The Quest for England
Today I am out with Barry Stevens in North Warnborough taking a stroll along the history Basingstoke Canal up to the now blocked off Greywelll Tunnel. Local resident and history enthusiast, Barry Stevens, introduces me to the stretch of the canal from Odiham Castle to the closed off tunnel informing a little about the canal’s […]
Today I am with Barry Stevens to explore Odiham Castle, situated close to Odiham, in Hampshire, but actually in North Warnborough. It is one of only three fortresses built by King John during his reign. The site was possibly chosen by King John because he had visited the area in 1204 and it lay halfway […]
Julia and I are in Cumbria exploring a rather special church, designed and built by a special lady, Sarah Losh. The Church of St Mary’s is a highly original work of architecture – the product of the exhuberant imagination of Miss Sarah Losh (1785-1853) who designed and built the Church in 1840-1842 as a memorial […]
Kevin Hall popped over this week to discuss his plans for the trip he and I are doing later in the year. We thought you might like to know what is coming up. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORER My videos are funded by people like you. If you enjoy them, please help me make more: […]
The lovely Julia has always wanted to go to see the amazing Sycamore Gap in Northumberland, so as part of our trip ‘Up North’ we decided to take Robert Croser and Cheryl Craggs along with us to Hadrian’s Wall to find it. The Sycamore Gap Tree is by Hadrian’s Wall, between Milecastle 39 and Crag […]
The lovely Julia Hartley, Cheryl Craggs, Robert Craggs and I, ye olde Bald Explorer (Richard Vobes) climb the steep (perhaps not really that steep!) motte that hugs the historic market town of Brampton in Cumbria. The Norman castle was an earth and timber motte-and-bailey fortification raised upon the south-western end of a ridge of high […]