Exploring Heritage, Landscape and Nature
The New Bald Explorer shop is now open. We have a selection of t-shirts and printed mugs for sale. The shop is operated by Redbubble and I get a small cut of the profit from each sale. This helps fund the videos. Follow the link below to go to the shop. (The link is also […]
Portslade Old Manor is one of a very few examples of Norman manor houses that still exist in England. It has been deemed a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and a Grade II listed building. Portslade Manor House was in use until 1807 when the new manor house was built. The old house was then used as […]
Eighty years ago, Britain was at war. The German U boats were targeting the food ships. England at that time imported more than she produced. It was essential for the British to start growing their own. Food was rationed. In today’s show, Julia and I, attempt to make 1940s pumpkin Soup. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD […]
My lovely daughter, Georgie, is back from New Zealand, having spent a year there. She took a road trip with her friend Amy, also a Brit, and lived in a car for a month. Georgie came in to my studio to tell me about her adventures and what it was like to travel 3000 miles […]
Today I’m taking a meander along the ridge on Older Hill, on the Woolbeding Common, near Midhurst in West Sussex, from the National Trust beauty spot to the trig point a little further round. I am keen to look at the autumn leaves and impressive landscape down in the valley. But dog walkers watch out […]
Julia and I are in Vobes Kitchen. Today we are trying to make soda bread, a simple bread made using Bicarbonate of Soda to make the dough rise instead of yeast. The wholegrain stoneground flour we use comes from Burton Mill, near Petworth, an historic water mill that grinds flour between stones in the traditional […]