Jim Hawkins is walking the UK’s Coastal Path. He started in April 2018 and has already covered over 3000 miles by foot. I catch up with him at Eastbourne in East Sussex and find out why he is circumnavigating Britain. You can catch up with jim’s daily video uploads of his walk and the many […]
Barry Stevens, who has appear on other Bald Explorer videos with me, is a keen metal detectorist. In today’s video he tells me about this fascinating hobby and show me some of his amazing finds he has dug up with permission and approval of the landowner. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORER My videos are funded […]
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 […]
I am back in Duncton, a rural village in West Sussex, to explore its heritage and ways of life from the past. Today I am privileged to explore the old water mill on the Barlavington Estate with owner Sebastian Anstruther. The mill is two hundred years old, but on site of earlier mills dating back […]
Today I meet up with dairy farmer, Peter Sargent , from near Biddenden in Kent. He shows me his wonderful herd of beautiful Jersey cows and shares his enthusiasm for robotic milking. If you like cows – this is for you! PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORER My videos are funded by people like you. If […]