St Peter’s Church in Newdigate, Surrey, explored.

St Peter's Church in Newdigate, Surrey, explored.

The Lovely Julia and I are in Surrey today to explore the wonderful church there. St Peter’s is rather special because of it’s16th century oak bell tower boasting six bells. The pub of the same name is bang across the road. The church is wonderful with some fascinating features and the churchyard enhanced with a […]

Southdowns Way – Jack and Jill Windmills to Ditchling Beacon

Southdowns Way - Jack and Jill Windmills to Ditchling Beacon

I am exploring the Southdowns Way and in this video I take a short walk from the jack and Jill windmills above Clayton in East Sussex to wonderful beauty spot, Ditchling Beacon. It’s a cold, reasonably bright winter’s morning and the walk is probably only a mile and a half, but there is plenty to […]

Terrapins the Size of Dinner Plates and Family Graves

Terrapins the Size of Dinner Plates and Family Graves

The plan was to take a walk from Ditchling in East Sussex to a secret bunker hidden in the countryside, but the weather has defeated us. However, we shall do the walk later in the Spring – meanwhile, Darren tells me about the peculiar giant terrapins in the local pond and of his ancient family […]

More Tales From Willow Farm – Farming Methods 100 Years Ago!

More Tales From Willow Farm - Farming Methods 100 Years Ago!

As requested, I am reading a few more chapters from the book Rambles Around Willow Farm by Arthur O. Cooke, written for children at the turn of the 20th Century and just before the First World War. It is fascinating how much work went into the traditional farming methods. I am not reading the whole […]