This is a series of explorations with my friend Dave Ford who has agreed to take me around the Jurassic Coastline in the smashing country of Dorset. In our first video we set of from the tiny village of Worth Matravers down to the amazing Winspit Quarry, worked throughout history and used as a film […]
My visit to Duncton village in West Sussex continues with a look at the old schools the village had over time, starting with the very tiny building built in the Victorian era next to the now demolished St Mary’s Church. John Mayes and John Robins remember what it was like to go to slightly bigger […]
My on-going study of the rural village of Duncton continues with a visit to the public house. Originally called The Swan, it is now the Cricketers, the only pub in the village. Ruth Bolt shows me round and tells me some of the history of the place and how the road that now runs to […]
Ed Mileham joins me today for a walk up to Firle Beacon on the Southdowns in East Sussex. The views from up their are amazing and many of the local landmarks are easily distinguishable. Park in the village of Firle below and follow signs to Firle Beacon to follow our walk. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD […]
I was contacted by a Bald Explorer fan’s wife and asked whether or not, for her husband’s 50th birthday, he could join me on a video walk. ‘Where to?’ I asked. ‘How about Firle’, she said. Firle is a delightful and unspoilt village in East Sussex at the foot of the Southdowns, close to Lewes. […]
Continuing my exploration of the Greensand Way, Matthew Holdsworth and I are taking a diversion on the Deepdene Trail near Dorking in Surrey. The Deepdene Trail opened on the 10th September 2016, offering the beauty of The Deepdene Estate for all to enjoy. Mole Valley District Council is supported by the ‘Friends of Deepdene’, a […]