of the Edburton spring, which probably provided water for the original Saxons when […]
I have been following Arthur Stanley Cooke, the author of Off The Beaten Track, written 100 years ago as he tramps over Sussex. In this four part mini-series, I finally arrive at the tiny downland village of Edburton and end up at St Andrew’s Church. On my route I pass an old manor house, a […]
I normally do this on a Sunday, but there was a lot to squeeze into the past seven days, so today’s Catch UP in on the Monday (or whenever you happen to watch this, really). The Catch Up is where I look at the week’s videos and projects and bring you up to speed with […]